Category: Washington D.C. News

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A woman who killed her co-worker in an upscale suburban Washington yoga clothing shop was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday and faces the prospect of life in prison. The Montgomery County jury deliberated for a little more than an hour before returning the verdict against 29-year-old Brittany Norwood, who showed no […]

Complaints from residents, a senator and AAA led to the D.C. Council vote to end arrests for drivers who failed to register their tags. The former law allowed officers to jail D.C. and out-of-state drivers with tags more than 30 days old. Upon the request of Mayor Vincent Gray (D), the D.C. Council voted on […]

To help nourish young minds, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) and Carl Buddig & Company sponsored the back-to-school Be A Reader tour, which featured a read-aloud event and book giveaway at Prospect Learning Center.  Through that partnership, Carl Buddig & Company is donating $100,000 to RIF to support children’s literacy programs. The Be A Reader tour […]

D.C. statehood and voting rights activists took advantage of the Martin Luther King Jr. March for Jobs and Justice to present a variety of approaches to equal political representation for residents of the District. T-shirts, banners, chants and literature were highly visible as two factions of the D.C. equal rights movement pressed their cases at […]

Next spring, another Chavous will seek the Ward 7 council seat. Following the footsteps of his dad Kevin P. Chavous, Kevin B. Chavous, will challenge incumbent D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander, D-Ward 7. Chavous said growing up in the District, generally, and Ward 7, in particular, instilled in him a strong sense of activism. That […]

Streets across America have become the sounding board for the majority that refuses to remain silent in such turbulent economic times. The cry is for jobs, for economic justice, for a fair shake at making a decent living. AFRO reporters hit the streets of the District of Columbia to engage those who are struggling with […]

The fate of DC’s only government-owned theater awaits its doom as city officials starve it of the necessary funds to keep afloat. The historical Lincoln Theatre located on the U Street corridor has been an entertainment Mecca for African Americans since the early 1920s. The Lincoln was listed on the National Registry of Historic Places […]

Washington, D.C. – Soul music legend Shirley Murdock will perform her current Top 40 radio hit “Dream,” Oct. 16, at the Morning Glory musical tribute that kicks off the official Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial unveiling ceremony where President Barack Obama will give the keynote address. The powerhouse vocalist will be backed by The Martin […]

Scores of protestors opened their sleeping bags and erected tents at Freedom Plaza, not far from the White House, on Oct. 6 to continue a movement consisting of thousands of angry Americans participating across the country. Unlike the Occupy Wall Street movement, which began in New York last month, the D.C. movement called “October 2011” […]