In D.C., there is a lot of love spread about for Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. And he has not played a real game yet. But he’s a black quarterback in Chocolate City. An ideal mix. Doug Williams was revered as the Redskins’ quarterback and elevated into iconic status when he led the team [...]
Engulfed in Scandal and Corruption, Washington, D.C., Has Become an Embarrassment
July 17, 2012 | Posted by
Even before it became known as Chocolate City (CC), Washington, D.C. was a mecca for African Americans, home to Howard University, Duke Ellington, the Howard Theatre, civil service jobs and a thriving intellectual black middle class. Even after the 1968 riots and a hard time for many commercial areas in town, D.C. made its way [...]
