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 […]
Category: D.C. Government
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 […]
#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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Congress Votes on D.C. Statehood
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The District is one step closer to becoming the 51st state. On June 26, the House of Representatives voted to pass l H-R […]
Thousands Seek to Remove Lincoln Park Emancipation Memorial
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The day before Juneteenth (June 19), which celebrates when the final slaves in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom in 1865, At-large Council […]
Congressional Leaders To Vote for D.C. Statehood
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com June 26 will be a historic day in Congressional and District of Columbia record, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D- California) and House Majority […]
30,000 Masks Donated to HU Testing Site
By Xavier Underwood Special to the AFRO Having extended the District of Columbia’s stay-at-home order until June 8, Mayor Muriel Bowser has been battling with a number of businesses and […]
Bowser Releases Budget Amid COVID Crisis
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Amid the coronavirus pandemic plaguing the nation’s capital, with 7,434 residents testing positive and 400 lives lost as of May 18, District of […]
Millennial Politicians Fight for Equity in D.C.
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While the District of Columbia may have a reputation for having long-serving leaders such as: former Mayor and current Council member Vincent Gray […]