Category: Washington D.C. News

Mount Calvary Baptist Church, located at 608 North Horners Lane, is scheduled to kick off their HBCU Week 2017 with the HBCU Gospel Music Festival on Oct. 28 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Featured music groups include the Howard University Gospel Choir, Next Generation of Praise Choir and the Virginia State University Gospel Chorale. […]

Black Women for Positive Change is scheduled to host its fifth annual week dedicated to non-violence. The week is slated to begin with D.C. Justice & Opportunity UnityRally and Harmony Jam on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in Southeast D.C. on Oct. 21. The event is being held to promote non-violence and harmony. Speakers include […]

(October 21, 2017) Howard University is celebrating 150 years of homecoming traditions. Since Monday, Oct. 16, with the Homecoming Kickoff Rally, to this Oct. 22’s Alumni Brunch and Fashion Show and several events in between, current and former students of the prestigious historically Black universitywill be coming together for the annual festivities. Howard University Celebrates […]

Marcus Goodwin wants District of Columbia residents to live comfortably and says he will make that happen if he defeats D.C. Council member Anita Bonds in 2018. Goodwin, who works in real estate development and has worked in investment banking in New York City, formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic D.C. at-large seat at […]

While Washington D.C. residents who are 21 years old and older can legally enjoy cannabis on private property, certain district employers and agencies still do not allow their employees to use marijuana. “Legislation may change. There may be things in legislation that allow marijuana, but, that’s just for the average person,” said a Drug Free […]

Celebrated as a showplace “where D.C. meets its water,” Phase I of the $2.5 billion waterfront redevelopment project has fallen flat in the opinions of several Black residents of the Ward 6 neighborhood. Its developer-studded opening Oct. 12 ushered in new era of congestion, disenfranchisement and lack of security for Southwest residents, many of whom […]

At Howard University’s stadium-packed football games, the Bison cheerleading squad pulses with the heartbeat of school spirit ripened over 150 years. Each cheerleader’s face is delicately contoured with makeup and their signature red, white and blue uniforms are crisp. And while the cheer team executes their mission, which is buoying the football players and eliciting […]

A talk that analyzes the work of Thomas Stockett, a former editorial cartoonist for the Afro-American Newspapers, is scheduled to be included in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s 2017 Archives Fair: Performance and Preservation on Oct. 21. “The Fight in Black and White: The Afro-American Newspaper and the Political Cartoons of Thomas A. […]

On Oct.17-18, the American Heart Association/Mid-Atlantic Affiliate is scheduled to host the EmPOWERED to Serve Summit at 800 Florida Avenue, NE, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The EmPOWERED to Serve  Summit will build on progress made by the American Heart Association as they have continued to work with local and national partners to build […]

The 2017 D.C. Department of Health is scheduled to host a Food, Safety, and Defense Conference on Oct. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW. The conference is free and will feature numerous presentations and workshops geared towards bringing awareness towards food safety and defense.  Nutritional experts will also explain […]

Acclaimed Pastor John Gray of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas is scheduled to be the speaker for the One Night Fall Revival at Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church (GMCHC), located at 610 Rhode Island Ave. on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Gray has been featured on shows, such as “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” and […]

The D.C.-area’s Affirming Clinician Get-Together is scheduled to be held on Oct. 20 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 2440 M Street NW in  suite 200. The event is free and hopes to inspire a collaborative approach about health and wellness services offered in D.C. that cater to the LGBTQIA+ community. One of our […]