Category: Washington D.C. News

The D.C.-area metro is experiencing a lower number of Black riders because of safety concerns. (Photo credit WMATA) Recent data from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) shows that many U.S. cities have experienced record-high public transportation ridership. However, the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority’s Metrobus and Metrorail services have seen a combined ridership decline […]

Channing D. Phillips is set to be the District’s new U.S. Attorney. (U.S. Department of Justice) On Oct. 8, President Obama selected Channing D. Phillips, a former acting U.S. Attorney for the District and the senior counsel to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, as the city’s next top prosecutor. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) […]

Seshat Walker, owner of The General Store Seshat Walker uses tech savvy creativity to help budding entrepreneurs, “especially people who look like me and people who are underserved,” she told the AFRO, Sept. 14. In 2005, Walker founded The General Store, a D.C.-based agency that works with independent artists, organizations, and small businesses to come […]

Asbury’s United Methodist Church, 926 11th Street, NW, will hold a two day annual Women’s Day Celebration on Oct. 17-Oct. 18, starting  at 8:30 a.m. The celebration will include an Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, themed: Tongues of Women for Peace and Racial Justice. The cost for breakfast is $15. On Oct. 18 the celebration will include a […]

Prince George’s County, State Attorney, Angela Alsobrooks The Ali Family and Dr. Bernard Demczuk invite residents to an evening with Prince George’s County, State Attorney, Angela Alsobrooks at Ben’s Chili Bowl, 1213 U St NW. The event will take place on Oct. 29 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost between $100 and $500, […]

The Alpha chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority invites everyone to attend their forty-ninth annual fashion show and luncheon. This year the affair will honor community recipient So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.) and will be held at Martin’s Crosswinds, 7900 Greenway Center Drive, on Oct. 25 from 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.  To purchase tickets […]

The National Transportation Safety Board, recently recommended a federal takeover of the crumbling subway system in the Washington metropolitan. area. Following a series of safety investigations of Metrorail, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), recently recommended a federal takeover of the crumbling subway system, which transports an estimated 200 million passengers annually. The takeover was […]

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is sponsoring a meeting for small, local, minority, business owners at 14501 Sweitzer Lane from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 22. The meeting will discuss disparities in the local business markets, and information to help business owners benefit from upcoming, business contracts. The event is open and free […]

The D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking is hosting a financial planning event on Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 3101 16th Street N.W. The event is collaborating with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Financial Planning Association, Foundation for Financial Planning, the United States Conference of Mayors, and AARP […]

Marietta Crichlow and Linda Crichlow White will present their book “Back There, Then: A Historical Genealogical Memoir” on Oct. 10 at 717 Queen Street starting at 1:30 p.m. The book discusses the importance of documenting Black family history during slavery. The event is free. For more information, visit backtherethen.com, call 703-746-1706 or e-mail backtherethen@aol.com.

UPRISING’ MetroStage is showcasing the Gabrielle Fulton play “UPRISING” at 1201 North Royal Street. The play is directed by Thomas W. Jones II and tells the story of a free Black community during secession-era America. “UPRISING” began on Sept. 17 and will run until Oct. 25 with performances on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 8 […]

Hinton Battle is bringing his dance workshop, Soul Dance & BBQ, to D.C. (Courtesy Photo) Driven by his love of dance and desire to help lower income children, three time Tony Award winner, and NAACP Image Award recipient, Hinton Battle is set to open dance workshops in D.C. Even though Battle had the option of […]