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 […]
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Family of Slain D.C. Resident Demands Mayor Release Body Cam Footage
The family of a Northeast D.C. man who was shot and killed by Metropolitan police on Christmas morning want authorities to publicly release the body- camera footage detailing the incident. Gerald Javon Hall was shot and killed by D.C. police on Dec. 25. Gerald Javon Hall was fatally shot by police on Dec. 25 after […]
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2017 Health and Fitness Expo
The 2017 NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo will be held from Jan. 7 to Jan. 8 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl, NW. The event is a hands-on exposition that offers information on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle with forums on healthy cooking, exercise demonstrations, and fun activities for […]
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Shiloh Baptist Church Tech Clinic & Debt Management Classes
Shiloh Baptist Church, 1500 Ninth Street, NW, will be holding a Technology Clinic on Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. Bring your old gadgets for a check up; or learn how to use them. The clinic is free and members, friends, and guests are welcome. Free Wi-Fi will be available and walk-ins are welcome. For more […]
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NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement Training
The Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement (SEWP) Program Management Office (PMO) is scheduled to host a ‘SEWP Training Showcase’ at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl, NW from Jan. 10-12. This three-day event encompasses training and information sessions for SEWP customers, industry and SEWP contract holders. On Jan. 10 from 8 […]
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Incidents at Montgomery County Maryland School Stir Allegations of Racism
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) —Winston Churchill High School officials in Potomac, Maryland are being called on to better address racially charged incidents that have occurred at the school. The Washington Post reports (http://wapo.st/2hAM9AW) that last month, two students taped a “Whites only” sign to a school’s bathroom door. In a Dec. 7 incident, students allegedly entered […]
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Lawsuit: Terrence Sterling, Fatally Shot by DC Police, Posed No Threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — An unarmed Black motorcyclist posed no threat to the District of Columbia police officer who fired two fatal shots from the passenger seat of his police car, the man’s parents said in a $50 million wrongful-death lawsuit filed Thursday. 31-year-old Terrence Sterling (Courtesy Photo) According to the lawsuit, 31-year-old Terrence Sterling sideswiped […]
