Category: D.C. Community

Through August 2010, Mahogany Books will host an area-wide book drive campaign to increase literacy and access to books among the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Residents are encouraged to donate books from various categories such as fiction, board books, educational workbooks, biography, science, mat and art. For those unable to visit a drop-off site, donations […]

Popular Washington, D.C. attraction Madame Tussauds is helping families celebrate fathers with free admission to any dad accompanied by a full paying child June 19-21. Madame Tussauds D.C. features an array of lifelike figures from American history, sports, pop culture, music, fashion and more. Dads and their families will have the opportunity to participate in […]

Digital Network Group (DNG), a company located in the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation’s Technology Assistance Center, and it’s educational outreach program, Kinetic Potential (KP) Scholars, has announced a partnership with Cricket Wireless to provide underprivileged students in the Washington, D.C. area with Internet access and refurbished computers. The first distribution of the Internet service and […]

Cardoza Senior High School in Northwest Washington served as the backdrop for graduation ceremonies in honor of the first class of registered apprenticeship graduates of the D.C. Apprenticeship Academy. More importantly, the 12 apprentice electricians, who ranged in ages from 22 to 30, were recognized for having completed the Academy’s four-year program which required some […]

African Americans interested in tracing their ancestry often face roadblocks. The American slave system scattered Black families, separating husbands from wives and parents from children, making it difficult for later generations to trace their family’s roots. But this past weekend’s First Saturday Presentations, held at U Street’s African American Civil War Museum, showed that while […]

The Maryland Insurance Administration will be participating in a variety of community events in Prince George’s County to offer insurance information to consumers. Offering an array of information on annuities, title insurance and homeowners’ insurance, trained staff will also be available to answer any personal questions consumers may have. “Education and consumer awareness are key […]

Being adopted at an early age did not hinder what Stacie Turner would ultimately become. After growing up with a family that encouraged her to obtain what she wanted in life, she set out to encourage teens with similar backgrounds and provide them with the same motivation she received. “I have always looked at what was […]

WASHINTON, D.C. — The D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation held its fourth annual “Meet the Future” luncheon May 14 to benefit career and technical education programs in the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School. The awards program spotlighted the foundation’s sponsors and recognized scholarship winners, alumni and graduating seniors. Keynote speaker […]

HYATTSVILLE — On May 29, the organizers of Partners in Lifting Athletic Youth (PLAY) held a three-on-three basketball tournament to benefit high school students in Prince George’s County. PLAY was founded by seven graduates of Northwestern High School in Hyattsville. The friends had gone off to college—most to play college football. They hardly ever saw […]

Aisha Cooper, 17, recently took top honors at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s (NFTE DC Region) 31st semi-annual Regional Business Plan Competition, when she wowed judges with her business plan for her dog walking start-up, PuppyLOVE. Aisha attends TC Williams High School and edged out four other teenage entrepreneurs from the region for the first […]

A Spiritual Renewal Week, in the form of a revival, will be held at 7 p.m. on June 3 and 4 at Peoples Congregational UCC, 4704 13th St. N.W. The evangelist will be the Rev. Dr. James Forbes, a world renowned preacher and pastor emeritus at Riverside Church in New York City. Forbes, who was […]