The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is still searching for information that can lead to solving the homicide of a local rapper killed on Nov. 2 in Southeast, D.C. Joshua Wayne Munson, also known as Beverly Deuce, will be laid to rest on Nov. 18 at Mount Calvary Church in District Heights, Md. (Courtesy Photo) Authorities […]
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Ministers Move with Faith Not Fear
When President Obama first moved into the White House his spiritual advisor Joshua Dubois wasn’t very far away offering scriptures, prayers, and words of encouragement daily. Joshua Dubois was President Obama’s director of the Office of Faith Based Initiatives from 2009-2013. (Courtesy Photo) Now, President-Elect Donald Trump is preparing to move into the White House […]
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D.C. Area High School Students Protest Trump Election
Just a week after the 2016 presidential election, hundreds of high school students from D.C. and Montgomery County, Md. left their classrooms to protest Donald J. Trump’s win as President of the United States. The latest protest occurred when students from various D.C. Public Schools, including Benjamin Banneker, Ballou, Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering high […]
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Area Child Provides Socks to the Needy
By Kristi Love, Special to the AFRO At first glance everything about Miracle Omar, otherwise known as “The Princess” by family and friends, resembles a typical eight-year-old girl who attends public school in Prince George’s County, Md. However, she goes the extra mile by providing socks to needy people in D.C. and surrounding areas as […]
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Italian Embassy Presents: Food in Art
On Nov. 18, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington is scheduled to host a lecture by David Gariff, senior lecturer of the National Gallery of Art. This event is part of the “First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World.” The event will take place at The Embassy of Italy, 3000 […]
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Houston Elementary Holds Therapeutic Toy Drive
On Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Houston Elementary School’s Play Therapy Room is scheduled to host a therapeutic toy drive. Houston Elementary School is at 1100 50th Pl., NE. Travis Gray, director of the event, asks that donators bring family toys, fantasy toys, construction toys and motion toys. For a better description […]
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Walls of Books Hosts Reading of Deepan Chatterjee’s Collection
Hosted by Walls of Books, licensed psychologist Deepan Chatterjee will be reading the collection of poetry and short stories from his book, “The First Prophetical”. Chatterjee’s book consists of pieces that, “all have a common psychological theme to them that the writer has drawn from his life, patients, family and friends. The event is scheduled […]
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American Africans United Hosts Community Conversation
On Nov. 19, American Africans United and GapBuster will host a talk with congressman-elect Jamie Raskin. A Montgomery County Democrat, Jamie B. Raskin, former Maryland senator, won a Maryland seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Election Day. The event is scheduled to run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and will be held […]
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&Love and Boundless Black Girl Hosts Boundless Love
As a way to uplift Southeast D.C. communities, &Love and Boundless Black Girl is scheduled to host a Boundless Love event on Nov. 20 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd, SE. Attendees can enjoy refreshments and give positive and uplifting affirmations to residents in the Southeast section […]
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Black Residents: D.C./Va. Gondola Proposal Seems Wasteful
A proposal to build a ski resort-style gondola system over the Potomac River connecting the Georgetown area to nearby Rosslyn, Va., has been deemed technically feasible, despite its $80 – $90 million cost to build. While some are anticipating the potential of opening the area to new tourists and producing a new transportation hub near […]
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Ward 8 Residents Concerned by Police
More than 60 District residents testified at a Nov. 3 D.C. Council hearing at the Wilson Building to discuss the state of the police department, crime, and community policing, during a forum on the Metropolitan Police Department. April Goggans spoke out at the hearing about police remedies of enhancing their presence in Black neighborhoods, which […]
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D.C.’s Whittier Education Campus Celebrates 90 Years of Service
One of the District of Columbia’s oldest public schools will celebrate nearly a century of existence with a series of events highlighting the school’s journey. Whittier Education Campus, located in the upper Northwest section of the city, will fete its nine decades of operations starting with a Nov. 14 “Jersey Day” and an open house […]
