Category: Washington D.C. News

The District has become the latest municipality to petition the National Park Service (NPS) to remove Confederate or racially-sensitive memorials from public parks. In an Aug. 17 statement, eight council elected officials asked NPS to remove a statute of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike from the grounds of the Judiciary Square, which borders the District Superior […]

The District of Columbia held its 2nd Annual Chuck Brown Day on Aug. 20 at Chuck Brown Memorial Park in Northeast D.C. Their patrons got to listen to the Chuck Brown Band, participate in fun activities and pay homage to the Godfather of Go-Go music. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton designated Aug. 22 – Brown’s […]

The Metropolitan Community Church of Washington, D.C. (MCDCC), located at 474 Ridge St. NW, is scheduled to host a “Holy Conversation on Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction” on Aug. 26 from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. The roundtable time will provide a safe space, devoted to dialogue, instruction and healing. Rev. Sandra Morris of […]

Two teenagers stirred up controversy at Howard University — a historically black college, or HBCU — on Saturday when they arrived at the campus wearing Make America Great Again paraphernalia, drawing a sharp response from the college’s students and prompting a Twitter thread from the university. (Twitter Photo) The high school students said Howard students […]

On Aug. 24, the National Juvenile Defender Center is hosting a book discussion and signing with author and activist Jim St. Germain at Busboys and Poets, located between 14th and V, from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. His new memoir, { A Stone of Hope}, was published by HarperCollins in July.  St. Germain, co-founder of Preparing Leaders […]

In an effort to improve the health and wellness of D.C.’s communities, Sibley Memorial Hospital is launching a first-of-its-kind Community Health Innovators in Residence Program. The program, which consists of Wards 7 and 8 organizations and residents, will work collaboratively with Sibley to create solutions for improving health and wellness issues in the community. According […]

More than a dozen independent movies about people with African roots are scheduled to take center stage in Washington D.C. over the weekend at the African Diaspora International Film Festival. The festival, scheduled from Aug. 18 through Aug. 20, commences at The George Washington University’s Marvin Center, 800 21st Street NW. Languages represented in the […]

Ed Potillo died suddenly on Aug. 9, impacting the city and several city leaders. Potillo recently stepped down from his position as chairman of the Ward 7 Democrats and was the vice chairman of the Washington D.C. Democratic State Committee. Ed Potillo, Ward 7 political leader, died on Aug. 9. (Courtesy photo) “I am saddened […]

Lizzie Edwards has come to dread the end of summer for reasons beyond an eventual end to warmer weather and trips to local beaches with her twin sons. The Ward 7 resident, and her husband Bobby, found this year that budgeting for the return to school exceeded the costs for a week-long, family vacation. And […]

On Aug. 13, some students were preparing for the school year with the help of D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D). Mendelson sponsored haircuts and shape-ups for boys at the Davis Barbershop in Ward 8. This is the second year he has done this in partnership with the Davis family, who are national leaders in […]

The love and respect Washingtonians continue to have for legendary Go-Go artist and founder Chuck Brown shows most in the indelible footprint of his music and mentorship on both the music industry and the city.  In celebration of the 3rd Annual Chuck Brown Day, which is scheduled for Aug. 19, the D.C. Public Library hosted […]