Category: Washington D.C. News

A special needs student at Ballou High School has died 19 days after police said he was attacked in the classroom over a cellular phone. Joevon Smith was hit in the face and body several times at the school on Jan. 10 after he wouldn’t let two people use his cellphone, according to police. The […]

AltaGas, a Canadian company, wants to merge with Washington Gas at the purchase price of $4.5 billion. Washington Gas is the primary producer and supplier of natural gas in the Washington, D.C. region. AltaGas has already gotten approval from national government agencies such as Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department […]

The District’s Shiloh Baptist Church hosted its 27th Annual Martin Luther King Memorial Prayer Breakfast. The Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, used the event to call for a new Poor People’s Campaign. In the wake of King’s death in 1968, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy made good on […]

The prospect of Amazon placing its second headquarters in the District of Columbia has city residents enthusiastic about its potential economic and psychological impacts. On Jan. 18, Amazon officials released 20 cities that are on its list for the facility. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said she is proud the District made the cut out […]

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. […]