Category: Washington D.C. News

Jason Goolsby is a University of the District of Columbia student. (AFRO File Photo) The District’s aggressive attitude toward Blacks, as in the Jason Goolsby case earlier this year, is more common than residents think, says anti-police violence and civil rights activists. On Oct. 12, two White police officers patrolling the Capitol Hill area of […]

At KIPP DC AIM Academy PCS special education students were suspended at a rate of 48.2 percent. While the KIPP DC charter school receives praise for raising achievement scores for Black students, the network’s higher-than-average suspension rates is a cause of for concern, a D.C. charter school board leader said. “This isn’t just a KIPP […]

Kaya Henderson, chancellor of D.C. Public Schools (DCPS), along with Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) announced Nov. 30 that assessments from standardized testing showed District’s students largely failing to meet benchmarks for college preparedness. Close Up Of Student Lockers In High School According to the […]

A red ribbon is displayed on the North Portico of the White House to recognize World AIDS Day, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, in Washington (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined leaders from around the world on Dec.1 in acknowledging World AIDS Day by signing the HIV Fast-Track Cities Declaration. The Declaration, based on […]

Violent crimes continue to rise in D.C. as legislators continue to look for solutions to solve them. With the continued rise in violent crimes in the District of Columbia, despite the shift in temperature, D.C. legislatures are instituting a mini grant program to support area youth and families in areas with high levels of crime. […]

Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C. celebrates the life of Nelson Mandela with a wax figure of the social and political icon. To remember his life and recognize the two years since his tragic passing, his wax figure will be placed next to the historic “Free Mandela” Sidewalk Slab located on the George Washington University’s campus, H […]

The Peoples Congregational United Church is sponsoring its annual Christmas Bazaar on Dec. 6 at 4704 13th Street N.W. from 9:30 a. m. – 3 p. m.  The bazaar is sponsored by Peoples’ Fellowship Committee, and will feature vendors selling jewelry, clothing, greeting cards, decorations and many more items.  Chicken and fish dinners will be […]

The Prince William County Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is hosting its sixth annual Red Carpet Showcase on Dec. 5 from 1 p. m. – 4 p. m. at 4545 Daisy Reid Avenue.  The showcase will feature April Ryan, author of “The Presidency In Black and White”, which details her 18 years as […]

A recent bill highlighting public access to police-worn body camera footage and data has been hailed by proponents as a major protection for the rights of Washington, D.C. residents. The D.C. Council Judiciary Committee passed the bill on Nov. 19. The measure prioritizes public access to recordings, requires ongoing analysis and auditing of the program […]

An out-of-town education organization with a history of wrongly pocketing millions of taxpayer dollars by serving high school dropouts with short school days and home-based, “self-paced” computer learning is seeking to set up shop in Wards 7 and 8. The Pasadena, California-based nonprofit — Pathways in Education, or PIE — claims it wants to use […]

Marion Barry served as the District’s mayor and on the D.C. Council. (AFRO File Photo) The D.C. Commission to Commemorate and Recognize the Honorable Marion S. Barry Jr., recently gave recommendations to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on how the District can honor the late political icon. On Nov. 23, the one-year anniversary of Barry’s death, Bowser was […]

Muriel Bowser laid out her case for the Exelon-Pepco Merger. (AFRO File Photo) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), with the support of D.C. Council member LaRuby May (D- Ward 8), recently addressed a Ward 8 advisory neighborhood commission to set the record straight on some of the controversies of her administration. Bowser and May were […]