By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The “Black Panther” is taking over Howard University, delivering the Washington, D.C. school’s commencement address on May 12. Chadwick Boseman, an actor and Howard alum, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the ceremony, the school announced April 18. The honorary degree represents the […]
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DC Police Are Now Required to Learn Black History
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com While statistics prove that for years people of color have died at the hands of police at a disproportionate rate than Whites, the resurgence of Black activism and “staying woke” has roused the consciences of revolutionaries and local governments alike demanding police reform, such as in Washington, D.C. where […]
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Black DC Residents Fight for Climate Change Bill
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com African Americans in the District of Columbia are concerned about the quality of the environment and are taking steps to become more active. On April 13, a handful of Black residents attended a rally in front of the John A. Wilson Building to demand a cleaner environment and for […]
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Black-Owned Studio Tones Bodies
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Caption: Maya Dennis (left), Jillian Carter (center) and Alexis Miller (right), all work at Sidebarre, a Black-owned barre company that teaches classes in D.C. and Maryland. Carter, 24, formerly a pointe ballerina, started the company in January after she noticed a lack of diversity at mainstream barre studios. […]
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Affordable Housing Comp Plan Dominates DC Candidates Forum
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Because the problem of affordable housing and the District of Columbia’s comprehensive plan around it continue to be major points of contention in most wards, the topic dominated the April 14 D.C. Council at-large forum hosted by the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations at the Masonic Temple on U […]
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Metro Gets Special Funding from District
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, one of the oldest in the country, finally received “dedicated funding” after Mayor Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson signed the Dedicated Funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Emergency Act into effect. “By investing in WMATA, we are investing in […]
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HBCU Students and Leaders Lobby Capitol Hill for Support
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Hundreds of students, administrators and alumni from Black higher education institutions from around the country recently visited the U.S. Capitol to lobby lawmakers on behalf of their institutions to demand more financial support. The HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Collective held its “Second Day of Action” April 17, […]
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DC High School Puts City on Global Climate Stage
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Deanwood’s H.D. Woodson High School recently hosted D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s kickoff of #EarthWeekDC. The Northeast school is one of the largest on-site solar projects in the country. Mayor Muriel Bowser poses with some of the collaborators for the solar project at H.D. Woodson High School. (Courtesy Photo) Solar […]
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March Vows to Fight Trump Tax Plan
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Tax Day was not a good day for the Trump government to collect taxes. While the IRS.gov site crashed due to record numbers of late filers, activists and politicians across the country gathered for the 2nd Annual Tax Day March. About 200 protesters gathered on the East Front of […]
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MPD Takes Community Policing to the Museum
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Flanked by the cadets of the Metro Police Department (MPD) Academy, Mayor Bowser announced a first-of-its-kind partnership between the University of the District of Columbia Community College (UDC-CC), the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and MPD. UDC professors will teach all sworn and civilian […]
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Norton, Bowser and Youth Demand DC’s Right to Gun Control
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser led a first-of-its-kind panel of District political powerhouses in a conversation about the impact of the Federal Government’s interference in D.C.’s gun control laws. The panel included Attorney General for the District of Columbia Karl A. Racine, D, […]
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Terrence Sterling’s Killer Wants His Job Back
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Even with nationwide tension and protests in response to police officers shooting unarmed Black men, Brian Trainer, the White D.C. policeman who shot and killed Terrence Sterling in 2016, isn’t laying low. Instead, he’s fighting for his job back. Reviewing the Facts It all started in Northwest. D.C., […]
