Category: Washington D.C. News

The 5th Annual A-RTS at Rockville Town Square Fine Art Festival, one of the region’s premier events, will showcase the work of 160 nationally recognized artists from around the United States in a spectacular outdoor gallery. The event takes place at Rockville Town Square, located at 200 East Middle Lane, on May 6 from 11 […]

In response to recent concerns regarding the interaction of law enforcement with the community, the Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Sorority and the Alexandria-Fairfax Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is hosting a talk about actions on contact with police on May 3 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Alexandria-Fairfax Kappa Multi-Purpose Facility, 6343 […]

A high-ranking police official who was known throughout the District of Columbia for her sensitivity to the community recently decided to leave public law enforcement. Diane Groomes, who has served as the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) assistant police chief since 2007, announced her retirement from the department on April 19. Reaction to her announcement was […]

A group of civic and political leaders, organized by D.C. Council member Vincent Gray (D), has taken most of the major offices of the Ward 7 Democrats, one of the leading Democratic clubs in the District of Columbia. Most of the team Vincent Gray, Ward 7 Council member, established won office positions in the ward’s […]

District residents straddled the fence in reviewing a new business incubator, developed by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in partnership with Howard University and Luma Labs. The introduction of affordable technology services for underserved local entrepreneurs, was met with jubilation mixed with concerns over offering services to underrepresented communities that would benefit neighborhoods more. A […]

Now that recreational marijuana use is legal for D.C. residents 21 and older, various business opportunities have emerged within the cannabis industry. Entrepreneurs hoping to benefit from the new legislation are working to create even opportunities. Thousands of residents attended the second annual National Cannabis Festival on April 22 at the RFK festival grounds in […]

Valencia Moody said she would appreciate a little consideration. Moody, a Waldorf resident, is blind, and relies on MetroAccess, a shared-ride, door-to-door service the Washington Area Metropolitan Transportation Authority (WMATA) offers to disabled riders who cannot ride buses or trains. In Moody’s view, one of the things WMATA needs to do is step up disability […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Actors Laurence Fishburne and Joe Mantegna will co-host this year’s Memorial Day concert in Washington. Laurence Fishburne attends the “Black-ish” FYC event at the Television Academy on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) The 28th annual concert from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol will be […]

The world will never forget the face of a brave widow who held her child during her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King’s, eulogy in 1965. There are others who can still remember her walking with her husband across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma after Bloody Sunday. And still, others who see her flanked with […]

The District’s missing person problem gained widespread attention when a misleading Instagram post went viral, prompting a national search for D.C.’s missing girls. But, left out of that were the missing boys. D.C. police report there are almost as many missing young men as there are missing young women. As of April 20 there have […]

For eight girls at Excel Academy Public Charter School, an all-girls elementary and middle school in southeast D.C., learning how to play tennis goes beyond proper footwork and working up a sweat. The lessons teach them about good sportsmanship, hard work, and good eating. They also teach the girls about building character. LaSandra Taylor, 11, […]

The Washington, D.C. Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance (DCHBCUAA), in collaboration with their community partner, Kaiser Permanente, will present a STEM workshop for minority high school students. This free workshop is scheduled for April 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Kaiser Permanente headquarters, 2101 Jefferson St. The HBCU Alumni Alliance is a non-profit […]