By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com August 28 is the 57th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, and while honoring the impact and legacy of the historic date, the Rev. Al Sharpton and his organization, the National Action Network, are still emphasizing the need for legislative changes surrounding equity and voting rights almost six […]
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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 Leader Steny Hoyer (D- Maryland) announced that is the day when the House will vote on D.C. statehood. Pelosi, Hoyer, D.C.’s Representative to Congress Eleanor […]
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Thousands Celebrate D.C. Emancipation Day
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer It may have been overcast during most of Saturday, but that didn’t seem to damper the spirits of the thousands of people who gathered at the Freedom Plaza to celebrate the 157th anniversary of Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C. The event was filled with music, food and fireworks, as […]
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Washington Auto Show Rolls Into Town with Thrills for Adults… Oh and Kids Too
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer In Season Two of Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Miriam “Midge” Maisel, played by Rachel Brosnahan, and her family the Weissmans, take a two month sojourn to the Catskills, a heady retreat for those privileged enough to rent summer homes, and be away from work for almost an entire […]
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Free Rides Offered on DC Circulator In Honor of #FairshotFebruary
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer District of Columbia residents have more than Black History Month to celebrate in February as Mayor Muriel Bowser announced free rides on the D.C. Circulator, part of the city’s month long #FairShotFebruary campaign. “We’re kicking off Fair Shot February by making it easier for Washingtonians to get where they […]
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What to Expect for ‘Unite the Right 2’ Rally and Counter Demonstrations
By Brelaun Douglas, Special to the AFRO Aug. 12 will mark the one-year anniversary of “Unite the Right,” a White supremacist and White nationalist rally that occurred in Charlottesville, Va., and resulted in the death of a counter-protester. This year, the gathering comes to Washington, D.C. “Unite the Right 2” is scheduled to be held Sunday […]