Category: Washington D.C. News

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Twitter Photo) In what may be the most high profile trip in her young administration, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is taking a one-week trip to China with government and business leaders Nov. 7-14. Bowser and her party will be talking to Chinese public and private sector leaders and touring the Asian superpower. The mayor said […]

R&B sensation Angie Stone R&B sensation Angie Stone is scheduled to grace the stage at The Howard Theatre on Nov. 14. The performance is set to begin at 8 p.m. Stone rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of Sequence, an all-female trio that recorded for hip-hop label Sugar Hill.  Several years later, […]

Urban Alliance is year-long employment program for underresourced high school seniors in Washington, D.C. This year’s group is composed of seniors from McKinley Technology and Ballou high schools. According to its website, the program empowers youth to aspire, work, and succeed through paid internships, formal training, case management, and mentoring.  AT&T contributed $500, 000 to […]

Staff photo of longtime volunteer, Catherine Gaines at Children’s National Health System, Oct. 26, 2015. (Photo by Preston Keres) Catherine Gaines, a longtime volunteer at Children’s National Health System will celebrate her 99th birthday on Nov.  9. Gaines, also known as “Miss Catherine” around the hospital, is one of the facility’s longest serving volunteers, registering over […]

Children visit a haunted Halloween trailer. It was Halloween night and tiny goblins and ghouls, witches, and pirates scurried along the streets of southeast Washington. However, they weren’t headed door to door.  They were headed car trunk to car trunk. Trunk of Treat had come to Anacostia This year, residents joined a slow growing trend […]

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) . (Twitter Photo) D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) as well as other city leaders, District statehood activists, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus have developed a wait-and-see attitude toward the new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was elected as the new speaker of the […]

Brandon Todd represents Ward 4 on the D.C. Council. (AFRO File Photo) While most of his colleagues up for re-election in 2016 have drawn opponents, none have surfaced to challenge D.C. Council member Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) as of yet. Todd, is expected to run for re-election in the June 14, 2016, Democratic Party primary. He was […]

Mitchel Brooks IV, co-founder of the Urbane Group, (Courtesy Photo) While D.C. has its fair share of party promotion companies, the Urbane Lifestyle and Entertainment Group does more than promote. “We offer marketing services to a lot of corporate organizations and non-profit organizations,” Mitchel Brooks IV, told the AFRO. So it’s not just about getting […]

Sylvia M. Burwell is the secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services Department. (AFRO File Photo) U.S. Health and Human Service Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell joined D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) and other District officials in launching this year’s Affordable Care Act open enrollment in the city. On Nov. 1, Burwell and Norton and […]

Prudential is hosting a race to raise awareness for saving and retirement on Nov. 7 at 2400 East Capitol Street SE at 8:30 a. m. A festival will follow the race, which will feature food trucks, games, and live entertainment. Registration for the race is free. For more information, visit run401k.com.

University of the District of Columbia (UDC) will mark the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War at its 10 Annual Veterans’ Day program on Nov. 10.  The event is free and open to the public.  U.S. Air Force Major General Roosevelt Allen is scheduled to be the keynote speaker, and there will be remarks by […]

The National Council of Negro Women will honor 11-time Grammy award-winning producer, songwriter and vocalist, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds with the Uncommon Height CrystalStair Award at their 14th Annual Gala in Washington, D.C. on November 13, 2015. The National Council of Negro Women will honor 11-time Grammy award winner Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds with the Uncommon Height […]