Category: Washington D.C. News

Residents of the historic Barry Farm Public Housing development filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Aug. 29 in U.S. District Court. The suit alleges the private developers under contract with the Housing Authority have significantly reduced space allotments in redevelopment plans that would effectively displace the complex’s mostly Black tenants. […]

One of the District of Columbia’s storied high schools will be upgraded after waiting several years for other institutions to go through the process. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), D.C. Council members Robert White (D-At Large) and Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) joined D.C. Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson, community leaders, alumni and students at the groundbreaking […]

As Blacks are trying to pave a way for themselves in the medical cannabis industry, women of color are standing out as significant players in the budding business. “The industry is inundated with White men who profit from the very business that turned Black men into police targets for decades,” Tattiana Aqeel, a manager at […]

As part of its 115th anniversary, New Bethel Baptist Church will be holding its “New Bethel: Extending Grace and Glory” celebration from Sept. 7-Sept. 16. The celebration will include sermon by the Rev. Terry Streeter, pastor at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church at noon and the Rev. Matthew Watley, executive minister at Reid Temple D.C. at […]

Ebenezer Baptist Church, located at 909 Queen St., is scheduled to host “Keep It Real Fridays – Back 2 School Edition” on Sept. 8 from 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Special guests include the CHOP Band and Ebenezer Baptist Church of Baltimore Mime Ministry. School supplies will also be given away. Ebenezer Baptist Church, “Keep […]

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 […]