Category: Washington D.C. News

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 […]

Howard University announces the start of the inaugural class for its new online degree – the online Executive MBA program. The inaugural class which includes executives and administrators started formal academic training this week after students completed an online orientation session in December. Students in the program will gain a comprehensive understanding of business, and […]

For the first time since 2004, the District’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade was in full swing once again.  After an eight year hiatus, the well received parade greeted the changing neighborhoods of southeast. The parade returned with the collaborative efforts of Washington Informer publisher, Denise Rolark Barnes, whose family helped launch the first […]

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, people like David and Miriam Sanders visited the national memorial on Independence Avenue despite the bitter temperature forcing residents to bundle up from head to toe. Men, women and children surrounded the monument, located between the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials, snapping photos of each other and […]

Mariama Taifa-Seitu,17, a senior at School Without Walls, is teaching this time by highlighting the controversial issue of factory farmed meat production. Inspired in her freshmen year by a video she watched about factory farming, she was hooked that the way she felt about fast foods would change. Her vigilance to bring attention to this […]

Mayor Vincent C. Gray has reminded motorists with outstanding tickets to pay up before the city’s ticket-amnesty program ends Jan. 27. Under the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) program, drivers may pay older, outstanding parking, moving violations and photo-enforcement tickets issued before Jan. 1, 2010 without extra penalties. “Time is running out for citizens […]

A yoga studio and a longtime neighborhood-clothing store were among the recipients of the first round of grants announced by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray in mid-January as part of the H Street NE Retail Priority Grant Program. The grants are intended to help stimulate small-business development and expansion along the H Street NE retail and […]

Joining key Maryland legislators with civil rights and community activists one day before the Maryland General Assembly reconvenes, national leaders of the NAACP met January 10 to position Maryland as the next state in the nation to do away with capital punishment. “We know that when you seek the death penalty instead of life without […]