The mother of a girl who disappeared more than six years ago is still in search of her adult child. Unique RaQuel-Leona Harris went missing from her home in Southeast, D.C. on Oct. 10, 2010. The 24-year-old vanished in the middle of the night, leaving her belongings, two children, her mother, and a cousin behind. […]
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Bowser Budget Draws Mixed Reviews
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently released her fiscal year 2018 $13.85 billion budget for the District, titled “DC Values in Action,” on April 4. The reactions to it have been favorable with some concerns that it doesn’t do enough for struggling residents. This is Bowser’s third proposed budget. In a statement, she said, “. . […]
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D.C.’s Gentrification Can Offer Opportunities
The recent influx of newcomers to inner city neighborhoods is not the first, and certainly not the largest demographic trend in memory. Adapting to these changes not only keeps you financially afloat, it can also present new economic opportunities. Columbia Heights, one of several Washington, D.C., neighborhoods that declined during the 1960s, has been transformed […]
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Mid-City Financial Donates to The Academy of Hope
Mid-City Financial, a family- owned development company donated $150,000 to the Academy of Hope, a male adult public charter school in Washington D.C. on April 11. The Ward 5 Northeast DC-based school has offered excellence in adult education since 1985. Pictured: Eugene Ford Jr., Chairman, Mid-City Financial, Lecester Johnson – CEO of the Academy of Hope and Ward 5 […]
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Black Greeks Address Youth Mental Health
Three alumni chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the District’s graduate chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity teamed up to present “Mental Health Awareness Day.” The Xi Omega, Xi Theta Omega and Rho Mu Omega of AKA in conjunction with the Alpha Omega chapter of Omega and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) […]
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Black Americans For A Better Future Va. Republican Forum
Black Americans For A Better Future (BAFBF) is scheduled to hold its first Virginia Republican Gubernatorial Forum entitled “A Conversation With the Minority Community of Virginia”. The event is scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. on April 15 at the Lee Center’s Kauffman Auditorium, 1108 Jefferson Street. The moderators for this forum include Freddie Allen, […]
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Howard U. Faculty Split on Legitimacy of ‘No Confidence’ Vote in President
(Updated 4/10/2017) Faculty leaders at Howard University passed a vote of no confidence in the president and provost of the Washington, D.C.-based HBCU. But the vote apparently came as a surprise to some members of the Faculty Senate, the Washington Post has reported. Howard University President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick. (Screengrab YouTube) Taft Broome, chairman […]
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The AFRO Interviews the Star of ‘Twisted Melodies’
For Kelvin Roston Jr. the journey to Baltimore’s Center Stage started at the church. “I’m a church kid. I wanted to play the drums so I asked if I could take music lessons. He was like, ‘You sure can!’ The first day I walked into the room, there was a piano,” says Roston. Kelvin Roston […]
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Georgetown U. To Rename Buildings Tied to Its Slavery Past
Descendents of the 272 enslaved Africans sold in 1838 by Jesuit priests associated with Georgetown University will be among the attendees at a religious ceremony and building rededication that recognizes the institution’s ties to slavery. The “Liturgy of Remembrance, Contrition, and Hope” will take place at 10 a.m. April 18 in the Washington, D.C. campus’ […]
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While Approving an Education Plan, Make Sure You Close the Achievement Gap
Academic excellence should be an expectation for all students regardless of race, economic background and other factors. While I am delighted that District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and other city officials are laser focused on an education plan for the city, the looming specter of the “achievement gap” hangs over the school system. And, […]
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Sen. Kamala Harris to Deliver Keynote Address at Howard University Commencement
Kamala D. Harris, the second Black woman ever elected to the United States Senate, will return to Howard University – her alma mater – May 13 to deliver the keynote address at the school’s 149th commencement convocation, according to a statement from the school. Harris, the Democratic junior senator from California, graduated from Howard […]
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New D.C. Exhibit Examines Return of De Facto Jim Crow
More than 60 years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the combination of massive resistance and growing residential segregation has rolled back the decision’s achievements. But did integration work? And as the nation marches back into segregated housing, education, and communities, the return of Jim Crow laws – or separate, but equal, accommodations […]
