By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor D.C. playwright and director Andy Evans wanted contemporary audiences to get reacquainted with the gifted comedic artistry of D.C. resident and international Black comedian, Jackie […]
Category: Washington D.C. News
Posted inWashington D.C. News
JPMorgan Chase continues Northern Virginia expansion; partners with More Than Peach to increase financial literacy in youth
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase celebrated the grand opening of its first branch in Leesburg, Va. on Feb. 17, helping to satisfy the firm’s ongoing commitment […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
DMV 48 Men of Power honor boxing great Rahman Ali
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor Black History Month ends with a rousing knock out as the DMV 48 Men of Power honored boxing great Rahman Ali, only brother of Muhammed […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Wells Fargo awards $50 million to NAACP
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Wells Fargo recently awarded the NAACP a $50 million grant to help the civil rights organization develop a new national headquarters in Washington […]
Posted inNational News
Local Publishers, Deloitte to Create Business Content for Diverse Audiences
NEW YORK, Mar. 1, 2023, A consortium of Black-owned newspaper publishers and Deloitte* are launching The Exchange, a pilot project designed to co-create and distribute business content tailored for diverse […]
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Morgan State and Howard University among 13 institutions to receive bobbleheads in first-ever HBCU Series
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com To celebrate Black History Month, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum released the first-ever HBCU Bobblehead Series, a collection of bobblehead […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
V.P. Kamala Harris unveils move to reduce Black-White home ownership gap
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor Bowie State University student Kiara Ebron was exuberant upon learning Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Wes Moore would be visiting her campus to […]
Posted inNEWS
EPA moves to restore rule on mercury from power plants
By Drew Costley, The Associated Press, dcostley@ap.org WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Open My Heart Foundation hosts Red Dress Gala
By AFRO Staff Open My Heart Foundation’s recently honored heart and stroke survivors at the 8th Annual Red Dress Gala. The event was held at Martin’s Crosswinds on Saturday, Feb. […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
D.C. business alleges discrimination in quest to help Ukraine
By Stacy M. Brown, @StacyBrownMedia, NNPA Newswire Carolyn Davis, like many others, had an immediate reaction to the destruction in Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion. “Those folks need help,” […]
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Keeping the Black dollar in the Black community: five websites and apps that help you support Black businesses
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com According to a Nielsen report entitled, “The State of the African-American Consumer,” African Americans have a buying power of more than $1 trillion, […]
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Chase Business Banking mentorship program celebrates one year in Baltimore and two years in D.C.
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase recently celebrated the anniversaries of the Chase Business Banking mentorship program in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. The three to six-month programs, […]