Category: Washington D.C. News

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 […]

On Sept. 30, two marches – the March for Racial Justice and the March for Black Women — included men and women from several different racial and ethnic backgrounds, marching in unity, to the DOJ to advocate for Black women and racial equality. (Photos by Rob Roberts)

On Oct. 7, from 11 a.m.-  7 p.m., and on Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., churchgoers are invited to attend St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral’s 54th Annual Fall Bazaar, 3500 Massachusetts Ave., NW.  Participants will be able to experience Eastern European food, books and gifts, and tours of our beautiful cathedral. (Courtesy Photo/gofundme)

The last outdoor costume event of the season is scheduled to be held at the Brookland’s Farmer’s Market, located at  716 Monroe St., NE, on Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon.. Enjoy the crisp air as you create hats and necklaces for children in hospitals and care facilities. The event is free to attend. […]

The Day of Dignity is a family program that provides free food produce, hot meals, school supplies, family activities, and entertainment. The event is scheduled to be held on October 7 at America’s Islamic Heritage Museum, located at  2315 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation’s mission is to serve the Washington D.C. jazz community by providing a weekly jam session, an annual jazz festival, and arts advocacy on behalf of D.C. jazz musicians. The Capitol Hill Jazz Fest, will occur on October 7 at Garfield Park — 2nd St., SE & F St., SE.  The […]

American University has released photographs and video footage of a suspect they say distributed 10 racist fliers bearing the Confederate flag, cotton stalks and the phrase “Huzzah for Dixie” around the university’s Washington, D.C. campus earlier this week. This photograph shows one of the 10 racist fliers bearing the Confederate flag, cotton stalks and the […]

Jeannette Mobley hopes to return Ward 5 Democrats to the place of prominence they once held in Washington, D.C. politics. Jeannette Mobley recently elected President of Washington D.C.’s Ward 5 Democrats (Courtesy Photo) Mobley was sworn in as President of the Ward 5 Democrats along with her fellow officers at a Sept. 25 meeting at […]