Category: Washington D.C. News

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s new budget is is set for public hearings. (AFRO File Photo) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) recently presented her $13.5 billion budget for the District to the D.C. Council that includes $2.5 million for more police officers, $4.8 million for summer youth jobs and looks to take over the D.C. jail. On […]

On March 23, the Public Service Commission voted 2-1 in favor of the Exelon-Pepco merger, creating the largest utility company in the country. Chairman Betty Ann Kane cast the lone dissenting vote. The $6.8 billion transaction is official, with Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the U.S. Justice Department supporting it.  […]

The bill is sponsored by D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5). (Courtesy Photo) To address an increase in violent crime within the District, the D.C. Council recently unanimously approved a bill that includes a proposal to pay residents and some youth a stipend to not to commit crimes. The bill is now headed […]

A Howard University student, who is also employed as a resident assistant in the university’s College Hall South dormitory, was recently accused of sexually assaulting another Howard student. The accusations have unveiled concerns about a rape culture on campus, which has led to policy changes at the university. Scores of Howard student-protestors spilled into the […]

Phil Mendelson, chairman of the D.C. Council, wants residents to make sure they aren’t paying too much in property taxes. (Photo/philmendelson.com) On March 23 at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in Ward 5 and on March 26 at the Anacostia Library in Ward 8, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) held his annual “Tax Town Hall […]

Bellamy is accused of being involved in the killing of a boy who was fatally shot on March 26 at the Deanwood Metro station in Northeast D.C. (Wikimedia Commons) The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police arrested 17-year-old Maurice Bellamy on March 29. Bellamy is accused of being involved in the killing of a 15-year-old boy, who […]

Smokey’s Barbershop & Oldies Amidst the new expensive condominiums, busy upscale bars and restaurants, and the city’s only streetcar, Black entrepreneurs on the once riot-torn H Street in northeast D.C., are working hard to cash in on the community’s new prosperity and dramatically changing landscape. For some, business is booming, but, others are struggling to […]

American University’s School of International Service is hosting an event by the Next Level group, a diplomacy group that aims to use hip-hop as a diplomatic tool. The event will showcase DJ and rap performances and a discussion on diplomacy. The event will be held at American University. 4400 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. on April 1 […]

Director Goldie Patrick and playwright Caleen Jennings are hosting an event called “On My Mind/In My Heart: The Voices of Women in Public Housing at the Anacostia Arts Center” on April 1. The Anacostia Arts Center is located at 1231 Good Hope Road S.E. and the event will start at 8 p. m. The event […]

The Zuvaa Marketplace group is hosting a pop-up shop event on Apr. 2-3 from noon to 8 p.m. at Studio 52, 1508 Okie Street N.E.  Zuvaa is a brand that specializes in creating clothing that is fashionable, hip, and African inspired. The pop up shop will include the unveiling of some of Zuvaa’s latest styles […]

Mount Zion Baptist Church, 18410 Chapel Drive, will hold a Prostate Cancer Project-Health Awareness Fair for men of all ages on April 2 from10 a.m. to noon. The two hour educational session will provide information about the disease and the importance of prostate cancer screenings. For more information, contact Kenneth Gross at Kenneth.L.Gross@usace.army.mil or 703-428-6733 […]

66-year-old Larry R. Dawson WASHINGTON (AP) — Police shot a man on Monday after he pulled a weapon at a U.S. Capitol checkpoint as spring tourists thronged Washington, authorities said. The suspect was previously known to police, who last October arrested him for disrupting House proceedings and yelling he was a “Prophet of God.” U.S. […]