Author Archives: Teria Rogers

D.C. school officials have proposed changes in graduation requirements and have finalized which schools are slated to be closed. The proposed changes for graduation requirements were submitted by the D.C. Board of Education in December. The public was given the opportunity to respond in January and the school board is scheduled to vote on the […]

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray announced on Jan. 29 that the city has a budget surplus of $417 million through Fiscal Year 2012, increasing the city’s rainy day fund from $1.1 billion to $1.5 billion. The surplus is largest for the city since 2005 and the second highest surplus figure since the city gained limited independence […]

As the viewing stands go up and women shop for the perfect ball gowns, Washington-area businesses are gearing up for economic boosts from the activities of the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Though the economic impact will not be as significant as it was in 2009 when almost 2 million people converged on the nation’s capital for […]

Energized with a new chairman and five new freshman House members, the Congressional Black Caucus was sworn in for the 113th Congress Jan. 3 with a pledge from incoming Chairman Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) to “play to win” with the Obama administration in the battle for jobs, income opportunity and political influence for Black America. “I’m […]

Jeffrey Collins, fidgeting as only a 3-year-old can three days before Christmas, was crying, twisting and turning in line as he and his mother, JoAnn Gilchrist, waited to take a picture with Santa Claus. They were part of the crowd at the World Mission Society Church’s Annual Toys for Needy Kids Give Away Rally at […]