Category: Washington D.C. News

On April 26, President Trump announced his tax proposal and the reaction of Washington D.C. residents was swift. “I’m not paying more taxes than corporations,” John Fanning, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 2, told the AFRO bluntly. The aims of the Trump tax plan, according to Whitehouse.gov, are to grow the economy and create jobs, […]

In a move to better emphasize its expansion and mission of representing the Black culture, Radio One recently changed its name to Urban One. According to a press release, the official name change is in conjunction with the Silver Spring, Md.-based station’s 18th anniversary of its IPO on May 5.  According to the Washington Business […]

A Maryland man has died after being injured in a Southeast shooting in the 3500 block of Stanton Road that left another victim in critical condition. Homicide victim Michael Derricote, Jr.. (Courtesy Photo/Metropolitan Police Department flyer) On April 30, Michael Derricote, 26, from Upper Marlboro, Md., died after being seriously wounded in a Southeast shooting […]

JOAN BOWSER “When I think back to my childhood days in North Michigan Park in NE, I often wonder how my mom did it all. She is a wife and mother of five children. While working full-time, she enrolled in classes at the University of the District of Columbia. But no matter what, in everything […]

In an attempt to influence younger people to live healthier, a D.C. festival fused Hip Hop culture with environmental sustainability, exercise, and healthy eating. Swae Lee, one of the brothers in rising rap star group Rae Sremmurd, during their show at the Broccoli City Festival on May 6. (Photo by Charise Wallace) The Broccoli City […]

The recent vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, has District leaders and residents uneasy about what happens next and how that will affect the city. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said despite what happens with the AHCA, the District would find a way […]

More than skin color and ancestral lineage connect Black youth in the United States to other nations like South Africa. According to Meisha Robinson, founder and executive director of I Am We Are (IAWA) – a nonprofit organization that provides youth with social engagement, global awareness, and economic freedom – Black youth across the African […]

Despite actions by Congressional Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, District residents are expressing support for the maintenance of Obamacare and suspicious of Republicans attempts to repeal it. All the members of the D.C. Council and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) are in favor of keeping the main structure of Obamacare in […]

The recent concerns voiced about the Washington, D.C. Veteran Affairs Medical Center (DCVAMC) in an inspector general’s report are echoed by some veterans. However, staff members say they are committed to providing top-notch service to the nation’s warriors. The Washington, D.C. Veteran Affairs Medical Center is located in the northwest quadrant of the District of […]

On April 29, tens of thousands of demonstrators converged on to Washington, D.C. for the People’s Climate March, to challenge what they viewed as an attack by the Trump administration on the environment. Among the throngs of Blacks marching from the Capitol to the White House, concerns over environmental racism, toxic schools, and poor air […]

A Maryland man died after being shot in a Southeast parking lot on April 27. District authorities are looking for the suspected killers. Christopher Devin Heard, 37, Oxon Hill, Md. in Prince George’s County, was fatally shot around 4 a.m. April 27. Police said officials were called to the scene after receiving reports about a […]

In 2014, President Obama launched the My Brother’s Keeper initiative to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and ensure that all young people can reach their full potential. Dr. Roger Mitchell, Jr.  is the chairman of My Brother’s Keeper DC. Join Dr. Mitchell and participants in the program for […]