Category: Washington D.C. News

The Prince William County alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosted its annual oratorical competition Jan. 20, for middle and high school students in Prince William County, Va., as part of their celebration to pay homage to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders. “Many believe that was successful in […]

Members of Washington, D.C.-area faith-based, government, professional and educational organizations gathered Jan. 18 for a prayer breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to discuss ways to help the needy–feed and clothe the poor, assist men and women reentering society after incarceration and to move the struggle for civil rights forward into the […]

A pair of advocacy groups staged a protest outside rapper Jay-Z’s Jan. 16 show at the Verizon Center in the District to oppose his use of lyrics demeaning Black women and to urge the star to use his influence to get young people to sign up for health care. Rocky Twyman, founder of the local […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia police are investigating a fatal double shooting near Howard University. Police spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump says a man and a woman were found shot to death late Monday night inside a home in the 700 block of Girard Street northwest. Police are calling the shooting a double homicide but did […]

Dupont Park Adventist School in the District will hold a special event on Jan. 30 to celebrate National School Choice Week. The event will feature an evening open house and a Standardized Test Family Night. The event will be held at the school. Dupont Park Adventist School is a Private Adventist school serving grades PK3 […]

A purple parade of over 4,000 walkers will march for the rising ranks of lupus patients in D.C., Maryland and Virginia — now more than 80,000 strong and served by the Lupus Foundation of America-D.C./Maryland Virginia Chapter. With participant numbers now quintupling since the first event, the 8th Annual DC Walk to End Lupus Now […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia lawmakers are scheduled to vote on legislation that would decriminalize small amount of marijuana. The bill is being taken up Wednesday by the D.C. Council’s public safety committee. The measure would eliminate criminal penalties for people who possess one ounce or less of marijuana. Instead, they would be fined […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C.’s mayor will sign a bill to raise the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 in 2016. Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray will sign the measure Wednesday morning. The D.C. Council approved the increase last month. The District of Columbia’s current minimum wage is $8.25. The bill will raise the minimum wage to $9.50 […]

The Washington Tennis & Education Foundation will honor tennis legend and philanthropist James Blake with its 2014 Champion of Tennis Award. The honor will be presented at the annual WTEF Tennis Ball on May 9, 2014 at the Ritz Carlton in the District. James Blake inspired the world during a 14-year tennis career that featured […]

The American Federation for Children will partner with 16 other organizations to announce the “Put Kids First Rally” celebrating 2014 National School Choice Week. The broad coalition of organizations will come together to rally in support of school choice on Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. at Upper Senate Park, located immediately north of the U.S. […]