Category: Washington D.C. News

In conjunction with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Crystal R. Emery, CEO of URU The Right to Be will host a forum on diversity and inclusion in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) professions. The forum is called, “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See.” It will be held on June […]

The Memorial Foundation,, the foundation responsible for building the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) have again united to present an inspiring and powerful summer film series at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. This summer will mark the fourth anniversary for the film […]

The Washington, DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance (DCHBCUAA) community outreach mission is to improve the health and well-being of our communities with efforts aimed at reducing health disparities that are pervasive in predominantly Black communities. The alliance is scheduled to host its 5th Annual 5k run, 2k walk on June 24 at 8 a.m. at […]

If you’re a woman of a certain age living in the District and receiving Medicaid benefits, don’t be surprised if AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia reminds you that it’s time for a mammogram. AmeriHealth, one of four Medicaid-managed care organizations, is ratcheting up its efforts to ensure all women due — or overdue — for […]

At 68 years old, Paul Reggie Bryant can finally call himself a high school graduate. On June 10, Bryant was one of 26 students to graduate from Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School with a high school diploma. “I used to always hear the saying ‘You’re never too old,’” said Bryant, who delivered an […]

Dozens of activists recently visited the U.S. Congress in support of legislation that promotes statehood for Washington, D.C. Stand Up! for Democracy Executive Director Anise Jenkins; Karen A. Szulgit, chief of staff for D.C. Statehood; Sen. Michael Brown (D) and activist Evanna Powell were the statehood movement leaders who visited the Senate on June 12 […]

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently joined former Mayor Anthony Williams, Councilmember David Grosso, Library Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Board of Library Trustees President Gregory McCarthy and a handful of residents to kick off construction at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and a ceremonial lowering of the building’s historic mural. The event proved emotional […]

The inaugural “Freedom Happens Now” 5k race will support victims of modern-day slavery at a time when sex and labor trafficking are on the rise in the District. The 5K will be held June 24 at Tyson’s Corner Center Plaza near the Silver Metro Line. Proceeds will benefit Polaris, which runs the 24-hour National Human […]

The Rev. Dr. Derek Grier, founding pastor of Grace Church in Dumfries, Va., teaches his sons to make their own paths in life and not necessarily follow in his footsteps. However, because of his religious stature, not all agree with his tactics. “I just got a text from a pastor friend in Maryland on Friday,” […]

The District of Columbia has had a rash of hate crimes within its borders in recent months and city leaders and residents are determined to fight those who are the perpetrators. On June 4, a noose was found at Anne Beers Elementary School in Ward 7 in Southeast D.C One June 2, Fake Immigration and […]

Justin Fairfax, a Black attorney and co-owner of a dental business in Northern Virginia, won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor for Virginia on June 17. Justin Fairfax won the Democratic primary for his bid for Virginia Lt. Governor. (Courtesy photo) Fairfax garnered 49.14 percent of the Democratic tally with Susan Platt as his closest […]