Category: Washington D.C. News

Orie Ulu, a senior at the prestigious Choate Rosemary Hall boarding school in Connecticut, has her sights set on five top universities thanks to a scholarship that would cover most of her expenses. Orie Ulu, a resident from D.C. who is currently attending boarding school in Connecticut, was recently named a QuestBridge scholar. (Courtesy photo) […]

HIV/AIDS awareness, infant mortality and drug and alcohol abuse programs are services provided by nonprofit organizations Access to Wholistic, Productive Living Institute and the Ward 7 Arts Collaborative at the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization in Northeast Washington, D.C. The partnership provides community and public services to residents living east of the river by bringing […]

District Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Public School (DCPS) officials recently announced that the public high school graduation rate topped 70 percent during the 2016-2017 school year. This is a first for the school system since 2011 when the city began using the Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR), a way of measuring high school completion […]

Washington, D.C. – Howard University will welcome Bishop W. Darin Moore to the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel pulpit, this Sunday, November 19th. Moore is the Presiding Bishop of the Mid-Atlantic Episcopal District for the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Washington, D.C. Bishop W. Darin Moore Moore is a native of Mt. Vernon, New York. […]

The Dailey Method D.C. is hosting a free yoga flow on Nov. 18 at 1201 U Street, NW. The yoga event will occur from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wine and snacks will be available. The mission of the event, hosted by two yoga instructors, is to provide a retreat to Haiti and show participants […]

Family-friendly circus clowns Pinot & Augustine are scheduled to star in a show jam-packed with physical comedy on Nov. 18 at the National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Bursting with melodic surprises from the ridiculous to the sublime, these two clowns are slated to perform their own unique compositions with musical saws and an extra-special […]

Montpelier Elementary School, located at 219 Riggs Rd NE, is scheduled to hold a day of community outreach on Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are scheduled to deliver meals to individuals with health issues or concerns that make them unable to travel to somewhere nice to eat. Parents, students, and members of […]

The Washington D.C. Center for the LGBTQ community is scheduled to host an annual Solution to Wellness 2017 Conference on Nov. 18 at 2000 14th Street, NE. The mission of the conference is to bring together organizations, health providers, and community activists in the discussion of issues on wellness. Workshops will also be included with […]

The Anacostia Community Museum is celebrating its 50-year anniversary on Nov. 13 at 1901 Fort Place, SE. From Nov. 13-Dec. 6, the museum will host informational workshops on its founding. The workshops will also highlight the Anacostia Community Museum’s evolution as a neighborhood museum, and the community that has shaped and sustained it. Attendees will […]

Alfred Street Baptist Come As You Are Experience Alfred Street Baptist Church, located at 301 S. Alfred St., is scheduled to host a Come As You Are Worship Experience on Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. The event will include a social hour and networking event. This free monthly event gives millennials an opportunity to discuss […]

The District of Columbia is mourning the death of Dolores Kendrick, its poet laureate for nearly two decades. Kendrick died Nov. 7 at her D.C. home at age 90. Dolores Kendrick, Washington’s Poet Laureate. (Photo/loc.gov) “This week, our city lost a poet, a trailblazer, and a tremendous source of inspiration – a woman who began […]

Two health and wellness professionals are launching a new event that focuses on love as a new way of helping individuals in the Washington D.C. area. The Black Love Industry Professionals, or BLIP, Association’s Love Salon, scheduled for Nov. 11 in Northwest D.C., will teach attendees that the word love has everything to do with […]