Category: Washington D.C. News

Southeast D.C. is getting in on the cupcake trend with the opening of a new shop in Anacostia, believed to be the first Black-owned cupcake shop east of the river. Besides offering the delectable delicacy, Olivia’s Cupcakes, 2318 Minnesota Ave. S.E., is also home to the Royelle’s Princess Party Palace, a room that allows young […]

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray joined Council Chairman Kwame Brown, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and developers Feb. 1 at the groundbreaking for The Shops at Dakota Crossing in Ward Five’s Fort Lincoln New Town. “The Shops at Dakota Crossing represents another exciting milestone in the continued retail renaissance of the District,” Gray said […]

An Arlington County, Va. judge removed herself in the controversial case of an African- American woman on trial for booing at a high school play which depicted Blacks as inferior. Jackie Carter, whose protests during a racially-offensive dance segment performance last year at her daughter’s school led to her arrest, received a three month legal […]

“My job is to make sure that you have an easy life,” said Anthony Lewis from the eighth floor Verizon board room of his Maryland office. Newly named vice president of the Mid-Atlantic Region, Lewis, a native of Norfolk, Va. has big plans for the company he’s been a part of since 1986, known then […]

When Howard University Men’s Basketball Coach Kevin Nickelberry talks to youth about bullying, he can tell who is being bullied. Having been bullied throughout most of his public school education in Prince George’s County, he recognizes their reaction to his very personal account of his ordeals. “I can always identify the kids who are being […]

WASHINGTON – Neglecting your teeth can kill you. Unfortunately, such was the story of Diamonte Driver, a 12-year-old Prince George’s County boy who died in 2007 after an infection from an abscessed tooth spread to his brain. Because Driver’s mother didn’t have dental insurance or Medicaid coverage, she couldn’t afford the simple tooth extraction that […]

As a young journalist, Gwen McKinney was inspired by social justice. For four years, she reported for the Philadelphia Tribune, the city’s Black newspaper. Later, she moved to Washington D.C. and became a Capitol Hill correspondent. “There is no such thing as objective journalism,” McKinney said in a phone interview with the AFRO. “So much […]

A Black woman faces up to one year in jail for vehemently protesting a racially-insensitive middle school dance production skit in Arlington last year. Jackie Carter was charged with disorderly conduct in public places, a class-one misdemeanor. A hearing on Jan. 26 will determine the judge in the General District Court for Arlington County before […]

A spate of armed robberies has occurred across Washington, D.C. since the start of the new year, police said. According to Metropolitan Police Department figures, armed robberies were up nearly 70 percent in the first three weeks of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago. In Police Service Area 401, which covers the […]

Mayor Vincent C. Gray is scheduled to deliver his second State of the District address Feb. 7 at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, a cultural institution and community center that is a symbol of both the city’s multiculturalism and the mayor’s “One City” theme. The synagogue has a racially diverse and ecumenical history. It was […]

The newly renovated Takoma Education Campus, 7010 Piney Branch Road N.W., held an open house Jan. 20 for prospective students. The school, which was shuttered a little over a year ago by a fire that erupted during repairs on the building, has been totally renovated. It is now a state-of-the-art building designed to serve children […]

This holiday season was the greatest celebration ever when Jewel Stroman, 23, finally got her daughter back from DC Child and Family Services Administration (CFSA). It has been 15 long months since the mother and child have spent time together as a family. “This was long overdue. It feels good to be able to raise […]