Three candidates with direct African roots competed for the same congressional seat in one of the…
Che Che
Che Che is a staff writer at Afro DMV, covering African diaspora culture, community, business, and politics across the DMV region. Afro DMV is dedicated to telling the stories of African immigrant life in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia
New DMV Laws This Week: What African Immigrant Workers and Families Need to Know Now
Virginia expanded wage theft protections, automatically sealed criminal records, and tightened eviction rules. DC’s minimum wage…
Lauryn Hill Receives BET’s First Living Legend Icon Award in Star-Studded Tribute
Queen Latifah, Nas, SZA, Tems and Hill’s own children joined a three-generation tribute that closed with…
BET Awards 2026: Afrobeats Got the Stage, Not the Trophy
Tems, Wizkid, Asake and Damson Idris all earned nominations at Sunday’s ceremony, but for the first…
A Record Eight African Nations Are Alive in the World Cup’s Knockout Bracket
Tunisia and South Africa are out, but Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Algeria, DR Congo, Senegal, Ivory Coast…
5 Organizations Helping African Entrepreneurs in the DMV Access Capital Right Now
From direct lenders to free business coaching, here is the real network already working to close…
Inside DC’s Pan-African Festival: Living the Nguzo Saba This Weekend
Inside the sixth annual gathering that treats seven Kwanzaa principles as a year-round practice, not a…
Nigerian-Born Maryland Winemaker Is Diversifying American Wine
Every morning, Ifeoma C. Onyia walks out to her vineyard and checks on her vines the…
Top 10 African Restaurants in DC You Must Try Before Summer 2026 Is Over
From a New York Times top-50 Nigerian fine dining room to a Malawian speakeasy hidden behind…
Ivory Coast Beat Ecuador at the 2026 World Cup — Amad Diallo’s Late Strike Sends the DMV Into Celebration
A 90th-minute goal from the Manchester United winger sent Les Elephants top of Group E and…