Category: Washington D.C. News

A high school dropout, Nicole Dickey adds fractions in math class at a charter school for adults, hoping to earn her high school credentials and find a good paying office job. Nicole Dickey, 39, an adult learner at Community College Preparatory Academy in southeast D.C., poses for a picture in the computer laboratory Oct. 24. […]

“We could have gone to college and earned a degree in the time it’s taken to defend our family’s business and restore my father’s legacy; but thank God we’ve come out of this whole licensing tussle, victorious,” Bo Sampson, told the AFRO following a final ruling by the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration on Nov. 3. […]

A number of communities of color throughout the country don’t have easy access to a quality, full-service grocery store. But, there is a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the support of Congressional Black Caucus, that attempts to remedy that. On Nov. 6, U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) and Donald McEachin (D-Va.), both […]

In the midst of the holiday shopping frenzy, one of the District of Columbia’s most storied thoroughfares, Minnesota Avenue, received a special designation from Mayor Muriel Bowser. Mayor Muriel Bowser (inset) enjoyed a crab cake sandwich at the MLK Deli on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast D.C. to celebrate the family-owned delicatessen during […]

In what some consider a progressive move towards racial equity for Black students in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Councilmember David Grosso (I-At-large) has introduced a bill to limit and, in some cases, end out-of-school suspensions and expulsions. The Student Fair Access to School Act of 2017, according to the bill, would work […]

MBI Health services, a certified behavioral health agency in D.C., gave turkeys to residents on Nov. 21 in honor and gratitude for slain Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter, who was a D.C. native. (pictured) MBI Senior Vice President Tony Crews and CEO Marie Morilus-Black. They gave away 400 turkeys to needy families at the celebration at […]

The World AIDS Day Mapathon is scheduled to be held on Nov. 30 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lincoln Restaurant, 1110 Vermont Ave., NW. The purpose of the event is to increase an impact against HIV/AIDS and awareness by mapping areas of high-levels of individuals with HIV in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and […]

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 […]