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Tag: Lauren Poteat

Ghana leads the way in female entrepreneurship. (Courtesy of ecgonline.com)
Posted inAfricaNow, International

AFRICA NOW: Ghana Tops List of Female Entrepreneurs

by Lauren M. Poteat March 14, 2018October 31, 2020
Hundreds of residents fill the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest for the 25th annual Health and Fitness Expo. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

NBC4 Marks 25th Anniversary of Health Expo

by Lauren M. Poteat March 14, 2018October 31, 2020
From left: Derrick Young, Mohagany Young and Ramunda Young (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity, Local Business

Black Bookstore Holds Grand Opening

by Lauren M. Poteat March 14, 2018October 31, 2020
Jesse L. Holland (right), author of the book "Black Panther: Who Is the Black Panther?", presents singer Akon (center) with a copy of the book as Arikana Chihombori-Quao, African Union Ambassador to the U.S., poses with them for a photograph at the Africa House in northwest D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inInternational

DC Africa House Launches Town Hall Series

by Lauren M. Poteat March 7, 2018October 31, 2020
Political leaders, police and students protest for tighter gun control during a March 5 rally at the Montgomery County Council Office in Rockville. (Courtesy of patch.com)
Posted inCommunity

MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE NEWS: County Leaders Call for Stricter Gun Laws

by Lauren M. Poteat March 7, 2018October 31, 2020
Aliko Dangote
Posted inAfricaNow, International

AFRICA NOW: Africa’s Richest Man Builds School in Nigeria

by Lauren M. Poteat March 7, 2018October 31, 2020
Kevin Gover (right), director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, and Lonnie Bunch III, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, hold court during a March 3 symposium on racialized mascots and memorials. (Courtesy of Smithsonian)
Posted inBlack Experience, Lifestyle

Museums Talk Racist Mascots, Memorials at Symposium

by Lauren M. Poteat March 6, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inBlack Experience, Lifestyle

TV Show Fetes Everyday Women of Color

by Lauren M. Poteat March 1, 2018October 31, 2020
"Seven Seconds," a new Netflix drama, follows the aftermath of a police killing of a Black man. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEntertainment, Lifestyle

New Netflix Drama Tackles Racial Tension, Gun Violence

by Lauren M. Poteat February 28, 2018October 31, 2020
Cyril Ramaphosa
Posted inAfricaNow, International

AFRICA NOW: Ramaphosa Succeeds Zuma as South African President

by Lauren M. Poteat February 28, 2018October 31, 2020

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