Category: Washington D.C. News

The Chuck Brown Band is scheduled to perform at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, 7719 Wisconsin Avenue Jan. 29.  R&B artist Bilal is also scheduled to perform Jan. 30. Both shows are set to begin at 8 p.m.  Tickets cost: $25 – $45. For more information or to purchase tickets for either show, […]

Ronald Fonville dishes out a hot meal of chicken nuggets, corn, and bread for McKinley Tech’s students on Jan. 25. (Photo by Diandra Bolton, HU News Service ) WASHiNGTON – The snow that has blanked the region and has kept millions confined to their homes, has put a frown on many faces, but not Loletta […]

Engineering academician Achille Messac. (Photo/Twitter @HowardU) Noted engineering academician Achille Messac has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Science at Howard University in Washington, D.C., effective this month. “In his new role, Dr. Messac will provide academic and administrative leadership, vision, and oversight for undergraduate and graduate programs in Architecture […]

Pedestrian wait to cross 13th street in downtown Washington during an evening snowfall, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. As Washington prepares for this weekend’s snowstorm, now forecast to reach blizzard conditions, a small clipper system pushed through the region Wednesday night causing massive delays and issues on the roads.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Washington, D.C. leaders are […]

Politicians, organizations and residents gathered in Southeast D.C. to march in the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade Jan. 18. (Photo by Shantella Sherman) The 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade Jan. 18 took place on the District street that bears his name. Thousands of people stood on the […]

Attempts at undermining preventive healthcare have turned into a bitter fight. (Courtesy Image/Logo) Attempts at undermining preventive healthcare by Republicans opposed to President Barack Obama’s universal healthcare and Planned Parenthood have turned into a bitter fight with the nation’s most vulnerable in the middle. The recent attempt to defund Planned Parenthood just days before Christmas […]

Mayor Bowser signed a bill to provide rebates for security camera systems on the exterior of certain buildings. (Courtesy photo) Following recent legislation, D.C. residents can expect to see an increase in surveillance cameras on businesses, non-profits, religious institutions and homes. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Private Security Camera System Incentive Program Emergency Act of […]

Walmart decided against building stores in Southeast D.C., causing a major ripple in several development deals in areas in desperate need of revitalization. Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray was livid while discussing the recent economic pullout of Walmart from several signed leases to build new stores east of the river. He described it as Walmart’s […]

D.C. resident Geraldine McCrae turned 100 on Jan. 15. (Photo by Valerie Russell) Family and friends gathered at Martin’s Camelot in Upper Marlboro, Maryland Jan. 16 to celebrate the life and accomplishments of longtime D.C. resident, Geraldine McCrae who turned 100-years-old.  McCrae was born in Guyana, South America on Jan, 15, 1916. By the age […]

Muriel Bowser takes the oath of office Jan. 2, 2015 while family members watch. (Photo by Rob Roberts) D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) released her first annual Accountability Report Jan. 11. The “Bowser Administration Transition Plan Accountability Report Year One Update,” addresses nine major topics that effect D.C., including arts, education, transportation, good government […]

Deontray Ingram, 22, was one of D.C.’s 162 homicides in 2015. His death is one of many that leaves community members concerned about the youth’s lack of sensitivity to violence. “It is very much appropriated now, and they are always fighting,” Fehema Johnson, 22, told the AFRO Jan. 16. She is on staff at John Tyler […]

(CannaShow Press Release) Washington, D.C. – February marks the one-year anniversary of cannabis legalization in D.C. and on February 20th the Capitol CannaShow is bringing together the movement’s key advocates, growers, and cannabusinesses at the renowned Mayflower Hotel in the first locally sourced cannabis summit. The District‘s cannabis scene is surging with entrepreneurial businesses like […]