By The Washington Informer D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is not happy that the U.S. Senate adjourned until Nov. 14 without addressing the problem of judicial vacancies in the District […]
Category: D.C. Government
A fair shot for contracted airport workers
By Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Jaime Contreras Just this week, we announced some promising news: visitors are coming back to Washington, D.C. After tourism plummeted to only 13 million visitors […]
District of Columbia faces a crisis with a migrant influx
Special to the AFRO, and Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor The District’s long-stated support of immigrants’ rights is being tested as an influx of more than 7,000 migrants from Texas and […]
Updates on legislative action towards reparations for African Americans
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor and H.R. Harris, Special for the AFRO With a flurry of legislative activity on Capitol Hill in the weeks before Congress adjourns, many advocates […]
Politics and the AFRO: 130 years into the struggle for an equal democracy
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps member Long before social media and 24-hour news networks, there were newspapers keeping people informed. And long before voting rights […]
Trump blames D.C. Mayor Bowser for Capitol insurrection and other news on Jan. 6 hearings
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps member As the Jan 6. special committee closes in on Donald Trump, the former president is now trying to blame […]
Congressman Kweisi Mfume Statement on the Passing of Vernon Simms, Longtime Congressional Staffer
By Congressman Kweisi Mfume Washington, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) issued the following statement on the July 16, 2022, passing of Mr. Vernon Simms, a congressional staffer for three […]
D.C. Editor’s notebook: District’s favorite game of ‘haves and have-nots’ creeps into 2022 Mayoral Primaries let the people decide!
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor We are less than two weeks away from a major primary election in the District of Columbia. Sadly, D.C.’s favorite age-old game of the […]
Mayor Muriel Bowser: Will three terms be a charm?
By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO D.C. has had two women mayors, Sharon Pratt Kelly (1991-1995) and the City’s current mayor, Muriel Bowser who has served the District of […]
White comes out strong in opposition to current city direction in mayoral debates
By Cara Williams and Deborah Bailey Robert C. White Jr., is using the platforms he has been given during this election season’s mayoral debates to re-introduce himself to District voters […]
James Butler – Trinidad neighbor community advocate and second time candidate for D.C. Mayor
By Deborah Bailey, D.C. Editor James Butler’s name is not always on the list of candidates for Mayor of Washington, D.C. He has not been included in some of the […]
Let’s get ready for D.C.’s June 21 Primary: The refresher minicourse
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor AFRO Reporter Cara Washington will return next week with a run-down of the D.C. Mayoral Candidates. In our May 26 print edition, we featured […]