Category: Washington D.C. News

After years of raised expectations and crushed hopes, just about every District resident thought 2010 would be the year that the city’s voting rights bill would finally meet congressional approval. Such was not the case this week, however, after the controversial legislation –which was poised to give the District a voice on Capitol Hill and […]

The saga over whether card gambling would be allowed in Prince George’s County came to an abrupt end on the last night of Maryland’s General Assembly session as the House voted down Senate Bill 1035. The bill, which was sponsored by Prince George’s County Sens. C. Anthony Muse (D-Dist 26), in whose district Rosecroft is […]

As Bowie State celebrates its 145th anniversary as Maryland’s oldest historically Black college or university, the school is touting many new achievements as it moves forward in the 21st century. At the top of that list is the school’s brand new bioinformatics program, which is being touted as a four-year multi-disciplinary program for honors students. […]

Whether a $34 million surplus exists in District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s 2009 budget remains to be seen. But amid the “yes-we-have-the-money-no-we don’t” exchanges that have been taking place between Rhee and the city’s chief financial officer, Natwar Gandhi, irate officials at the Washington Teachers Union said during a press conference late […]

A new study reveals that while the race gap in the commission of violent crime has significantly narrowed in certain parts of the country, murder arrest rates for African Americans has been out-distancing those for Whites, particularly in large urban areas like the District of Columbia and Atlanta, where the rates have grown significantly over […]

Many of the District of Columbia’s neediest residents are missing out on a program that allows thousands of workers in the area ride the Metro nearly free of charge as they commute to and from their jobs. The SmartBenefits program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation and provides subsidies for commuters through […]

The president of the Washington Teachers Union and the City Council have joined forces calling on Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee to rehire the 266 teachers she abruptly fired last fall after claiming there was a deficit in her 2009 budget. The chancellor, who claims to have discovered otherwise in February, actually had a $34 million […]

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s plan to reform the public school system in America is coming under fire from community groups. With many inner city school systems floundering, “Race to the Top” is being crucified as an unfair indictment of schools. “There’s a tremendous problem with Race to the Top and it’s fundamental,” said Nathan […]

WASHINGTON — Residents, who live near and around the Walter E. Washington Convention Center where President Obama’s two-day Nuclear Security Summit was held April 12-13 are accusing local and federal agencies of poor planning. For two days, changes to public transportation routes, pedestrian walkways and school schedules transformed a bustling stretch of life into chaos. […]

The dark cloud that hovered over D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray for four months lifted on April 7 after officials cleared him of two alleged ethics violations. The D.C. Office of Campaign Finance ruled that Gray did not receive special favors for work done on his house last year, nor did he violate campaign laws […]

The gunfire that ripped through Washington, D.C., last week, killing four, has set off a renewed effort in the region to combat gang violence. “We really have to be careful that we don’t let gangs get a foothold and they’re attempting to,” said Del. Gerron Levi (D-Dist. 23A).  “I think the recent events make it […]

America’s first family celebrated Easter Sunday at the Allen Chapel AME Church in Southeast D.C., ABC News reported.  Church leaders were elated to see the Obamas in the congregation, which is still coping from a drive-by shooting that occurred last week, leaving four teens dead.   “His coming shows that he cares about people. He cares […]