Category: Washington D.C. News

On Nov. 4, District of Columbia Public Schools will celebrate the hard work and talent of the District’s highest performing educators with the fourth-annual “A Standing Ovation for Teachers. “ The show will feature an awards presentation to eight Excellence Award winners, remarks from prominent presenters, and a musical performance. Speakers and presenters include D.C. […]

The Women in Business Network of America will host their “Women in Business Speakers & Trainers” seminar at the Hilton Garden Inn on Nov. 2 in Greenbelt, Md. The exclusive event will help coach flourishing speakers, trainers, authors, coaches and consultants. The WIBNA is a Christian membership based organization dedicated to the support and success […]

The Washington Craft Show is set to return to the Washington Convention Center for its 26th season during the weekend of Nov. 1. The event will include 190 of the nation’s most celebrated contemporary craft artists presenting their latest work in a dozen different media, including: basketry, ceramics, decorative textiles, furniture, glass, wearable art, jewelry, […]

The District’s 6,000 independent taxi drivers have unionized in an effort to give drivers more say in regulating their industry, authorities said. The D.C. Taxi Operators Association “will be affiliated with Teamsters Local 922 in Washington,” according to the Teamsters.org website. The reasons cited for the cabbies’ move include a desire to have a “united, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. police say at least seven people have been injured when crowds rushed the gates during a homecoming concert at Howard University. Police spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump says two officers were among those hurt and suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon. She says police now have the situation under control. Crump says one person […]

(Updated 10/25/2013) Sheila Stewart, known in the Washington, D.C. area for serving for many years as the news and community affairs director for local Radio One stations, died Oct. 24 in a car accident in Atlanta. Details of the incident had not been released by afternoon, but she apparently was involved in the crash on […]

The rivalry between Howard University and Hampton University heated up Oct. 18 when the two HBCUs debate teams squared off in a battle of intellect. The teams tackled the controversial topics of social media privacy and Stand Your Ground laws. The verbal joust took place at Cramton Auditorium on Howard’s campus and featured intense rhetoric, […]

On first hearing, it sounds like a mistake. But it’s true. A school chef’s dish-pulled chicken- chard tacos with chile queso fresco and cilantro-lime sauce- prepared with locally-grown produce, won first place in a D.C. school chef competition this week. Lauren Williams, a chef who prepares food for Chartwell-Thompson, the firm that provides meals to […]

Friendship Public Charter School, which operates six public charter schools in the District of Columbia will host a Friendship Community Fall Festival on Oct. 26 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Friendship Southeast Elementary Academy Play Field. Activities include live music, festival food, face painting and outdoor games and will feature local vendors and […]

The Lighthouse Center for Healing in D.C. will host an Open House on Oct. 28 to inform the community about the free services that are offered for survivors and victims of sexual assault and or domestic violence. For more information: 202-742-1720

Zion Baptist Church and Prayer Ministry in Northwest D.C. will host the annual Fall Prayer Breakfast Nov. 9 from 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. in the A. J. Edwards Fellowship Hall. The guest preacher will be Rev. Dr. C. Que Hickerson, Pastor of Springfield Baptist Church. For more information: 202-722-4940.

Howard University Homecoming 2013 The nation’s capital will turn Bison Blue when Howard University holds iats Homecoming activities Oct. 22-27, with a star-studded cast of alumni returning to lead the festivities. Academy Award-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson (B.A. ‘95) and actor Lance Gross (B.F.A. ‘04) will team up as grand marshals of Homecoming, while comedian […]