Category: Washington D.C. News

Fusion, a private school boasting a one-to-one (teacher to student) classroom ratio, will open in D.C. on June 15. The first of its kind in the area, Fusion is set to offer a holistic and customized approach to learning for each student. The school’s intake would include students in grades 6th to 12th. “In D.C.’s […]

An annual Easter egg hunt and extravaganza will be hosted by Psi Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Nannie J. Lee at the Nannie J. Lee recreation center, 1108 Jefferson St. The event is scheduled to occur on March 26 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with egg hunts occurring at 2 p.m., 3 […]

The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Prince William County Chapter will present its 3rd annual awards program on March 26 at The Clubs at Quantico, 3017 Russell Rd. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lt. Col. Myrtle Bowen, reserve chaplain for the U.S. Air Force will be the guest speaker. The program is geared […]

Jackie Jeter (Photo/whitehouse.gov) By AFRO Staff WASHINGTON D.C.— Jackie Jeter has a history of pioneering firsts. She adds to the tally selection as the president of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, becoming the first woman to head this organization. Jeter is currently serving her fourth term as president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local […]

The 29-hour shuttering of the Metrorail system on March 16 and March 17 created no shortage anxiety among some of its passengers who were forced to make other travel plans. A sign at the Rosslyn, Va., Metro station notifies riders that the system is closed for emergency inspection Wednesday, March 16, 2016. An unprecedented safety […]

The only thing harder than making a fortune is giving it away wisely, said the world’s first Black Rolls-Royce dealer. Thomas A. Moorehead is CEO and President of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Sterling, and also owns the BMW-Mini dealership in Sterling as well as Harley Davidson Washington DC.…by André Chung #_AC19274 Thomas Moorehead’s modest childhood in […]

Metro employee shuts down escalators to the McPherson Square Station in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The Metro subway system that serves the nation’s capital and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs shut down for a full-day fo an emergency safety inspection of its third-rail power cables. Making for unusual commute, as the lack of service […]

Legendary singer Patti LaBelle, recipient of the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Greater Washington Urban League’s Unsung Heroes 44th Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Gala, delighted attendees with a special performance on March 11. See additional photos of the event in the AFRO next week. (Photo by Rob Roberts) The Greater Washington Urban […]

Tony Norman is an attorney in the District and a progressive activist. (Courtesy Photo-WPFW) Tony Norman, a former Ward 1 advisory neighborhood commissioner, was recently elected chairman of the Pacifica Radio Foundation. Pacifica, a pioneer in listener-sponsored radio in the U.S., is known for its liberal slant in political coverage and for shows such as Democracy […]

Residents gather outside Foundry United Methodist Church March 5 to advocate for more affordable housing in D.C. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman ) The atmosphere at Foundry United Methodist Church was charged with excitement. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Council Housing and Community Development Committee Chair Anita Bonds, and Councilmember Elissa Silverman, joined roughly 500 residents […]

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio won 10 delegates in the D.C. Republican primary. (Courtesy Photo) While billionaire Donald Trump may be winning primaries in many states, he came up significantly short compared to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich in the District Republican primary.  Rubio edged past Kasich in the March 12 […]

New research presented at the American Academy of Dermatology’s 74th Annual meeting shed light on the causes of increased hair loss among African-Americans. At the conference, held March 4-8 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the prevalence of hair loss was presented as largely ignored and viewed as an aesthetic problem rather than medical, […]