By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A security guard shot a man at Washington’s local Fox station Monday after he kicked through a pair of locked doors and tried to enter the lobby, police said. Commander Melvin Gresham of the Metropolitan Police Department told reporters that the man was apparently unarmed and was in […]
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3 Dead in 24 Hours
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Last weekend three more men were killed in the District. Contributing to the area’s rising rate, the weekend’s deaths brought the total to 137 homicides in the year- 34 more than this time last year. Antonio Dixon, 19, of Southeast was murdered in the afternoon of Oct. 20 on […]
Posted inFood, LIFE & STYLE, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
D.C. Ranks among Top ‘Foodie’ Destinations
By AFRO Staff Just ahead of the first annual Black Restaurant Week, personal finance website WalletHub reported that Washington, D.C. ranks top in their 2018 Best Foodie Cities in America. Over the years, many have adopted the “foodie” label to describe their obsession with fine dining. However, according to WalletHub, the foodie lifestyle is bigger […]
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UDC Icon Earl Jones to be Inducted into Small College Basketball Hall of Fame
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO It was the best of times and the worst of times during the early 1980s when Earl Jones stepped onto the campus of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). With a crack epidemic spreading and unemployment rampant, go-go music kept the DMV pumped while the burgundy […]
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An Intimate Evening with Angela Davis
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO In the spirit of “inspiring social change,” Washington D.C.’s very own Busboys and Poets on K Street Northwest welcomed the legendary activist, author and scholar Angela Davis, Oct. 11, with an intimate conversation with Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman. An energetic Busboys server, doubled as the emcee for “An Evening […]
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Saving Promise Launches “Don’t Just Give A Damn” Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO L.Y. Marlow wants more than platitudes. She wants people to do more than rock a bumper sticker on the back of their Volvo or Subaru. As Domestic Violence Awareness Month is in full effect this October, the CEO and Founder of Saving Promise kicked off “Don’t Just Give […]
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DC Council Overturns Initiative 77, Tipped Workers Stay Below Minimum Wage and Keep Tips
By Lauren Poteat, Special to the AFRO On Oct. 16, the D.C. Council voted to repeal a voter-approved ballot measure that would have required tipped workers to be paid a full minimum wage—causing uproar among some local residents who do not understand the Council’s reasoning or authority to overturn the people’s vote. “I don’t understand this,” […]
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Motivation Is Different for DCSAA Division Leaders Heading Towards Playoffs
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO It never takes much to motivate teams for a run at the city championship. This season the motivation to play in Thanksgiving Day’s Turkey Bowl for Bell and H.D. Woodson come from opposite ends of the spectrum heading into the final month of the regular season for these […]
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Experts Say DC is the most Dangerous Place to Give Birth
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Access to suitable health care and hospitals is already an issue of disparity in communities of color in several United States cities, yet according to a recent WUSA9 report, it’s an even bigger problem in the District of Columbia for women seeking maternity wards. On Oct. 18, WUSA9 released […]
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Expunging Cannabis Offenses
By Renee Foose, Special to the AFRO In the wave of marijuana legalization, the war on drugs is left in its wake. Thousands of people remain incarcerated for cannabis convictions while non-offenders are profiting from cultivating, processing, and dispensing marijuana in states where it’s legal. In many states where cannabis is now legal, offenders are prevented […]
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Don’t Sit This One Out!
If you haven’t registered to vote in Maryland, today, Oct. 16, is the last day to do so online or by mail. The same is true for the District of Columbia. However, registration is available during early voting and actually on Election Day. Early voting begins Oct. 22 and ends Nov. 1. Midterm elections are […]
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Panel Tackles Combating Human Trafficking in Nigeria
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO Nigerians in the diaspora are tackling issues of human rights, not only in Nigeria but throughout the world. The Washington D.C. Chapter of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization formally known as NIDO brought a difficult but necessary conversation to the Nigerian Embassy on Oct. 2 with their panel on “Combating […]