Category: Washington D.C. News

The Global Women’s Institute is scheduled to host a panel “Connecting the Dots: Exploring the Intersection of Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children” on Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, 950 New Hampshire Ave., NW. The panel will discuss common factors that lead to […]

Community nonprofit organizations ONE D.C. and Empower D.C. will host “On My Mind/In My Heart: The Voices of Women in Public Housing” on Dec. 1 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Ambassador Baptist Church, located at 1412 Minnesota Ave., SE. The free event is a performance led by the voices and perspectives of six […]

Foundry United Methodist Church and nonprofit organization Friends of Stead Park will host their annual Community Christmas Festival on Dec. 2 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Foundry United Methodist Church, 1500 16th St., NW. This free event will include free photos with Santa, crafts, snacks and a donation drive for attendees to bring […]

Agape Embassy Ministries will host their Blessed, Bold and Beautiful Breakfast Bazaar on Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Rd. The event will be hosted by Dr. Renee Mills and will feature guest speakers and various vendors. Registration is required. Breakfast is also included.

Busboys and Poets Books is scheduled to host author Peter Edelman of “Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America” to 14th and V St., NW on Nov. 27 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. In addition to exposing racially biased policing, the Justice Department’s Ferguson Report exposed to the world a system […]

Washington, D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) announced Nov. 15 that he will run for a third term on the city’s legislative body, and it appears he has strong support through the region. Kenyan McDuffie has decided to run for another term as D.C.’s Ward 5 Council member. (Courtesy photo) McDuffie is the chairman […]

CityCenterDC is scheduled to kick off the holiday season with an exciting evening of performances from the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C. and the inspirational viral sensation Cardinal Shehan School Choir from Baltimore. The event is scheduled to be held on Nov. 25 from 6 p.m.-7 p.m at The Park at CityCenter, 10th Street, […]

Amid an unprecedented affordable housing crisis, District officials are bracing for a potential fall-out from the loss of tax incentives to developers under a tax cut proposed by President Donald J. Trump and amended by the U.S. House of Representatives. The House Republican Tax Reform Bill, H.R. 1, which proposes to reduce corporate and individual […]

Legendary Black actress Jenifer Lewis, known as the “Mother of Black Hollywood,” recently spoke to young aspiring performers at a high school in Northwest Washington, D.C. Actress Jenifer Lewis shared some of her life experiences with students at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. (Courtesy photo) On Nov. 17, Lewis, 60, visited Duke Ellington School […]

The leaders of places of worship in Ward 8 recently met to talk about concerns they have regarding the so-called “rain tax” and what will be done to combat violence in the ward. On Nov. 11, Ward 8 Faith Leaders organization met at The Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church to discuss a wide range of […]

Agnes Gilson, a 28-year-old Haitian-American entrepreneur, said she loves that she’s known as the Brazilian waxing “beast” and fully embraces the nickname. Agnes Gilson has a small business in Silver Spring that offers waxing services. (Photo by Influplexity PR) Gilson owns Waxing with Aggy in Silver Spring, Md., and says Brazilian waxes are her specialty. […]