Category: Washington D.C. News

The Black Alumni Networking Expo will be held from Aug. 11-14 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway. The event is held to foster a networking environment for Black Professional Organizations and Black Professionals in the D.C. area. This event aims to give organizations the opportunity to promote […]

In light of recent national events, The Triangle Offense, a three-part pop-up art series, has been curated to stimulate conversation around culture, class and perception through the eyes of millennials. The three shows will feature a number of local artists whose works seek to inform, inspire and engage people from a variety of backgrounds to have […]

IDEAL Academy Public Charter School will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house this weekend to celebrate a collaboration with a District startup that will not only feed solar and micro-grid technology into the school, but also benefit the larger community. The event runs Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. and will be held at […]

Even though D.C. played an active role at the recent political party conventions for presidential office, several residents were disappointed by the silence on statehood. The primary business of the conventions was to nominate presidential candidates and their running mates, including billionaire businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence for the Republican party and former […]

Up until July 30 the District had gone 14 days without a homicide, but six separate shootings on July 30 left three people dead, making it one of the most violent days in weeks. One of the shootings included a homicide along Interstate 295 which caused traffic delays early in the morning on July 30. […]

Chancellor Kaya Henderson will be leaving her job on Oct. 1. (Courtesy Photo) District classes are scheduled to start in less than three weeks while at the same time there is a nationwide search for a new public school chancellor. Current Chancellor Kaya Henderson is set to step down on Oct. 1 after five years […]

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), in partnership with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), are using the political atmosphere of Washington D.C., combined with the upcoming elections, to not only enable media professionals to enhance their skills in print, broadcast and digital news coverage, but also to strengthen the Black and Brown […]

D.C. agencies and residents in the Petworth community gathered July 27 for an afternoon of food, fun, and entertainment called “Beat the Streets.” The event was part of a community outreach effort by the D.C. government to strengthen relationships and assist poor residents in Ward 4. District agencies present at the “Beat the Streets” event […]

New safety concerns at Metro surfaced July 29, as a train derailment left commuters scrambling to find alternative ways to work and shut down the East Falls Church station in Northern Virginia. While the incident, which left one rider injured, further vexed commuters already inconvenienced by system-wide repair slowdowns, a new report indicates continued breaches […]