By Aya Elamroussi, Special to the AFRO Huge crowds poured into the streets of Washington D.C. on Mar. 24 for the March for Our Lives – an event devoted to pushing for gun control and ending gun violence. The rally was organized by survivors of the Valentine’s Day mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in […]
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Too Many Dying Too Young
By Alexa Imani Spencer, Howard University News Services This is the second of a two-part series on the murders of teenagers throughout the U.S. Read the first part here. While the nation’s attention is focused on deaths in school shootings, most teenage murders occur daily in African-American and Hispanic neighborhoods with little fanfare or public debate. Steven Slaughter was […]
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NCC Rally Against Racism Is ‘Only the Beginning’
Bishop Darin Moore, Chair of the Governing Board of the National Council of the Churches says his group has been deeply involved in the civil rights struggle for decades. “Their history involves their early support for the civil rights movement including being present with Dr. King at virtually all of his marches,” he tells the […]
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Meet the African American Candidates in Washington, D.C.
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The District of Columbia will hold its primary election on June 19 and its general election on Nov. 6. The positions that are seeking election are the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, D.C. Mayor, D.C. Council Chairman, D.C. Attorney General and D.C. Council members in Wards 1, […]
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Norton Pushes Statehood, Re-election at Ward 7 Dems Meeting
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com The District of Columbia’s congressional representative told residents living east of the Anacostia River that she is fighting for them every day and isn’t deterred by Republicans on the Capitol Hill or her opponent in the Democratic primary. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) was the keynote speaker […]
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Butler Insists He’s Serious About Taking on Bowser in Mayoral Primary
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com The common political perception is that District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser doesn’t have a serious challenger but James Butler strongly disagrees. Butler is running for the Democratic Party nomination for mayor on June 19. He said Bowser isn’t serving the interest of the everyday District resident. […]
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Bowser Budget Offers Relief to Churches
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com The District’s mayor’s budget proposal includes many provisions that address the concerns of African Americans. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) held a reporters’ roundtable March 26 at the John A. Wilson Building. The purpose of the roundtable was to brief reporters on her 2019 fiscal year budget. Muriel Bowser […]
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From ‘The Wire’ to the Stage: Clayton LeBouef’s New Play Spins Vinyl as a Healing Force
Washington, D.C.’s “Little theatre that could,” The Anacostia Playhouse will be home to “Record Store 24,” a play by Clayton LeBouef, of “The Wire” renown. The one-act play, set in a record store open 24 hours a day, will be in its first run at the Playhouse with eight shows set to run March 23-31. […]
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Black Love Experience Promises a Passport to Wakanda in Southeast
In a small corner of Anacostia where the vestiges of D.C.’s Chocolate City remain, lovers of everything black, beautiful and wondrous gathered to dance, mingle and heal. The Black Love Experience in its 5th year at the Anacostia Art Center went down Saturday March 21st, bringing together art, music, food and energy to celebrate Black […]
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How One Businesswoman Got Her Slice of Federal Pie
Fourteen years ago, Dawn Hendricks, 45, was ready to carve out her own path, take control of her destiny and earn a salary that mirrored her responsibilities. So she co-founded FM Talent Source, a professional services firm headquartered in Silver Spring, Md., where she now serves as president and CEO. In October 2017, the U.S. […]
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The Fight to Preserve African-American Historic Sites
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit based in D.C. that aims to protect significant historical sites, recently launched the African American Cultural Heritage Fund. The fund is part of a campaign to help support, preserve and protect important African-American sites across the nation. The National Trust and its partners are in the process […]
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AFRO Journalist George Wilson Remembered as ‘Black America’s Voice on Capitol Hill’
George Wilson, a veteran journalist and broadcaster whose reports were heard on radio outlets across the country for decades is being remembered as a powerful voice with a witty intellect. Wilson, who became “Black America’s voice” on Capitol Hill, died March 17 at the age of 70. In recent years, he suffered complications from a […]