Category: Washington D.C. News

Within a span of 17 days, an armed man committed five robberies in Northeast Washington D.C. – all within a mile of each other. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Abdullah Malik Thomas, 38 from Southeast D.C., was arrested on July 14 by Metropolitan police and charged with five counts of armed robbery of an […]

After the groundbreaking of the first of six Short-term Family housing facilities across the city, District officials have scheduled additional groundbreakings in Wards 6 and 7 for later this month and Ward 8 in November 2017. During a recent roundtable discussion, a District official said the new properties should abate some issues surrounding housing insecurity, […]

Marijuana sales grew 30 percent last year, reaching $6.7 billion in North America, according to a cannabis research company. The D.C. Council is ensuring residents can financially benefit from the budding industry, particularly entrepreneurs of color. Last month, At-Large Councilmember Robert C. White sponsored an emergency bill offering preferential treatment to Black businessmen seeking licenses […]

Ward 8 leaders and residents say the late Theresa Howe Jones was a force for good in the ward and had a motherly touch. Jones, 84, the advisory neighborhood commissioner for single-member district 8D07 in Ward, 8 died July 10, according to 8D Chairperson Olivia Henderson. Theresa Jones, a political and civic leader in Ward […]

Top employers hiring for Sales, Customer Service, Retail, Financial Services, Management, IT and Government positions will be available at the Washington D.C. Metro Area Career Fair.  Professional Dress is required and bring additional copies of resume. Admission is free. This event will be held on July 20 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel, […]

BlackX, a Black business network, is hosting a social business network created with the mission to connect black owned businesses and entrepreneurs. Participants will be able to share expertise in various business arenas. Participants should be prepared to share a brief pitch on their business, a success story or a current pain point. Admission is […]

Vision 1804 is scheduled to hold a fundraiser on July 21 from 5pm-9pm at its venue on 1924 9th St, NW. The fundraiser will help provide scholarships to support students attending CENA School in Arcahaie, Haiti. Admission is free. To register for tickets, visit eventbrite.com.

The Raben Group is scheduled to hold an evening of conversation with Paul Butler, author ofChokehold: Policing Black Men and James Forman, Jr. author of Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. As a former federal prosecutor, Paul Butler provides legal commentary for MSNBC, CNN, and NPR and has been featured on 60 […]

The program consists of a range of discussions that encompass efforts to rebuild the city, post-rebellion, and the challenges to Newark, N.J.’s past and current leadership. This event will be held on July 26 from 4pm-8:30pm in the Oprah Winfrey Theatre inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave., NW. […]

On Saturday, July 1, 2017, George B. Murphy III  of Washington, D.C., died surrounded by family and close friends. He was 72. Murphy was born in Washington to Lillie Jones Murphy of Columbia, S.C., and George B. Murphy Jr., of Baltimore, Md. He is the great-grand son of AFRO American Newspapers founder John H. Murphy, […]

The Senate is considering “The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017” that would gut much of Obamacare. According to the latest score of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, this legislation would leave 22 million Americans uninsured by 2026. While many Republicans want to repeal Obamacare, they are having problems convincing the American people that giving […]