Category: Washington D.C. News

Mayor Muriel Bowser prepares for the symbolic destruction in Southeast Washington to make way for a $55 million Washington Wizards/Mystics sports facility that she says will provide short- and long-term jobs for residents of Ward 8. Protesters said the project is eliminating much needed affordable housing. (Photo by Leanna Commins, HU News Service) WASHINGTON – […]

Artist’s rendering of proposed shelter in Southeast D.C. (Courtesy Image) District residents expressed anger, concern, approval, excitement, frustration and acceptance in response to the city’s announcement of the proposed locations for homeless shelters throughout the city. The shelter locations are projected to replace D.C. General in Ward 7, which is set to close in 2018. […]

The Metropolitan Police Department is still investigating a Northwest, D.C. bar fight that led to the fatal stabbing of a Riverdale, Maryland man and the injury of another victim on Jan.31, according to the department. “The case remains open and detectives are actively investigating all leads,” Aquita Brown, a spokesperson for the metropolitan police, told the […]

U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, and U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, (not shown U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, and the NAACP’s Hilary Shelton) at a press conference announcing a bill to recognize 400 years of Black contributions in America. (Courtesy Photo-Office of Sen. Tim Kaine) U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and […]

The Jones Family Singers, composed of Bishop Fred A. Jones and his seven children, will hold a performance at the The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. The family’s high energy gospel music earned them acclaim, receiving a standing ovation at the Lincoln Center in New York in 2014 […]

The “SpitDat” open mic series is a weekly show that takes place on Thursdays. The next event will occur on Feb. 18 at 8 p. m. at the Emergence Community Arts Collective Center, 733 Euclid Street N.W. “Spit Dat” is one of the longest running open mics in Washington, D.C. that has a great atmosphere […]

Two members of U.S. Congress are among the supporters of a museum director’s campaign to upgrade a District of Columbia memorial-museum complex that highlights the contributions of Black soldiers. African America Civil War Memorial. The African American Civil War Memorial, at the corner of Vermont Avenue and U Street NW in Washington, D.C., commemorates the service of 209,145 […]

Congress Heights’ residents and community representatives told D.C. Council members Feb. 4 that Sanford Capital LLC, the property management company, had intentionally and criminally failed to provide basic services in their apartment buildings. (Howard University News Service) Angry Congress Heights’ residents and community representatives told D. C. Council members that the property management company responsible […]

Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is seeking re-election to his Ward 7 council seat. (Courtesy Photo) On Feb. 3, former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray announced he is seeking re-election to the council seat he held from 2005-2007. Gray said he can help Ward 7 reach its potential. “When people ask why I am returning to […]

Joslyn Williams (Courtesy photo) After 34 years of fighting employment inequalities in the D.C. area, the first Black president of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO said he decided to step down to fight employment challenges on a global level. “I felt it was time for me to try other things spend more time thinking and […]

Kenyan R. McDuffie (Twitter Photo) On Feb. 2 D.C. Council member and Judiciary Chair Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5) introduced a bill that would adjust the District’s approach to public safety. The new direction not only addresses crime after it occurs, but also treats some of the root causes of crime such as mental health. […]

Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) joined D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Public Library executive director Richard Reyes-Gavilan Feb. 4 to announce the official launch of the city’s “Books From Birth” early childhood literacy program. The program was unveiled at the Children’s National Medical Center in Northeast D.C. “Books from Birth” is designed to foster […]