On Jan. 5, the National Urban League Washington Bureau sponsored a panel discussion “Increasing Racial Diversity in the U.S. Senate.” The event, held at the Hart Senate Office Building, had an audience of roughly 50 people. Don Bell, president of the Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus, said the low number of minorities in top Senate […]
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Area MLK Celebrations
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Courtesy Photo) Jan. 13 Washington, D.C. MLK Shabat Dinner 5:30 p.m. Washington Hebrew Congregation will hold a “MLK Shabat Dinner” on Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Greenbelt, Md. D.C. Support Group’s Scholarship Luncheon D.C. Support Group’s 45th Annual Scholarship Luncheon will be held on Jan. 15 at Martin’s Crosswinds, 8700 Greenway […]
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Patricia L. Young Named New Head of Order of Eastern Stars
Prior to the mid-1990s, any woman interested in being a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a Free Mason organization open to women, had to be a blood relative or wife of a Master Mason. Since then, the organization periodically relaxes the rules, allowing independent women to join with sponsorship from a Master […]
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National Action Network Hosts 2017 March on Washington
On Jan. 14, the National Action Network (NAN) will lead minority, civil, human and women’s rights groups in a protest over Trump’s policies on economic inequality, his plan to dismantle the Obama agenda and to curve the rights of citizens of color and others who are disadvantaged. The march’s theme is “We Shall Not Be […]
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D.C. Support Group’s 45th Annual Scholarship Luncheon
The D. C. Support Group will hold its 45th Annual Scholarship Luncheon & Fashion Show on Jan. 15 at Martin’s Crosswinds, 8700 Greenway Center Drive, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The theme of the event will be “Remember! Celebrate! Act! King’s Legacy of Courage for Our World.” Lonnie Bunch, director of the Smithsonian’s National […]
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Prince William County Delta Alums Host MLK Oratorical Contest
The Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will host its 27th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest on Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. at the Hylton Memorial Chapel, 14640 Potomac Mills Road. This year’s theme is “What the World Needs Now…” Middle school and high school students from throughout […]
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Michelle Obama, Hidden Figures Cast Promote Resilience for Black Girls
When Brea Dahlgren, a D.C. Ward 7 high school student, began watching “Hidden Figures” at a special December screening of the movie at the White House, her frame of reference regarding Blacks and women in the nation’s space program, was limited. By the end, Dahlgren had a new understanding of Black women in hard science […]
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Miss D.C. USA
Dylan Murphy, Miss D.C. Teen USA 2016; Jasmine Jones, Miss D.C. USA 2016; Deshauna Barber, Miss USA 2016; Kara McCullough, Miss D.C. USA 2017 and Nadiya Williams, Miss Teen D.C. USA 2017.
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Young Douglass Orators Compete in Annual Park Service Competition
On Dec. 23 the National Park Service announced the winners of the annual oratorical contest at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. The 2016 competition, held Dec. 9 and 10, saw 80 students in grades 1-12 present a portion of a Douglass speech. The students chose speeches that meant something to them and were judged […]
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D.C. Residents Want Bowser to Address Housing, Jobs in New Year
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has entered her third year as the District’s mayor and residents have strong ideas on what she needs to accomplish in 2017. Bowser took office on Jan. 2, 2015 touting a “fresh start.” Sandra “S.S.” Seegars, a community activist in Ward 8, told the AFRO that the mayor’s slogan is still […]
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Four Black D.C. Council Members Set to Chair Committees
Four Black members of the District of Columbia City Council will preside over key committees in the latest session. In a D.C. Council organizational meeting on Jan. 2, at the John A. Wilson Building, D.C. Council members Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5), Anita Bonds (D-At Large), Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4), and Vincent Gray (D-Ward 7), were […]
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Ciera Brookins Memorialized at an Emotional Service
Ciera Brookins, the late daughter of Edgar Brookins, the AFRO’s Washington D.C. office general manager, was remembered by her family and friends in a passionate funeral service with plenty of tears of joy and sadness. Chaplain (LTC) Grace Hollis, pastor of the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Gospel Service delivers the eulogy at the funeral of Ciera […]