Category: Washington D.C. News

Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Dr. David Danielson, U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Director of Operations, Office of Operations (OO), Cutris Wilburn, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and USDA Departmental Administration (DA) Deputy Assistant Secretary Malcom Shorter cut the ribbon on the 1.6 Megawatt (MW) solar farm at […]

Students from Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in S.W. D.C. perform a selection at the Everybody Wins! Gala. On April 22, the D.C. branch of the Everybody Wins! Children and literacy mentoring organization hosted its 20th annual gala celebration. The event, which was hosted at the Capital Hilton in N.W. D.C., was emceed by CNN political correspondent […]

Piper Kerman, creator of The New York Times best seller Orange Is the New Black, will speak on prisoner rights on May 14, at the Four Seasons in Georgetown, D.C., in support of Voices For A Second Chance, a local nonprofit that provides supports to thousands of incarcerated and newly released men and women in […]

The DC Aware for All organization will host a health fair at the Marvin Center at George Washington University on May 5 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. This program will feature free health screenings, informational exhibits, meaningful presentations from prominent medical professionals about various health conditions, and community patients involved in clinical research, as […]

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria will host a walk that will take place on May 3 from 9 a.m. to noon in Old Town Alexandria’s Market Square. Come visit animal and people friendly exhibits, play games, win prizes and walk to support the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. Register today to walk for animals at […]

The Brothers for a Cause organization is sponsoring a run/walk on May 2 at the Prince Georges Community College’s track in Largo. Registration begins at 7 a.m. The run walk will start at 8 a.m. The $25 registration includes a commemorative t-shirt and continental breakfast. Prizes will be awarded for top finishers. Teams encouraged, but […]

Washington Parks & People, the Institute for Public Health Innovation, and other partners will be joining with neighbors and community leaders on May 2 to celebrate 14 years of community health and empowerment through the transformation of Marvin Gaye Park. The Community Health Walk will begin at 9:30a.m., at the Marvin Gaye Recreation Center, 6201 […]

The Winning Women’s Ministry of Celebration Church of Columbia will host a luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 2 to celebrate and honor all mothers. The church is located at 6080 Foreland Garth in Columbia. The cost is $20 for ages 13 and over, $10 for ages 5 to 12 and free […]

Cora Masters Barry (center) and friends: Norma Stewart, left, Rock Newman, Dr. Doris Browne (red jacket), Edna Long- Green and Marlene Johnson. (Photo by Raymone Bain) Former D.C. first lady Cora Masters Barry didn’t want to celebrate her 70 years of life with a low-key affair with family and friends eating cake and re-telling memories […]

Brandon Todd (Courtesy Photo) Allies of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser came away with the most votes in the recent D.C. Council special elections, but one has to endure a process of counting each vote to make sure she won her race. Brandon Todd, a resident of Ward 4 easily won the special election on April […]

Howard University student Jordan Shanks. (Photo/jordanshanks.com) Twenty-year-old Howard University student Jordan Shanks invites the public to his debut photo exhibition titled, “Love Letters to America,” during a special “pop-up” gallery on May 6 at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Washington, D.C. from 5-9 p.m. Shanks describes himself as a self-taught photographer whose photos capture the […]