Category: Washington D.C. News

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 […]

Brainy Girl Productions is scheduled to host Black Card Revoked: A Comedy Show, where local comedians will have to answer trivia questions related to Black culture. If they are right, they move into a 10 minute comedy set. If they answer the question wrong, they get just 7 minutes and give an audience member a […]

In the wake of a shooting that left Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise and two federal police officers wounded, Reps. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) and Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) introduced legislation which would allow representatives and senators to carry handguns for their own protection.   However, with District officials and residents firmly opposed to open-carry gun legislation, lines […]

A racial epithet allegedly used against several Black players during a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) semifinal game has not been thoroughly investigated by team or league officials, or resulted in disciplinary action. Parents of two Black St. John’s College High School players allege that a first-team all-conference White midfielder from Paul VI Catholic High […]

Ben’s Chili Bowl is revamping its well-known mural wall. Like the old mural, the new mural honors various heroes and influences of Black history. Ben’s Chili Bowl teamed up with artist and Washingtonian Aniekan Udofia, and accompanied by his Art Director Mia DuVall, unveiled the newest and — what is intended to be the last […]

Though District-wide property crimes are slightly down, smash and grab car break-ins are occurring more frequently in neighborhoods east of the Anacostia river. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, as of June 20, total property crime in D.C. is down 1 percent (13,354) from the same time a year ago (13,556) with theft from automobiles […]

On June 17, the Ward 8 Democrats hosted a panel discussion titled: Concentrated Poverty: Understanding the Effects on Neighborhoods. Participants included Stan Jackson, president of the Anacostia Economic Development Corporation; Ward 8 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Greta Fuller; Linnea Lassiter of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute; Beverly Wheeler of D.C. Hunger Solutions; and Kathy Zickuhr of […]

Josh Norman, a 29-year old cornerback for Washington’s NFL team, is bringing hope and help to the youth of the Washington, D.C. area by opening a branch of his foundation in the city. Norman’s Starz24 foundation was founded in his hometown of Greenwood, S.C. The foundation works to bring youth enrichment programs to disadvantaged children. […]