By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO When Congressman-elect Maxwell Alejandro Frost is sworn into the 118th Congress on Jan. 3, the newest member of the Congressional Black Caucus might still be homeless. Frost, the first-Generation Z member elected to Congress, is no different than approximately 6,300 other Washingtonians with no secure housing in place. […]
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#FaithWorks: Mercy Seat Chapel: stepping out on faith and making change
By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO Ranked in the top 10 best places to live for families, the City of Gaithersburg, Md. is known for great neighborhoods and good people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds that play, work and worship together in schools, businesses and churches throughout the town. One church, Mercy Seat […]
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AFRO Time capsule: 2022 year in review
By AFRO Staff 2022 was full of Black excellence, amazing feats and yes, some tragic moments. This year, Black women dominated the headlines as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to be named to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Harvard named Claudine Gay as the first Black president in the institution’s 400 […]
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The Supreme Court asked to bar punishment for acquitted conduct
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press A jury convicted Dayonta McClinton of robbing a CVS pharmacy but acquitted him of murder. A judge gave McClinton an extra 13 years in prison for the killing anyway. In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes that juries found they didn’t commit. The Supreme Court […]
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AFRO special announcement: Alexis Taylor named managing editor of the AFRO
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com After serving the AFRO as editor for 10 years and managing editor for four years, Dorothy Boulware is stepping back from her role, leaving the reigns for Alexis Taylor, who currently serves as news editor. According to Boulware, Taylor’s attention to detail is […]
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D.C.-based organization announces 40 new units of affordable housing in Northwest D.C.
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, Tmcqueen@afro.com A D.C.-based non-profit organization unveiled 40 affordable new additions to the city’s housing stock on Dec. 13, fulfilling part of a vow to add 700 to 1,000 housing units aimed at alleviating the area’s affordable housing disparity. The organization, So Others Might Eat […]
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Federal spending bill directs states to reimburse food stamp fraud victims
By AFRO Staff States will be required to reimburse victims of food stamp hackers under provisions of the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill passed this week. The measure, added to the massive spending bill approved by Congress Dec. 22, will mean that state agencies will cover a fast-growing theft-of-benefits scheme. The AFRO reported on Baltimoreans […]
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How to Support the AFRO This Holiday Season
Give the gift of local news Founded almost 130 years ago, the AFRO American Newspapers (AFRO) provides readers with good news about the Black community not otherwise found and thanks to readers like you, We’re Still here! Our staff have worked hard over the past several months – our work speaks for itself: This past […]
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FEMA Administrator Criswell speaks on looming winter storm
By DaQuan Lawrence, Special to the AFRO FEMA Administrator Criswell spoke with the AFRO about winter weather and holiday travel in a one-on-one interview today. With more than 150 million people across the U.S. currently expecting some form of inclement weather this holiday weekend, Criswell discussed best practices for Americans to follow if they encounter […]
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D.C.’s journalism and communications luminaries honored at Washington Association of Black Journalists’ tribute
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor, Afro American Newspapers Washington D.C.’s black journalism and communications royalty gathered for a glorious reunion December 10. After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, the Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) gathered in downtown D.C. for a Special Honors Awards Gala, celebrating Black Excellence in Media. Multiple rounds of Covid-19 confined W.A.B.J’s membership […]
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No New Year’s Resolution for me – it’s one minute at a time
By Frances Murphy “Toni” Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher If a doctor gave you 48 hours to live, what would you do? How would you react? Who would you spend your last days, hours, minutes, or seconds with? Friends? Family? Co-workers? Complete strangers? Would you spend time planning your funeral, putting your affairs in order, […]
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The power of setting intentions: becoming a better you in 2023
By AFRO Staff New Year’s Day often kicks off a season of self-improvement. Around the globe, people of all cultures aim to become a better version of themselves– whether it be through improved diet or better spending habits. But resolutions are just lofty notions to mark a new year if they aren’t propelled by a […]
