Category: D.C. Community

A “Service of Celebration, Affirmation and Dedication” was held recently for Roslyn Brock, chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors, at the Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, Va. Seen with Brock is her mother and sister, who look on while the Honorable Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, conducts the ceremonial swearing-in. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, pastor, pastor of Empowerment Temple […]

As part of their mission to enhance the quality of life in the District of Columbia through community service and sisterhood during the organization’s observance of Finer Womanhood during Women’s History Month, the Beta Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority recently held a community awareness and awards program at the Catholic University of America’s […]

On March 27, three of the nation’s leading jurists were honored and four students with disabilities received scholarships during the 18th annual Scandrett Fundraising Brunch and Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Howard University. Howard students Emeka John Eni, Ivy Jean Pierce, Leighton E. Francis and Keri Ann Douglass each received $1,200 toward their educational pursuits. “I […]

As the college admissions process becomes more complex and competitive, students and parents are often left with more questions than answers as they prepare for life after grade school. To help high school students and their families with the college entrance process, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Potomac & Chesapeake […]

George Washington University recently surprised nine local Washington, D.C., high school seniors with full scholarships to attend the university during an assembly at Ballou High School. The scholarships, awarded through the GW-Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarship Awards, were given to students from several Wards throughout the District, including Wards 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8.

Last week, Procter & Gamble’s My Black is Beautiful campaign in cooperation with BET Networks and Dunbar High School, offered the students at Dunbar High School an opportunity to engage in a dialogue about Black beauty and self-esteem. Twenty-five pre-selected Dunbar students were asked to create a visual interpretation of what the My Black is […]

Award-winning gospel star Yolanda Adams visited Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Md., on March 20 to promote high blood pressure awareness in the Black community. Adams, who is also a nationally syndicated radio host, spoke in support of the Believe in Healthy BP campaign sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. The event allowed community members […]

Prince George’s Community College has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service, according to a press release sent to the AFRO. The honor roll is the highest federal recognition an institution of higher learning can receive for volunteering, service learning and civic […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – More than 3,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will attend the group’s 79th North Atlantic Regional Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center from March 24-28. The staging of the conference, which is close to the nation’s capital and to Maryland’s state capital, will give Alpha Kappa Alpha […]

The Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal organization which oversees the government’s public service efforts, has put out its annual call to citizens nationwide to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by volunteering and taking part in community events planned for January 18. In 1994, Congress designated the holiday a “day of […]