Category: Washington D.C. News

African American engineers, mathematicians, and members of the science and technology community will converge on the nation’s capital in less than two weeks for the annual Becoming Everything You Are STEM Conference. The conference includes training, mentorship opportunities, workshops, and career fairs for professionals already in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields, and also […]

University of the District of Columbia Director of Athletics, Patricia Thomas has been selected to serve on the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee representing the East Region. “This appointment is a great honor for our Director of Athletics and for the University,” Interim President Dr. James E. Lyons said. “The NCAA Division II Women’s […]

Acclaimed vocalist Julia Bullock will make her Kennedy Center debut at the Terrace Theater on March 2. A prize winner of Bard Conservatory’s Concerto Competition, Bullock was the first recipient of the Mimi Levitt Scholarship at Bard College’s Graduate Vocal Arts Program, where she earned her master’s degree. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the […]

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier appeared before the Washington D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety on Jan. 24 to address concerns about police misconduct. According to a statement from Council member Tommy Wells, who chairs the committee, 47 D.C. police officers have been convicted of committing crimes in the last five […]

The enrollment process for young D.C. residents interested in securing jobs through the city’s 2014 Summer Youth Employment Program began Jan. 24, and will run through Feb. 15. Under the program, operated by the city’s Department of Employment Services, young people aged 14 to 21 will receive six weeks of work experience from June 30 […]

(Updated 1/29/2014) Days have passed since the killing of two people whose bodies were discovered in a row house across the street from Howard University in Washington, D.C., but police have yet to make an arrest in the case. The slayings occurred on Jan. 20 in the 700 block of Girard Street NW as the […]

Virginia E. Hayes Williams, the much-loved mother of former D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams, has died after a brief illness. She was 87. Williams worked as a professional singer, but also spent time as a postal worker. She was extremely popular during her son’s time at the helm of the city, frequently attending official functions, […]

A 104-year-old Washington, D.C. resident was among several local volunteers honored during a recent ceremony. Virginia McLaurin, 104, was recognized by Mayor Vincent Gray for her work with special needs children at the Sharp Health School in Northwest Washington, D.C. “Grandma Virginia,” as she is affectionally known, has served for more than 20 years as […]

The Washington Wizards celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr with an interactive panel discussion for 50 high school students prior to today’s Wizards game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The discussion focused on Dr. King’s legacy and its relevance to the world today. Broadcaster Christy Winters Scott led the diverse panel that featured […]

Friends of the Anacostia Community Museum came together Jan. 14 to remember the legacy of two Black leaders in an event featuring focusing on the leaders of tomorrow. Just before they entered the Baird Auditorium at the National Museum of Natural History on Jan. 14, a young usher greeted attendees with a pleasant smile, saying […]

Some believe a church is not the place for classical jazz performances, but the Rev. Brian Hamilton is not one of them. Hamilton has co-pastored Westminster Presbyterian Church in southwest Washington, D.C. with his wife, the Rev. Ruth Hamilton, since 1996. When they arrived, he had been involved with jazz vespers and wanted an ongoing […]

Maysa Leak knew when her mother took her to see a performance of the Broadway show Purlie as a little girl that she would be an entertainer one day. And for decades she has worked as a singer. She left Morgan State University for Los Angeles to back up Stevie Wonder. She traveled across the Atlantic […]