Category: Washington D.C. News

Nearly 150 District of Columbia residents and political leaders braved the cold weather on Dec. 30 to attend a Kwanzaa celebration hosted by D.C. Council member Trayon White (D-Ward 8). “In the Black community, unity is important,” White told the AFRO. “We as a people are stronger together when we support each other, particularly during […]

Helen Virginia Tate, who wrote a column on religious activities and prominent African-American ministers and laypersons for many years for the AFRO-American Newspapers, died Dec. 25, 2017 at the age of 92. The late Helen Tate was a religion columnist for the AFRO. (Courtesy Photo) During the latter part of the 20th century, Tate was […]

Long before the U street corridor was lined with towering apartment buildings and restaurants there was a Masonic Temple where members of Social Lodge #1 fed people in the Washington, D.C. community on New Year’s Day. The Mason held its annual community celebration on Jan. 1 at the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of […]

As the New Year begins, many look forward to a brighter and more prosperous future that is bright with possibility. College campuses, particularly predominantly White institutions (PWIs), in the D.C. area are no exception. American University (AU), a private college located in northwest Washington, D.C. with just 7 percent of its student body population classified […]

The recent arrest of Paul Trantham, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 8, has his neighbors talking. On Dec. 19, 2017, Trantham was arrested for driving under the influence in Oxon Hill, Md., according to court documents. He was taken in by a Prince George’s County police officer at the 5100 block of Indian Head […]

High school students from 20 schools were blunt with District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson about how DCPS can better serve them, with many calling on the new chancellor to prioritize stronger internet connections and modern technology in the upcoming budget. In a Dec. 21 meeting at the school system’s headquarters, students leveled […]

The National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW, is scheduled to host 1968: Shaping the District on Jan. 6 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Explore D.C. as it was in 1968: a predominantly African American city in a complex time of grassroots organizing, groundbreaking initiatives, creative expression, racism, protests, and activism. This collaborative event […]

Visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave., NW, on Jan. 7 from noon to 5 p.m. for Community Day. Community Day is free for participants. Residents can take the opportunity to explore the museum’s newly reinstalled collection and current exhibitions, including the Magnetic Fields exhibition. The Magnetic Fields expands […]

The Human Rights Campaign Greater Washington is scheduled to hold a Volunteer Open House on Jan. 10 at it headquarters located at 1640 Rhode Island Ave, N.W. Members of the organization’s Steering Committee will be on hand to discuss upcoming volunteer activities and leadership opportunities. Please RVSP at act.hrc.org.

The Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington is hosting the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Multifaith Program, titled “His Voice, His Teachings, His Love for Humanity,” on Jan. 7 from 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, located at 1313 New York Ave., NW. This free annual event unites the community to […]

The African American Women’s Resource Center is currently holding Kitchen Table Talks. Kitchen Table Talks are talks with women of color who participated in a movement, including the Civil Rights Movement, movements for Women rights or movements for the rights of the LGBT community. The concept of the Kitchen Table talks spans from a Black […]

FORT WASHINGTON, Md. (AP) — A woman was pulled from the Potomac River by boaters after witnesses say she jumped from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Woodrow Wilson Bridge. (Photo By Andrew Bossi, Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons) Mark Brady, a spokesman for the fire and rescue department in Prince George’s County, Maryland, said on his […]