The AFRO inaugural “Person of the Year,” is D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for the innovation in creating Black Lives Matter Plaza, where she is seen looking above with pride on June 5, the day it was installed. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser did something last year that […]
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D.C. Police Chief leaving for Prince William County
MPD Police Chief Peter Newsham will become the new Police Chief for Prince William County. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor While the Prince William County Board of Supervisors ecstatically announced the appointment of D.C. Chief of Police Peter Newsham as their new Police Chief on Nov. 25, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser […]
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Election Fervor Spurs D.C. Group to Push for Representation
Advocates of the push for D.C. statehood say it became more urgent this summer after federal forces were used to confront protests of racially motivated police violence. (Wikimedia Commons) By Diane Bernard, Maryland News Connection WASHINGTON — The 2020 election season saw 35 U.S. Senate races, but one jurisdiction still has no representation in Congress […]
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Incumbents and Newcomers Win
Local election winners included that for the City Council Vincent Gray (Ward 7), Janeese Lewis George (Ward 4), Trayon White (Ward 8), Robert White and Christna Hendrson (At-Large) and Brooke Pinto (Ward 2). (Courtesy Photo) By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Like many places in the country, Washington, D.C. had races at stake on […]
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Occupy DC Panel Encourages Investing in Community
Occupy DC organizers along with the moderator and panelists at the “Occupy DC Political and Cultural Panel: On Racism, Police Brutality & Violence in D.C. Communities” at Busboys and Poets Brookland on Sept. 20. (Photo By Etolia Magdalena) By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Occupy DC hosted a panel on racism, police brutality and […]
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D.C. Sends Voting Applications To Residents Behind Bars In Federal Prisons
(Stock Photo) By KAANITA IYER Capital News Service With less than five weeks to Election Day and more than two months after the District of Columbia became the first jurisdiction to restore voting from behind bars, the D.C. Board of Elections has distributed voter registration applications to all 2,400 residents serving felony sentences in federal […]
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First Black Woman U.S. Senator, D.C. Senator Dead at 94
Sen. Florence Howard Pendleton (D), who represented the District of Columbia in the Senate from 1990-2007, died on Sept. 10. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Although she was born in Columbus, Georgia, Sen. Florence Howard Pendleton (D), broke barriers and fought for justice and freedom in her adopted hometown of D.C., […]
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Activists Call Out MPD and Bowser For Policing Practices
Activists are calling out MPD and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for the excessive force used in policing practices towards protestors and the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay by a D.C. police officer. (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff While the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is supposed to protect and serve District residents, Southeast resident Deon […]
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#BlackVotesMatter: Midterm Elections
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com “All politics are local,” is an axiom that signifies what makes voting rights such a hot button topic that Democrats and Republicans disagree on. More often than not, it is a rallying point for local politicians to step onto center stage during midterm elections, where the electorate […]
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Open Letter From Local Newspapers to the D.C. Council
Dear Councilmember: Representatives from local newspapers and businesses have met with many Councilmembers this past week to speak out against the proposed taxes on advertising and personal information. We’d like to summarize why the proposed tax will further endanger local news. Local news media connects our community. It covers news that deeply affects residents and […]
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THE RUN DOWN – YEEZY for PREEZY
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks Kanye for president and trending stories in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper.
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Brown Promotes Removal of Confederate Names, Military Diversity
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Maryland Congressman and former Lt. Governor Anthony Brown has become more vocal about racism and diversity as the Black Lives Matter movement continues to make its presence felt on Capitol Hill. Brown, a 30-year military veteran, was instrumental in the United States House of Representatives’ passage of […]
