Family, friends, and journalists gathered on Dec. 19 at Hemingway Memorial AME Church to honor the life and legacy of James L. Wright Jr. Wright Jr. was a staff writer for the Washington Informer, and a former writer for the AFRO News and Washington Post. He also was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
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Honoring Black women in media and the impact of mentorship
Black women journalists, such as Kristin Gray, Rev. Dorothy Boulware, Krishana Davis, Micha Green, Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier, and Toni Draper, have been instrumental in shaping the Black Press and continue to inspire and lead conversations shaping the nation.
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D.C.’s Emancipation Day celebration before National Juneteenth
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com While the national holiday of Juneteenth commemorates the official day enslaved African Americans were freed and the announcement in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, Washingtonians celebrate true freedom in the spring, when slaves were emancipated in the District of Columbia on April 16, 1862. Three […]
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Mayor Bowser’s $400M investment: ‘you know affordable housing is my baby!’
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a proposed $400 million investment in affordable housing for the FY 2022 budget. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser began her week with an exciting announcement that is projected to improve the affordable housing crisis in the District. Standing […]
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Benjamin Banneker began tracking cicadas almost 300 years ago
Benjamin Banneker began tracking Brood X cicada appearances in 1749. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com As their last hurrah before mating then dying weeks later, up to 1.4 million Brood X cicadas per acre are expected to emerge in May 2021 after 17 years of development underground. They come […]