Category: Washington D.C. News

Bethesda Baptist Church D.C., 1808 Capitol Ave. NE is scheduled to host a back-to-school concert on Aug.12 from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Local and regional gospel hip-hop artists will be performing. Students K-12, who attend will receive school supplies. Light refreshments will also be served. Bethesda Baptist Church

On Aug.12, B.I.G Ministries is scheduled to host “Not Chasing Money, Chasing My Dreams: A BeYOUtiful Workshop” from 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at Enon Baptist Church, located at 505 L Street NE. The event will feature an afternoon filled with fun, engaging workshops to spiritually and emotionally strengthen women to be what God called […]

Looking to buy a condo or row home in the U Street Corridor? There is a special free home buyer workshop. UrbanLand Company’s Free Home Buyer Workshops are available twice a week for local home shoppers who want to understand and navigate the pathway to ownership in the metropolitan area. This workshop will be held […]

The Fellowship Baptist Church of Silver Spring, 12221 Veirs Mill Rd., is scheduled to host a back-to-school edition of their regular LifeArts Dayshop program on Aug. 13 from 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. The workshop is a co-ed event for ages 8-14, and will feature Christian-based activities, workshops and fun. Lunch and snacks will be […]

The Reginald Cyntje Group blends jazz, Afrobeat, and Caribbean music to create a unique musical experience. The band mixes art and activism to inspire social change through song. This event will be held at the Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street, NW on Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit: kennedy-center.org. […]

A comedy show that tests comedians expertise on the African-American Culture. If comedians answer correctly, they move into a 10-minute comedy set. If they answer incorrectly, they only get a 7-minute set. The line-up includes a variety of some of the best comedians in the city. The event will be hosted by Michele Sometimes. This […]

The first moves toward changing the name of J.E.B. Stuart High School in Fairfax, Va. began on July 27, following a vote by members of the community’s school board. Citing a need to broaden and educate the larger community about the history and legacy of racism and intolerance in the area, the Fairfax County School […]

Washington, D.C. native Jarmal Harris created the Jarmal Harris Project, because he always had an eye for fashion, production and encouraging others. The project is a nonprofit organization providing learning opportunities for D.C. youth to expand their professional skills in several fields. Harris created the project in 2006 to give inner city youth an opportunity […]

Billions of dollars of life insurance is now in-force by African American Market Agents. Driven by efforts from a campaign that has spanned 6 ½ years, the achievement was made with the 60th anniversary of Cirilo McSween becoming the first African American Agent to cross the color barrier. African American New York Life Agents are […]

The District of Columbia, like the rest of the nation, is dealing with the opioid and heroin crisis, with strategies to reach out to those who are addicted to the substances. One example of outreach is the recently held “Heroin and Opioid Awareness, Prevention and Intervention Day.” Activities took place on July 20 at Potomac […]

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 13-year-old boy on July 25 for suspected involvement in a fight that happened in the Southwest section of the city on July 22. Around 3 p.m. on July 22, a teenage boy was walking in the 3900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW when four people attacked […]

Despite efforts across the region to remove both vestiges of Confederate history and polarizing U.S. figures memorialized in public spaces, the District remains home to several, including a highly controversial statue of Brig. Gen. Albert Pike situated at Judiciary Square – between D.C. Courthouses and the Labor Department.  And while hidden in plain view, even […]