The phone rang in a home in Yaoundé on a Monday morning in April. On 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
From Runways to Revolution: African and Black Fashion Designers Reshaping American Style
American fashion has never told a single story. Across New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, and the…
Neither Here Nor There: The Dual Identity of Second Generation Africans in the DMV
She was the African girl at school. At home, her parents told her she was becoming…
African Events DMV April 2026: Your Weekend Guide
April always feels like a reset in the DMV. People come back outside, group chats get…
Third Country Deportations and What African Immigrants in the DMV Must Know Now
Something unprecedented is happening inside the U.S. immigration system, and far too many people in the…
DC’s African Food Scene Is Heating Up Before Restaurant Week 2026
As anticipation quietly builds across the DMV, the return of DC African Restaurant Week is already…
Daddy Clivert: Cameroonian-Born DMV-Based Social Media Influencer Building a diaspora Media Empire
Who Is Daddy Clivert? From Cameroon to the DMV Long before the television appearances, the red-carpet…
AfropolitanDC on April 16 Is About More Than a Party. It Is a Statement
Every April, Washington DC quietly transforms. The cherry blossoms have their moment, the tourists flood the…
ICE Arrests in Maryland Tripled. For African Immigrants, That Number Has a Face.
Numbers can sometimes lie, but not this time. The data released today by the Baltimore Banner…
Africans Are Sending $100 Billion Home. A New Symposium Is Asking: What If Some of That Money Built Something Here Too?
Every month, across kitchen tables and phone screens and Western Union counters from Hyattsville to Silver…