Category: Washington D.C. News

The former William Syphax Elementary school in Southwest was reconditioned into luxury condominiums several years ago. Its impact on the educational attainment of Ward 6 children has not been fully assessed. (Courtesy photo) As the District continues to shift into overdrive with major housing developments and neighborhood reconstruction, D.C. Action for Kids (and their D.C. […]

Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams favors the Exelon-Pepco merger. As the date of the District’s public service commission decision on the Exelon-Pepco merger draws near, District political and business leaders are publicly expressing their feelings about it. A spokeswoman for the D.C. Public Service Commission told the AFRO on May 22 that a decision on the Exelon-Pepco merger will take place […]

Shaw residents recently saw the groundbreaking for a new eight-story building on Seventh Street Northwest touted as a continued foray into affordable housing development in the region.  To be saddled by the existing 108-unit, 10-story building, affectionately known by residents as the Tower, the new structure follows design plans already in visible from the historic […]

Ward 6 advisory neighborhood commissioner Alex Padro (far left) walks with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, HUD Secretary Julian Castro and District Department of Housing and Community Development Director Polly Donaldson as they tour the Shaw neighborhood on May 21. (Photo by Rob Roberts). In recognition of his department’s work for half of a century, the secretary […]

D.C. Council member Vincent Orange has consistently attended the International Council of Shopping Centers Conference in Las Vegas. (Courtesy Photo/orangeatlarge.com) The mayor of the District and seven members of the D.C. Council recently went to Las Vegas to conduct business for the city. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — An ex-convict likely had help from others holding a family captive inside their mansion for at least 18 hours, authorities said. During their ordeal, the business executive and his wife told others to stay away — even ordering a pizza deliverer to leave two pies at the door — as they frantically […]

This combination of undated photos provided by the Washington, D.C., police shows Daron Dylon Wint. The police issued a news release late Wednesday, May 20, 2015, saying they are looking for Wint in connection with last Thursday’s quadruple homicide of a wealthy Washington family and their housekeeper inside their multimillion-dollar home. (Metropolitan Police Department via […]

The hit musical celebration of the life and music of the original 1970s “Queen of Disco,” Sylvester, returns to Washington, D.C. for one special performance at The Howard Theatre. 620 T Street, NW on May 25th. Doors are scheduled to open at 6 p.m. with a curtain time scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets are priced […]

Veteran Porsche Williams, standing with the director of DCHA Housing Choice Voucher Program Ronald McCoy, holds the keys to her new apartment following a recent Meet & Lease event. : (AFRO/ Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) More than 100 veterans with Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers were able to meet landlords, see available units, […]

Benjamin Jealous recently moderated a CBC tech panel. (Courtesy Photo) Black members of the U.S. Congress recently joined the fight of civil rights organizations to demand that high-tech companies hire more people of color and utilize minority vendors. The Congressional Black Caucus, led by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) and members of the group’s diversity task force, held a panel discussion on […]

Brandon Todd is the D.C. council member representing Ward 4. (AFRO File Photo) The newest members of the D.C. Council jumped right into performing their duties. D.C. Council members Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) and LaRuby May (D-Ward 8) were sworn in on May 14 before hundreds of District residents at the John A. Wilson Building. Both promised to […]

Hermann-Landry Noudja, senior at Calvin Coolidge High School, is a Gates Millennium Scholar. (Photo courtesy of H. Landry Noudja) Graduating senior, Hermann-Landry Noudja, from Calvin Coolidge High School will attend Penn State University as a 2015 Gates Millennium Scholar, administered by the United Negro College Fund. As one of 1000 scholarship recipients from across the […]