Category: Washington D.C. News

From Nov. 5 at 9 a.m. to Nov. 6 at 5 p.m., Vox Media is scheduled to host “Color Coded: An Empowering Unhackathon for People of Color in Technology.” An unhackathon is an event during which people get together to build things while enjoying camaraderie and good vibes. There are no winners, no trophies, and […]

Celebrate the past, present, and future of Southwest, D.C. by attending “SW Is…” – a community festival. Sponsored by the D.C. Office of Planning, the festival will include professional readings of student work, interactive art exhibits, history lessons, music performances, dance performances, and much more! The event is free to the public, and is for […]

The Gethsemane Baptist Church will be holding their Fall revival from Nov. 2-4 that will begin at 7: 15 p.m. The devotion is scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. The main speaker for the rival will be Rev. Dr. Janet Jenkins Sturdivant, presiding elder for South District of the Philadelphia Annual Conference. Rev. Khalsani Drummer, pastor of the church, will also […]

Melvalee “Mickey” Mitchell Thompson-Vincent, one of Washington D.C.’s Black photojournalists and an AFRO photographer from 2001 to 2006, died Oct. 27. Socialite Photographer Melvalee “Mickey” Mitchell Thompson-Vincent. (Courtesy Photo) Thompson-Vincent was married to D.C. Superior Court Judge William Turk Thompson until his death from a heart attack in 1998. A few years after his death, […]

The phenomenal Debbie Allen, three-time Emmy award winner for choreography, will present an original production at the John F. Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater this weekend.   Allen’s “FREEZE FRAME… Stop the Madness,” is a fusion of cinema, spoken word, hip hop, song, and of course, dance, examining who we are and what role we can […]

Thousands of people from across the world came to the District of Columbia to participate in Howard University’s recent homecoming events. But, many were surprised when key activities were left off the schedule. During the week of Oct. 18-22, Howard celebrated its homecoming week, with the name “Blueprint,” which, according to the university’s website, stood […]

While the focus of the election season is on the office of president, D.C. Council, and Board of Education races, advisory neighborhood commission contests, particularly some east of the Anacostia River, are proving to be just as intriguing. On Nov. 8, District residents will elect Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners in 296 single-member districts. In Wards 7 […]

The AFRO American Newspapers, in keeping with its 125th Anniversary’s year-long series of celebrations, hosted the Coalition for Blind Justice Town Hall meeting on Oct. 20 at the Howard Theatre. The AFRO, in conjunction with Howard University, held a Town Hall at the Howard Theatre on Oct. 20. Panelists included (left to right) former NFL […]

The Black Public Relations Society (BPRS) held a political panel that addressed the role of Blacks in America. The “Why We Still Matter in America” event, held Oct. 20 at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Northwest D.C., addressed politics and its role in individual rights, race, gender, and policy in America. “We are not going […]

“I stand on the shoulders of the great pastors that have come before me,” said the Rev. Charles W. McNeill Jr to a sellout crowd at the 54th Annual National Capital Baptist Convention D.C. and Vicinity. McNeill was installed at the organization’s new president during the event, which ran from Oct. 19 – 21. Rev. […]

The D.C. Office of Planning (OP) is seeking community input as it begins to amend the District’s Comprehensive Plan, a 20-year framework the office says will help the nation’s capital deal with the effects of gentrification. The office will hold seven citywide meetings. Several D.C. residents are unhappy with the changes that are occurring in […]

Weeks after issuing an arrest warrant for Montez Warren, a suspect in the August murder of a Northeast D.C. man, the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested him on Oct. 12 on a first-degree murder while armed charge. The charge is for the Aug. 21 fatal shooting of Dante Miller. A warrant for the […]