Category: Washington D.C. News

Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum will host an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Program on Jan. 15 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Baird Auditorium located between 10th & Constitution Ave. NW. The “Looking Back, Moving Forward” program will feature Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Schomburg Center for Research in […]

Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Xi Omega Chapter will host “Pumps at the Park on Fourteenth” on Jan. 15 from 6-10 p.m. to celebrate its Founders Day and collect seasonal wraps of warm clothing for men, women and children!  The event will be held at The Park at Fourteenth, 920 14th Street NW. Admission to the event […]

The Public Broadcasting Station will premiere a new medical drama that is set in Alexandria during the Civil War. Come celebrate the PBS series www.alexandria.lib.va.us and Alexandria’s local history with a special series of speakers and events. The next events at the library will include a “Medicinal Alcohol in the Civil War” talk by Dr. Guy […]

After nine months of community engagement and two separate votes by the D.C. Council, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed legislation on Dec. 30 to equip 2,800 Metropolitan Police Department officers with body cameras. Hailed as one of the most expansive body camera programs in the nation, the measure prioritizes public access to recordings, requires bi-annual reporting […]

D.C. has set its emergency weather plan into action for the first time this winter to save hundreds of homeless residents from dying from hypothermia. (Photo credit: Institute for Policy Studies) The District of Columbia activated its cold weather emergency plan for the first time this winter on Jan. 4. By doing so, the city […]

Mayor Bowser’s new crime legislation would allow increased police presence and surveillance by both police and business owners. (Twitter Photo) Mayor Muriel Bowser opened the calendar year touting the benefits of Council and resident support for her reduced crime legislation, “Safer, Stronger D.C.” despite a tenuous relationship between law enforcement and residents in many metropolitan […]

President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union Address in a few days and District leaders and residents don’t want him to forget about the District of Columbia. Official portrait of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Dec. 6, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Obama is set to speak […]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader slain on April 4, 1968. (AFRO File Photo) Preparations for one of the nation’s oldest and continuous processions dedicated to the memory of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., are under way and event leaders are urging residents to get involved. The 10th Annual Martin […]

Even though gentrification has challenged several small businesses in the District, the owners of a local Black bookstore continue to hope it will remain in business based on customers’ devotion to its unique subject matter at a time when major bookstore chains such as Barnes and Nobles are leaving.  Sankofa Video Books & Café, a […]

iBlack, a community of Black professionals in the DC area, is looking for volunteers to help provide furniture and other home items to families moving out of shelters or otherwise living without basic necessities.  The organization is working with A Wider Circle’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program to assist families throughout Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. The program will […]

Sheryl Underwood Sheryl Underwood is scheduled to perform at DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Avenue NW, on Jan. 8 and 9. As one of the hardest-working women in show business,  Sheryl Underwood made her first appearance at the DC Improv in the 1990s. Since that time, she has built a media empire. Sheryl co-hosts “The Talk,” […]

The Barnes & Noble store on 12th Street shuttered Jan. 2, which closes the last store of the book chain inside the city. (Courtesy photos) The hustle and bustle of the Barnes & Noble downtown D.C. location seemed as if it was unending. From avid readers who used its store shelves as a marketplace for […]