Category: Washington D.C. News

The United States Postal Service invites you to celebrate the life of renowned author, poet, actress and civil rights champion, Maya Angelou. The event will be held April 7, at the Warner Theatre, located at 513 13th St., N.W., at 11 a.m. for the First-Day-Issue Stamp Dedication ceremony for the Dr. Maya Angelou Limited Edition […]

The First Baptist Church of District Heights, located at 7234 Lansdale St., will be hosting its annual Easter Community Day April 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The first 250 families to arrive will receive a free bag of groceries. There will be an Easter egg hunt on the church lawn and a trackless […]

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (AP Photo) Continuing the Pathways to the Middle Class Tour, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Brenda Donald hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 26 for a transitional home for young people who need support to live independently and succeed. The home, located […]

Friends of former Washington, D.C. Del. Walter Fauntroy started a fund on March 25 at the United Black Fund offices in Ward 8 to help him save his Northwest Washington home. Former D.C. Del. Walter Fauntroy is in Dubai, friends of his say. (AFRO File Photo) Fauntroy is undergoing financial and legal problems while he is […]

Anna Deavere Smith is a well-known actress and scholar. (Photo courtesy of annadeaveresmithprojects.net) Anna Deavere Smith will be the primary speaker-performer at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) 2015 Jefferson Lecture, 7:30 p.m. April 6 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the District. Smith, a Baltimore native who has appeared on […]

The early part of the calendar year for government entities is both a trying and exciting time. Why? Because budget season is on the horizon. From the largest department to the smallest, contracting programs, everything is up for financial examination and review. What is not needed is cut, and what is seemingly imperative for growth, […]

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the merger between energy powerhouses Pepco Holdings Inc. and Exelon Corporation. The companies are still waiting on approvals from the D.C., Maryland, and Delaware Public Service Commissions.  The merger between the companies is expected to benefit […]

Safeway’s Craig Muckle was awarded the Minority Business Leader Award Feb. 19. (Courtesy Photo) Safeway’s Craig Muckle was honored last month by the Washington Business Journal with the publication’s Minority Business Leader Award on Feb. 19 during the newspaper’s 2015 Minority Business Leader Awards celebration at the Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C. He has served as Safeway’s […]

Dr. Floretta McKenzie was a respected D.C. school superintendent. (AFRO File Photo) Dr. Floretta D. McKenzie, one of the District’s most respected school superintendents, died on March 23 at the age of 79 in Silver Spring., Md., according to published reports. McKenzie led the District’s school system from 1981-1988. She is credited with raising academic standards […]

Baristas at area Starbucks will begin engaging customers in dialogue about race as part of the Race Together initiative. (Courtesy Photo) In an attempt to open dialogue on several racially-charged events that have occurred across the nation in recent years, Starbucks began hosting neighborhood forums for customers to vent, ask questions, challenge their own beliefs, […]

Deborah Tillman will headline the annual 2015 HOPE Experience conference on April 11. (Courtesy Photo) Renowned Child Care and Family Expert and Lifetime TV’s “American’s Supernanny” Deborah Tillman headlines the annual 2015 HOPE Experience (Helping Optimistic Parents Everywhere) parenting conference on April 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center […]