Category: Washington D.C. News

Dionne Reeder, a small business owner in Ward 8, wants to be the next Independent D.C. Council member because she wants to help Washingtonians be the best they can be and have a thriving city to which they can contribute. “Let’s make the investments in our communities to allow every D.C. resident to reach their […]

Groundbreaking, award-winning gospel artist, Edwin Hawkins, died Jan. 15 at his home in Pleasanton, California, after battling pancreatic cancer.  He was 74. Hawkins is best known for his lively, rhythm and blues rendition of “Oh Happy Day” paving a way for a major shift in gospel music. Edwin Hawkins performing at Paramount Theatre in Oakland, […]

Washington, D.C. Sisters Anointed for Encouragement will host their January conference “The Assignment: Living in Purpose” from 2-5 p.m. Jan. 27 at THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE, Washington, D.C., 20020. The event will feature a discussion about following one’s purpose, followed by a vision spiritual board creative session. Washington, D.C. The Episcopal Diocese of Washington […]

More than half of Tumeka Coleman’s 40 students came into her third grade English Language Arts classroom in September performing below their grade level. “When they come to me, I have to teach them where they are and then fast-forward them to where they need to be,” Coleman told the AFRO. “But sometimes it’s a […]

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) told District of Columbia residents recently that her administration is working hard to make life better in the city and she plans on working on that for some time. Bowser released her transition plan accountability report that tracks her 2014 campaign promises and how she has kept up with them […]

Concerned about President Donald J. Trumps’ continued effort to roll back decades of gains, religious pastors of some of the Districts largest congregations have organized into a new coalition to grapple with national and local issues. Concerned with the current path of the country, D.C. clergy, including Rev. Cheryl Sanders, Rev. Oran Young and Rev. […]

Amid a budget cut and a pending legislation, D.C. leaders are gearing up to ensure that this year’s Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is the most impactful, yet. For nearly four decades, the program has offered jobs to D.C. youth, many of whom live in neighborhoods with the city’s highest rates of […]

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade that takes place on the third Monday of January has long recognized the contributions of the slain civil rights leader but, in the District of Columbia, it has recently taken a political tone. On Jan. 15, several community organizations took part in the annual parade starting […]

American University’s campus ministry offices and student organizations is scheduled to host an interfaith service of reflection in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 17 at noon at the Kay Spiritual Life Center, located at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. The event’s guest preacher is AU alumnus Rev. Dr. Joseph Daniels Jr., […]

As part of the D.C. Language Immersion Project, the Thurgood Marshall Center, located at 1816 12th Street, NW, is scheduled to host a Bilingual Education Fair on Jan. 20 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The fair will allow parents to discover multilingual education options and fun resources that will let them bring bilingual education […]