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A 104-year-old Washington, D.C. resident was among several local volunteers honored during a recent ceremony. Virginia McLaurin, 104, was recognized by Mayor Vincent Gray for her work with special needs children at the Sharp Health School in Northwest Washington, D.C. “Grandma Virginia,” as she is affectionally known, has served for more than 20 years as […]

A purple parade of over 4,000 walkers will march for the rising ranks of lupus patients in D.C., Maryland and Virginia — now more than 80,000 strong and served by the Lupus Foundation of America-D.C./Maryland Virginia Chapter. With participant numbers now quintupling since the first event, the 8th Annual DC Walk to End Lupus Now […]

The Washington Wizards celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr with an interactive panel discussion for 50 high school students prior to today’s Wizards game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The discussion focused on Dr. King’s legacy and its relevance to the world today. Broadcaster Christy Winters Scott led the diverse panel that featured […]

Friends of the Anacostia Community Museum came together Jan. 14 to remember the legacy of two Black leaders in an event featuring focusing on the leaders of tomorrow. Just before they entered the Baird Auditorium at the National Museum of Natural History on Jan. 14, a young usher greeted attendees with a pleasant smile, saying […]

Some believe a church is not the place for classical jazz performances, but the Rev. Brian Hamilton is not one of them. Hamilton has co-pastored Westminster Presbyterian Church in southwest Washington, D.C. with his wife, the Rev. Ruth Hamilton, since 1996. When they arrived, he had been involved with jazz vespers and wanted an ongoing […]

Maysa Leak knew when her mother took her to see a performance of the Broadway show Purlie as a little girl that she would be an entertainer one day. And for decades she has worked as a singer. She left Morgan State University for Los Angeles to back up Stevie Wonder. She traveled across the Atlantic […]

The Prince William County alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosted its annual oratorical competition Jan. 20, for middle and high school students in Prince William County, Va., as part of their celebration to pay homage to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders. “Many believe that was successful in […]

Members of Washington, D.C.-area faith-based, government, professional and educational organizations gathered Jan. 18 for a prayer breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to discuss ways to help the needy–feed and clothe the poor, assist men and women reentering society after incarceration and to move the struggle for civil rights forward into the […]