Category: Washington D.C. News

Kidney Action Day will be on Sept. 9, where free health screenings, community resources, live entertainment and family fun will be provided at the Yards Park, 355 Water Street SE, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. for. Kidney Action Day is free and open to the public. Healthy cooking, fitness demonstrations, kids’ activities and healthy […]

One in six Americans over the age of 65 have a vision impairment that cannot be corrected with glasses. Learn about the signs and symptoms of vision loss, as well as steps to help take care of sight at a Low Vision Support Group, sponsored by the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington and […]

The College Success Foundation – District of Columbia, a nonprofit organization seeking to improve the college graduation rates of students in Washington, D.C., has received a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This highly competitive grant, funded by the Upward Bound Program, is expected to support the organization’s academic, social, emotional and […]

Charles E. Wilson, Jr., president of the Ward 8 Democrats, is striving to improve the Southeast section of the city by making it politically, socially and aesthetically stronger. He is one of several individuals working to see Ward 8 thrive. One of Wilson’s efforts is to host frequent events like happy hours at establishments in […]

Earl D. Fowlkes Jr. grew up in a close-knit family that continued to accept him when he brought his boyfriend home decades ago. As president and chief executive officer of the Center for Black Equity in Washington, D.C., Fowlkes aims to replicate that same welcoming feeling with Blacks in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender […]

The Rocketship Academy is located next to one of the District of Columbia’s most economically challenged housing complexes. The Rocketship Academy, known as Rocketship Rising, is in Ward 8 close to Woodland Terrace, a D.C. Housing Authority property known for high incidents of crime. Plus, it is next to a halfway house. It is located […]

A double stabbing in Southeast D.C. left a 40-year-old man dead and another victim wounded on Aug. 19, according to D.C. police. Authorities said Anthony Graham, a resident of Southeast D.C., was stabbed in the chest in the 800 block of Xenia Street, SE on the evening of Aug. 19. Anthony Graham was fatally stabbed […]

The Washington Teachers Union, led by Elizabeth Davis, held a series of meetings with teachers throughout the school system from Aug. 16-25 in the District’s eight wards. Davis traveled to the schools to explain the details of the city’s new contract and why she believes it is the best deal for teachers now. “I urge […]

After seeing the rarity of Black-owned quality dessert providers in the Washington D.C., a young Black business woman decided to change that and serve her own. Rabia Kamara is the creator of Ruby Scoops, a retailer of ice creams, sorbets, sherbets, and other desserts that started October 2014 in Northeast D.C. Rabia Kamara is the […]

Along with several other non-profit organizations helping to increase and provide guidance for financial empowerment for underserved communities and millennials, Sun Trust Bank has entered the pool with its onUp tour. SunTrust’s onUp tour is a national effort to inspire people to take steps to improve their financial health, provide education on making deposits, establishing […]

The Olde Towne Gaithersburg annual Labor Day Parade is scheduled to be held on Sept. 4 at 1 p.m. between Russell and East Diamond Avenues. The parade will include Watchfire engines, high school marching bands, clowns, horses and giant balloons.

The Montgomery Art Association is scheduled to hold the 50th Annual Kensington Labor Day Parade and Festival on Sept. 4. The Parade kicks-off at 10 a.m. (Festival 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) and will travel down Connecticut Avenue from St. Paul Park toward the Town Hall, 3710 Mitchell Street. The parade will feature local marching […]