Category: Washington D.C. News

The University of Maryland Summer Architecture Studio is scheduled to hold a final exhibition of Lanier Heights research and design proposals on July 7 from 3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Potter House, 1658 Columbia Rd, NW. Eleven students have spent six weeks researching and designing in preparation to […]

The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities presents a visual arts exhibition featuring some of the District’s finest visual artists applying for the Fiscal Year 2018 Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP). Each artist has submitted a piece that represents their body of work and artistic perspective.This exhibition captures the broad scope of the […]

The Lower Georgia Avenue Community invites residents join them as they provide a platform for members of the community to provide input for a future Lower Georgia Ave Corridor. The group will discuss promotion, design, economic vitality and organization. Lunch will be provided and admission is free. This event will be held in the Howard […]

On June 27, D.C. Council member Robert White announced his bill, ” The Bolstering Early Growth Investment Amendment Act of 2017″ (BEGIn Act) that would create a comprehensive system of early childhood development and quality education centers for toddlers in the city regardless of family income. Council member Robert White recently introduced a bill that would […]

D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, held a public roundtable June 26 at the John A. Wilson Building. “The District’s Crime Prevention Strategies for Summer 2017” roundtable was informational in structure and while legislation is sometimes discussed during a roundtable session, none is […]

With the legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana use in Washington, D.C., entrepreneurs have found ways to make money, despite the law’s limitations on selling the product. Digital devices, like smartphones, are enabling food delivery services to connect with the weed business. The devices help delivery services, like Black-owned Mystic Morsels, create unique mechanisms to […]

District of Columbia leaders and residents aren’t supportive about the Senate health care bill that was recently delayed for further consideration. On June 27, U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that he was postponing the consideration of “The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017” until after the July 4 recess and District residents […]

The D.C. Council will hold a public hearing on June 29 at 9am at John A. Wilson building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. The hearing will be held on the Fair Elections Act of 2017 that is currently in the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. The campaign, backed by more than 70 organizations from across […]

Students from the Class of 2017 at The George Washington University will premiere two short documentary films as a capstone to their studies at the Institute for Documentary Filmmaking. This event is scheduled to be held on June 29 at 7 p.m.-10 p.m. at the Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St NW. Admission is free. […]

The romantic comedy, “Boomerang” was released on July 1st, 1992 and it was set in a fictional Black advertising agency. This film has inspired an entire generation of marketing and advertising. There will be a showing of this film held in the Oprah Winfrey Theatre on July 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the National Museum […]

2017 Advertising Hall of Fame inductee Carol H Williams, chief strategy officer at Zambezi Kristina Jenkins, and Wall Street Journal writer Stephanie Capparell share their perspectives on the past and present symbiotic relationship between the African American culture and the advertising industry in a “Represent: African Americans and the Advertising Industry” talk on July 1 […]

Urban Ministries is excited to bring their newest training workshop. Their workshop is scheduled to engage thousands of Christian educators, leaders, teachers, and volunteers across the country. This year’s program focuses on Matthew 5:16, which teaches about God’s hope to let people’s light shine in school, the community, and on the job. This is a […]