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 […]
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Bowser’s ‘State of the District’ Address Paints Bright Future
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser delivered her “State of the District” address March 15 on the District’s growth and prosperity while acknowledging that there are problems that needed to be fixed. In addition to the hundreds of residents that attended the event at the University of the District of Columbia, members of the D.C. Council were […]
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Too Many Dying Too Young
By Alexa Imani Spencer, Howard University News Service This is the first of a two-part series on the murders of teenagers throughout the U.S. While the nation 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. As 2017 came to an […]
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Is Affordable Housing Being Left Out of D.C.’s Comprehensive Plan?
The housing portion of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan recently came under tough scrutiny in Ward 8. On March 17, The Ward 8 Democrats hosted the “DC Comprehensive Plan for Affordable Housing: How Clear is the Vision” Forum at the St. Elizabeths R.I.S.E. Center. The panelists were Parisa Norouzi, executive director of Empower D.C.; […]
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Shelly Bell is a One-Stop Entrepreneurial Force of Nature
As D.C.’s Google Digital Coach, Shelly Bell helps small and minority businesses navigate the search engine’s business tools. She’s also the founder of Black Girl Ventures, MsPrint USA, and the Made By A Black Woman clothing line featured in Essence Magazine. Shelly Bell assists Black women entrepreneurs, through providing assets with her business, Black Girl […]
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How the Nation will Mark the 50th Anniversary of King’s Assassination
It’s been almost 50 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was gunned down on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. To mark the occasion, and to highlight the work toward racial justice that remains, the National Council of Churches, along with partners like The National African American Clergy Network, the […]
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The District of Columbia Infrastructure Academy Officially Opens
A partnership between the District government and private sector, the DC Infrastructure Academy will provide specialized training and workforce development programming for jobs in the growing infrastructure sector here in the nation’s capital. The academy’s story is one of “promises made and promises delivered,” said a teary-eyed Courtney Snowden, D.C.’s Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic […]
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Olympic Athlete Holds First-Ever Track and Field Clinic
Former track star Ato Boldon didn’t always have all the confidence in the world before he represented Trinidad and Tobago in the Olympics. The four-time Olympian admitted to using several then-unorthodox training techniques such as plyometrics and recovery practices that propelled him to the next level despite what everyone else told him to do. Ato […]
