Category: Washington D.C. News

D.C. Councilmember Michael A. Brown, recently voted vice chairman by his council colleagues, said he called for an investigation of his campaign finance funds and is completely cooperating with the Metropolitan Police Department and the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance. “I didn’t have much to give,” Brown told the AFRO on July 2. “But I’m […]

Opponents of Arizona’s unprecedented immigration law are claiming a partial victory today after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all but one of four controversial provisions. The court reaffirmed the federal government’s sole governance in enforcing laws against illegal immigration. In doing so, it negated parts of Arizona’s law that allowed police officers to arrest, […]

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who defeated a primary challenge this year despite being the target of a House ethics investigation, has been on a medical leave for two weeks and is being treated for exhaustion, his office announced Monday. In a three-sentence news release, Jackson’s office disclosed that the Democrat went […]

Two boys, ages 7 and 8, and their adult chaperone were wounded June 25 by stray gunfire in the latest episode of street gunplay in a southeast Washington neighborhood. Police said that shortly before 12:30 pm, an unidentified gunman opened fire on another person in southeast D.C., hitting the two boys, 7 and 8, who […]

Local lawmakers in Washington, D.C. on June 22 enacted what activists are calling the nation’s “most robust” anti-bulling law. Surrounded by students, teachers and anti-bullying advocates, Mayor Vincent C. Gray signed The Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012 into law at the Wilson Building. The measure would protect children from hostile behavior in D.C. schools, […]

Some of the youngest activists against homelessness and domestic violence in the District of Columbia spent an afternoon in the spotlight as crusaders for the disadvantaged. Washington, D.C.’s Xi Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., held its annual Youth Service Awards June 10, 2012 at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus […]

Local health advocates are calling on Washington, D.C. youth to participate in the 2012 International Conference on AIDS—or AIDS 2012—which will be held at the Washington Convention Center from July 23-27, 2012. President Barack Obama in 2010 lifted the HIV travel ban, allowing the global conference to be held in the United States for the […]

The District government has filed suit against 13 people who are believed to have fraudulently collected unemployment benefits, officials said. The lawsuit aims to recover between $4,320 to $13,790 from each person. The latest lawsuit is part of a crackdown that dates back to 2008. Since the investigation began, 61 people have been fired and […]

When the home of D.C. watchdog Dorothy Brizill and her husband Gary Imhoff burned to the ground last month, a committee of reporters, activists and government officials rose to the occasion. The committee launched a fundraising effort for the couple that has worked more than 30 years holding D.C. officials accountable. The two-alarm fire erupted […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandal-plagued D.C. Council has selected veteran legislator Phil Mendelson as its interim chairman. Mendelson replaces Kwame Brown, who pleaded guilty to bank fraud last week and resigned. Brown was the second councilmember to leave office in disgrace this year. The council voted unanimously Wednesday to install Mendelson as interim chairman. He’ll […]