Category: Washington D.C. News

Mount Moriah Baptist Church and Hill Havurah, an independent Jewish community, are hosting “A Memorial To Lives Taken by Gun Violence” at 1636 E. Capitol St., NE on Nov. 12 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. The event, which will address the significance of community involvement in decreasing gun violence in Ward 6, will be led by […]

The officers and members of Zion Baptist Church are inviting residents in the area to the annual observance of HBCU Day to celebrate Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m. on Nov. 12. The guest speaker is slated to be Rev. Justin Rhodes, executive pastor of Trinidad Baptist […]

D.C. Council member Trayon White, a Democrat who represents Ward 8, has had enough of the violence in his jurisdiction and issued a call for an aggressive plan of action to put a stop to it. Trayon White represents Ward 8 on the D.C. Council. (Courtesy Photo) White held a news conference on Oct. 27 […]

School has become a solace for Warren King, a 13-year-old boy living in the Parkland Apartments in Southeast D.C. He has seen more tragedy in his life than most adults. King said he dives into his work and activities at Johnson Middle School, which is about an eight minute walk from his home, so he […]

A Washington, D.C. lawyer is in the process of releasing his second children’s book to inspire the growth of young minds. “When we are determined to find a way, a way will reveal itself,” Ryan Jones, Washington, D.C.-based lawyer told the AFRO about his experience writing his second children’s book, titled Spiraling Stair Steps. The publication […]

Toni Lanes has bipolar disorder but she says it doesn’t have her. Instead, she is a successful artist that has traveled the world selling her pieces and exemplifying how mental health is not what defines a person. In 2013, Toni Lanes became a client at Art Enables, a nonprofit organization, and was later promoted to […]

The race to replace D.C. Council member Anita Bonds has a millennial feel to it as Aaron Holmes, a 34-year-old resident of Ward 8, has joined the fray to knock off the incumbent next year. Holmes is a well-known political activist who unsuccessfully ran for the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat in 2016. He wants […]

Justin Fairfax is in a tough race to be Virginia’s lieutenant governor, but he is doing everything he can to convince voters in his state that he is ready to be their second most influential political leader. Polls have consistently shown Fairfax leading Vogel by as much as six points and as little as one […]

U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson, a Black woman based in Washington, D.C. and the presiding judge over Paul Manafort’s 12-count indictment, placed President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman on house arrest with a $10 million bail for money laundering and other financial crimes. Manafort, and his former business associate Rick Gates, have been brought up […]

The Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is scheduled to host a panel entitled, “The Intersection of Mental Health and the Law” on Nov. 3, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1301 K Street, NW #1000 East Tower. The event hopes to bring mental health practitioners from different areas to inform, listen, […]

The 25th anniversary of the Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) is scheduled to be located at St. Francis Hall, 1340 Quincy Street NE on Nov. 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. These awards are given annually to the authors and illustrators of children and young adult books pertinent to Africa offered in the United […]

The Children’s African Book Awards is scheduled to host a free family festival which will be held at the National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave., SE from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 4. There are various games and workshops planned that are family-friendly. Children will be given the opportunity to spin […]