Category: Washington D.C. News

The 43rd Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation was scheduled to convene under the theme “It Starts With You” from Sept.18-21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. About 10,000 persons were expected to attend the yearly gathering of Washington power players, industry leaders and ordinary men and women […]

I have been troubled over a way to present this column. I am biased in this case for the reason that the subject of my column is a longtime friend who is also a guilty party of a criminal offense. If you have been following this space over the past few years, you have followed […]

(Updated 9/13/2013) Washington residents plan to converge on the steps of the D.C. Council at noon Sept. 17 to protest Mayor Vincent Gray’s veto of a living wage bill and to urge council members to “do the right thing.” In July, all but one council member approved the Large Retailer Accountability Act of 2013 (LRAA), also known […]

District of Columbia officials this week expressed indignation after a series of Washington Post stories, which claimed that the city’s property tax sales system has deprived some of its most vulnerable residents of their homes over miniscule debts. But a local advocacy group said the outrage is more than a year too late. In April 2012, AT […]

WHUR 96.3 FM—Howard University debuted a new afternoon drive-time program on Sept. 9 featuring air personality Frank Ski. The “Frank Ski Show” will be heard from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays on the Washington, D.C.-based station. Frank Ski, whose real name is Frank Rodgriguez, joined WHUR after listeners chose him in “WHUR’s Next Big […]

The 18-year-old rape victim has been trying to get on with her life, though things are not as she had planned before she headed to Howard University as a freshman in the fall of 2012. Then, she had high hopes. She enjoyed attending classes and working part time. She was having a good time making […]

Mark your calendars for May 1, 2014 because both the D.C. Mayor and general manager of the new Marriott Marquis hotel say the hotel will open on time. They are so confident, that beginning Sept. 6, the pipeline for grooming the new hotels’ 600 hospitality workers will fly wide open and a half dozen local […]

Family and friends gathered at the home of Lucy B. Stewart Speller on Aug. 4 to honor her and celebrate her 109th birthday. She is known as “Aunt,” and “Sister,” to many because she and her husband, Wesley Speller, despite having no biological children of their own, were parents to many young people who grew […]

Maryland CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Association has elected Charmayne Anderson to its board of directors. With 20 years industry experience, Anderson is a partner with The Ferguson Group, LLC in Washington D.C. She earned both a bachelor’s degree and an MPA from George Mason University. “I was motivated to serve on the Maryland CASA […]

More than a hundred people gathered on the morning of August 25th, inside the historic Metropolitan AME Church in northwest, D.C. to witness the closing ceremonies for the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. In an outpouring of appreciation, clergy and congregation rose together for a heartfelt ovation for the Rev. Al Sharpton, honoring […]

WASHINGTON  The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded a 2013 14 Career Development Grant to Stephanie E. Gargiulo of Washington, D.C. She is pursuing a master’s in educational studies with a concentration in urban education reform at Johns Hopkins University. WASHINGTON – The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded a 2013–14 Career Development […]