Category: Washington D.C. News

(UPDATED 12/20/2013) Property tax relief for senior citizens who are long-term D.C. residents will be high on the agenda for the D.C. Council when it reconvenes in January, thanks to Councilmember Anita Bonds (D-at-Large). Bonds is the author of a bill to exempt city homeowners with annual incomes of less than $60,000 from property taxes […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council has given final approval to raising the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by 2016. Tuesday’s vote was a formality, with the council already having approved the minimum wage hike unanimously. The bill now goes to Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray for his signature. Gray has advocated for a […]

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray had one message for a group of ministers representing churches from around the metropolitan area when he met with them Dec. 16: He hears them and other residents like them when they talk about how the city’s gentrification and burgeoning economy leave them fearful that many Blacks will be locked […]

Despite icy roads and snowy weather, hundreds of hair enthusiasts converged on the Silver Spring Civic Building for the 22nd Annual Golden Scissors Awards on Dec. 8. This year’s event was entitled HairAfrica—The Great Hair Expedition. The event included three shows, each of which was presented to a filled-to-capacity audience in the Montgomery County facility’s […]

Covenant House International and Covenant House Washington Board of Directors recently appointed Dr. Madye G. Henson as the new President and CEO of Covenant House Washington and the Greater D.C. Region. “Madye has dedicated her professional life to improving educational opportunities for our children and promoting effective volunteerism and community service in the Washington D.C. […]

The Tom Joyner Foundation announced the “Full Ride” scholarship program that will cover all the expenses of one student planning to attend a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the fall of 2014. “The cost of a college education isn’t getting any cheaper,” said Tom Joyner, chairman of his Foundation and host of the […]

Air Force Airman and D.C. native Marques Edwards graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four […]

December 12, 2013: The American Red Cross in the National Capital Region has partnered with the Washington Wizards to promote disaster preparedness and awareness through a special Red Cross night on Jan. 22 when the Wizards face off against the Boston Celtics. $10 of every $50 club level ticket and $5 of every $25 upper […]

Tis’ the season for giving, but sometimes the gift you receive is not what you want. Lobbyist and philanthropist Nicole Venable figured out a solution for this ages-old problem. She threw a White Elephant Gift Exchange party Dec. 15 at the Source restaurant in Northwest Washington where castoff gifts were matched with women who wanted […]

Approximately 50 soldiers of the D.C. National Guard’s 372nd Military Police Battalion returned home, on Dec. 17. After a 10-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba the citizen-soldiers will get to spend the holidays with family. Inside the D.C. Armory, families, friends, and fellow National Guardsmen swarmed, “Welcome Home” signs at the ready, in anticipation for […]

Ciera Nicole Butts, a Marymount University graduate and entrepreneur, is the newest Miss District of Colombia. Butts, 23, was selected Miss District of Columbia 2014 Dec. 2 at the 60th Annual Miss District of Columbia USA Pageant at the Renaissance Hotel in Northwest Washington, D.C. She was one of 43 contestants who competed in the […]