Category: Washington D.C. News

Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray was recently released from charges involving a 2010 campaign finance scandal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, fresh from a recent legal victory, hasn’t revealed to anyone what he will do politically next year. “We’ll see, won’t we,” Gray told the AFRO when asked whether he will […]

Opera singer Amanda Van Story Lewis D.C. native Amanda Van Story Lewis will perform in Baltimore in Jan. D.C.-born, Baltimore-raised soprano opera singer Amanda Van Story Lewis has pushed past racial diversity to reach her big break. “It’s like breathing pure air and you whole body is invigorated,” Lewis told the AFRO. “What attracted me […]

South view of Westfield Cemetery in Wadesboro, North Carolina. (Photo Coutesy of N.C. State Historic Preservation Office) More than a hundred D.C. residents and friends gathered at the Washington Navy Yard for a holiday gala in support of the The Westview Cemetery in Wadesboro, N.C. Earlier this year, on June 29, the cemetery was placed […]

Pathways in Education (PIE) – a California-based education organization – has withdrawn its request to open a charter school in the District, a D.C. Public Charter School Board leader said on Dec. 14. Earlier this year, the organization proposed a school to serve high-school dropouts and other at-risk students in Wards 7 and 8. The […]

The D.C. Public Charter School Board voted unanimously Dec. 14 to begin proceedings to revoke the charter of Potomac Preparatory Public Charter School after it failed to meet a series of academic targets. The D.C. Public Charter School Board voted unanimously Dec. 14 to begin proceedings to revoke the charter of Potomac Preparatory Public Charter […]

Endura Govan, owner of D.C.-based International Business Kids receives an award from the Rainbow Push Coalition. (left to right) Steve Smith, executive director, Public Policy Institute, Government Relations &Telecommunications Project; Rev. Jesse Jackson, Eudura Govan and the event emcees. (Photo by Rob Roberts) The Rainbow Push Coalition discussed serious issues such as police violence and […]

Khelonji Bulluck is one of the winners of D.C.’s first-ever Mikva Challenge, a speech tournament on Dec. 8. (Photo by Jamaal Abdul-Alim) Banneker High School student Khelonji Bulluck didn’t need a microphone to say what he had to say Dec. 8 at a citywide “soapbox” tournament. The passion with which he spoke against the federal […]

D.C. native Nadja West (right) was confirmed, by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 11, as the 44th Army Surgeon General. Acting Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning swore in D.C. native Nadja West, who was confirmed, by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 11, as the 44th Army Surgeon General. Previously, she was the Joint Staff […]

Former Chief-of-Staff of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Elaine Jones presents the Advocate for Justice 2016 Award to Author Wil Haygood for his best-selling book “Showdown…Thurgood Marshall” along with Jack Olender, president of The Malpractice Law Firm Jack H Olender & Associates, a D.C. and Maryland law firm. (Courtesy Photo) Jack Olender and […]

The Duke Ellington Show Choir will present a “Holiday Jukebox” at the THEARC Theater, 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE, on Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. This production is powered by the I CAN Technical Theater Internship at THEARC. Tickets cost $25. For more information, visit thearcdc.org or call 202-889-5901.

Saxophonist Javon Jackson The Kennedy Center Jazz Club, 2700 F Street NW will feature saxophonists Javon Jackson, Jimmey Heath, Gary Bartz and Donald Harrison from Dec. 18 – Dec. 19. Two shows will be held on both days at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively. Cost for tickets range from $26-$39. For more information, call […]

Pieces of a Dream Pieces of a Dream emerged out of Philadelphia’s music scene in 1976. Keyboardist James Lloyd, drummer Curtis Harmon and former bassist Cedric Napoleon, were (and still are) managed by the drummer’s father and uncle, Danny and Bill Harmon, respectively. The group based their name on “Pieces of Dreams,” a cover tune […]