Jan. 17- MLK Peace Walk D.C. students hold walk-out demanding tighter COVID-19 protocol on Jan. 25 Second Quarter (April – June) On June 3, the Maryland State Board of Education reacted to complaints from county residents who filed a petition to remove Prince George’s County School board chair Juanita D. Miller. The former delegate of […]
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D.C. City Council members discuss resources for senior citizens, women and the health of local waterways
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report For America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com On Nov. 9, At-Large City Councilwoman Anita Bonds (D-DC) put four bills before the Committee on Housing and Executive Administration. The D.C. City Council meeting was virtual, with only Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilman Robert White attending in person. A range of topics […]
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Muriel Bowser wins 3rd term as Washington, D.C. mayor
By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press Mayor Muriel Bowser secured a third term on Nov. 8 after a campaign focused on her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and on her history as one of the faces of Washington’s ongoing quest for statehood. In June, Bowser, 50, defeated a pair of challengers from the District of […]
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New MPD cadet corps center furthers ‘pathway to the middle class’ for young D.C. residents
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser expanded the resources of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Cadet Corp program by opening a new training center. “Our investments in the MPD Cadet Corps program are investments in our young people and the future of public safety in […]
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Silver Line extension could begin service before Thanksgiving despite train shortage, officials say
By Grace Yarrow, Capital News Service An extension of the Metro’s Silver Line could be ready to service Washington Dulles International Airport in time for Thanksgiving travel, Metro officials said on Oct. 19. However, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) executives said there won’t be enough railcars to support the extension opening without removing cars […]
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Government awarding $1 billion to schools for electric buses
By Matthew Daly, The Associated Press Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program. The Biden administration is making the grants available as part of a […]
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Congresswoman Norton seeks to address D.C. judicial vacancies
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 of Columbia’s court system. In the District, the president selects Superior Court and D.C. Court of Appeals judges. All D.C. judges must be approved by […]
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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 in 2020, last year, we welcomed 19 million people from across the nation and around the world to our city. In 2021, we spread the […]
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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 Arizona have arrived by busload each week this summer. Faced with the conundrum of accommodating the flood of migrants who are being bused into the […]
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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 in the Black Community have asked what progress has been made on U.S. Reparations for African Americans. The White House and Congress are preparing major […]
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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 and civil and human rights were affirmed for Black Americans- there was the Black press, updating and engaging African Americans on the war for equality […]
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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 a Black woman – D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, to be exact– for the insurrection that took place on Jan. 6, 2021. “Jan. 6 is her […]
