Category: Washington D.C. News

Residents of Ward 4, the D.C. Council seat AJ Cooper was campaigning for before is untimely death, gathered on the corner of Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street in Northwest for the third annual Feed the Needy barbeque and birthday celebration. (Photo by LaTrina Antoine ) A.J. Cooper III, a young political leader running for the […]

Mayor Muriel Bowser D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) wants the District to use more green energy. On Aug. 12 she convened a press conference on the roof of the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center in Northwest with officials of her administration. She, along with Tommy Wells, director of the District Department of Energy and Environment […]

The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) will host a drop-in “Working from the Figure” session on Sept. 4 and 18 from 6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. , located at 545 7th Street, SE. Work on drawings or paintings in front of a live model in a session without formal instruction, facilitated by artist Will Fleishell. Please […]

The Antioch Baptist Church PIC Ministry, 1105 50th Street NE, will host the “Laughter Is Good For The Soul” Comedy Show on Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The Show will feature local comedians Veleda Jones, Curtis Gaskins and E- Boogie. Refreshments will be served and vender space is available. Tickets cost $15 in advance and […]

The Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority Northern Virginia Delta Chapter will host its summer line crossing with a ritual and Probate Banquet on Aug. 29. The ritual will occur at the Women’s Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The banquet will occur from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Spates […]

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for the District of Columbia invites you to the first Attorney General’s Right Direction Awards ceremony, which will honor District of Columbia youth who are showing significant self-improvement, serving as role models to other youth, or otherwise effecting change in their communities. Please join the Attorney General in […]

(Photo By Rob Roberts) The final competition of the Miss Black USA pageant was held on Aug. 9. Winners included from left to right: fourth runner up, Ade Adeniji; second runner up, Lola Adeoye; winner of The Miss Black USA 2015 competition, Madison Gibbs; first runner up, Amaris Chew and third runner up Taylor Moore-Willis.

D.C.’s quadruple murder in May is only one occurrence in the city’s rising homicide count. (AP Photo) The rise in homicides in the District has generated a robust discussion among city leaders and residents on what should be done to prevent more unnecessary killings. Statistics compiled by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, as of Aug. 11, report that there were […]

D.C. Council members Vincent Orange (Courtesy Photo) Two members of the D.C. Council almost persuaded an influential political association to back District statehood but fell short because of last minute maneuvering by opponents. D.C. Council members Vincent Orange (D-At Large), Anita Bonds (D-At Large), and Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) represented the District at the National Conference of […]

Natalie Williams is the outgoing president of the Ward 8 Democrats. (Courtesy Photo) The Ward 8 Democrats, the most influential of the District’s political machines, will hold its biannual convention to select its officers on Sept. 19. Natalie Williams, current president of the Ward 8 Democrats, told the AFRO on Aug. 10 that she will not […]

Shuyinthia Farley-Hembry Noticing a void in the academic achievement of District students, Shuyinthia Farley-Hembry, created Butterfly Works LLC to solve the problem. The tutoring and college preparatory program was launched in 2006. She serves at the organization’s chief academic officer. While the company began offering basic tutoring in subjects like reading, math, social studies, science, […]