Category: Washington D.C. News

The annual Blessing Bag Event for the Homeless will be held on Oct.15 at the Howard County Library System HCLS, Central Branch, located at 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event is free and family-friendly and will include organizations such as the Model to your Children the Gift of Giving, […]

Montgomery College is hosting their annual World of Montgomery Festival on Oct. 15 from noon to 4 p.m. at Montgomery College, located at 51 Mannakee St. The free festival will hold various activities to celebrate and display the rich culture and heritages that make up the Washington D.C. area. It will include a Parade of […]

The District of Columbia Nurses Association  (DCNA) chapter at the United Medical Center (UMC) voted “no confidence” in the leadership of the hospital on Sept. 28. UMC Chief Executive Officer Luis Hernandez and Executive Vice President of Patient Care Service & Chief Nursing Officer Maribel Torres, who were appointed to their positions in 2016 and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia officials said Thursday they won’t appeal a court ruling striking down a portion of the city’s gun laws, a decision that means it will soon be easier for gun owners to get concealed carry permits in the nation’s capital. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, joined by from left, […]

Washington, D.C. council members Vincent Gray and Robert White want to change the way infants and toddlers are educated in the District of Columbia. D.C. Council members Vincent Gray, D-Ward 7 (left) and Robert White, D-At-large (right) introduce bills to improve early education and health services for children. (Courtesy photo) Gray, a Ward 7 Democrat, […]

Many of the District of Columbia’s political elites took a boat ride on the Potomac River on the Nina’s Dandy to praise the work of the Anacostia Coordinating Council and were asked to support the organization more. Washington D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), D.C. Council Chairman Phil Pannell (D) […]

Former NFL player and Prince George’s county native Shawne Merriman brought NASCAR to youth in the metropolitan area Oct. 2. Just months following his initial visit to D.C. for the launch of his “Light’s Out” clothing line, Merriman hosted his very first “Light’s Out Youth Activation Drive” event at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. […]

After praising D.C. Public Schools during the Emmys broadcast on Sept. 17, comedian, actor and film director Dave Chappelle was at the center of a media and public frenzy at Duke Ellington School of the Arts on Sept. 29. The public high school auditorium thundered with applause as Chappelle, 44, walked onstage dressed casually in […]

John Edgar Rust, 24, a White registered sex offender, according to The Washington Post, was arrested Oct. 4 for threatening to murder Black Howard University students, faculty and others. John Edgar Rust (Virginia State Police) According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Rust is, “charged with the transmission in interstate commerce of a communication […]

Washington D.C. native David McCoy is the AFRO’s new advertising account executive for the Washington D.C. metropolitan region and other national areas. “One thing I want to accomplish here is making the AFRO’s presence more felt with residents and business owners,” McCoy, 37, said. David McCoy is the {AFRO}’s new advertising account executive. He began the […]

On the heels of a gathering of lupus educators patients, and pharmaceutical companies, critical gaps in public awareness have been found. Despite disproportionately impacting African-American women, lupus remains largely enigmatic among screenings and awareness within the Black community. Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease with the ability to damage any part of the body (skin, joints, […]

“It’s excruciating. I’ve never had birth pain, but you know how they say birth pain is worse than menstrual cramp pain? It trumps all of those,” said Sireca Gregory, 32, who was diagnosed with the crippling red blood cell disorder sickle cell disease (SCD) at age 3. “You can’t move, you don’t want to eat […]