Category: Washington D.C. News

Joi-Marie McKenzie offers tips to participants on how to find their niche as bloggers during the Blogger Week Unconference. (AFRO/Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) Black bloggers from around the country converged on Washington, D.C., for the annual Bloggers Week festival, a multicultural gathering of bloggers, journalists and social media gurus.  Hosted by Black Bloggers Connect, […]

Ward 8 Council candidate Trayon White served on the D.C. State Board of Education. (Twitter Photo) Former Ward 8 D.C. State Board of Education member Trayon White has not conceded the recent special election to LaRuby May, and said he will fight to represent the ward at the John A. Wilson Building. May captured 27 percent […]

Yvette Alexander has represented Ward 7 on the D.C. Council since 2007. (Courtesy Photo) The April 28 D.C. Council special elections in Wards 4 and 8 just finished and already candidates are looking toward the 2016 elections. Ed Potillo, chairman of the Ward 7 Democrats and vice chairman of the D.C. Democratic State Committee, has set up an […]

President Barack Obama, center, with Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, left, Commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012, in Arlington, Va. (Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS) The Department of Defense’s Recognition and Commemoration of […]

The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Northern Virginia will host its annual Black Scholars Awards program May 17, at 3 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School, 8515 Old Mount Vernon Road. This program provides a platform to recognize and support Blacks students in the Northern Virginia community for their academic achievements. To date, over 5,000 African […]

Recording artist Shang will perform late singer Phyllis Hyman’s hits at a “Tribute to Phyllis Hyman” at the Howard Theatre on May 16 at 7 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.thehowardtheatre.com.

In an attempt to end local hunger, Church World Service will be holding Crop Hunger Walk, ending hunger one step at a time on May 16. Participants are requested to arrive by 11 am. The walk will start from participating churches and end at Franklin Square Park in N.W. D.C. For more information, contact Rev. […]

Third Place Winner Jennifer Li (center) accepts her award at the 7th Annual DC-CAP Star Talent Competition. (Photo by Sir Harvey Fitz) Community leaders, dignitaries, parents, and students of all ages gathered on April 1 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Those assembled were attending the 7th Annual […]

Entertainment legend Barbra Streisand supports Rep. Donna Edwards for U.S. Senate. (AFRO File Photo) On April 20, U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.), only African American and lone female candidate for retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s (D-Md.) Senate seat, received a contribution of $2,600 from legendary entertainer Barbara Streisand, according to her campaign. Streisand has worked as an […]

The Metropolitan Police Department is being evaluated to determine its compliance with use of force provisions established in 2001. A meeting between city officials, the MPD, and the review team was held on April 29 to begin discussions. In 1998, a series of reports found the MPD to be the nation’s deadliest police force, which […]

Lupus walk participants walk 1.5 miles along Pennsylvania Avenue to raise funds and awareness for lupus. More than 1,500 people gathered and walked along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on April 18 in support of a cure for lupus, an autoimmune disease that can damage many parts of the body including the skin, joints, and […]

From left to right: Bill Howell, Member, One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York; Jason Klipa, Director of Public Affairs & Government Relations at Walmart; Michael J. Garner, President, One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York; Stepfone Montgomery, Member, One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York One Hundred Black Men recently received […]