Category: Washington D.C. News

17-year-old Kaelia Minor was killed after being stabbed by 18-year-old Kyla Jones following an altercation on a Metro Bus.  Howard University News Service talked to Coolidge High School students where Minor was a senior. 

Black women in the United States are less likely than White women to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age, however their risk of dying from the disease is higher at 42 percent. Dr. Regina Hampton practices in Prince George’s County and Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo) Dr. Regina Hampton is one of the […]

Even before he was ordained to the priesthood in 2010, the Rev. Dr. Raymond Massenburg was working towards his goal of positively influencing low-income, Black communities and unifying them through community initiatives, projects, and events. Rev. Dr. Raymond Massenburg serves the less fortunate in D.C.’s Black community through various events sponsored by St. Luke’s Episcopal. […]

The high-profile deaths of unarmed Blacks have put the law enforcement profession on the defensive. Their leaders recently responded with a forum explaining their practices and procedures. On Oct. 12, the Office of The U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia sponsored a forum, “Police and Community: Building a Bridge of Trust” that took place […]

The SunTrust Foundation recognized a local D.C. nonprofit for providing low income residents with programs to help them learn financial literacy. On Oct. 17, SunTrust presented Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) with its first Lighting the Way award for the organization’s positive impact on the Washington D.C. area by promoting financial education. The award included […]

Long-standing Black churches are disappearing from the nation’s capital one at a time, the culprit – residential only parking. As the city’s new, mostly White residents push for special neighborhood parking, they are inadvertently forcing churches out of the District of Columbia, city officials and church members said. On K Street in Washington’s southeast neighborhood, […]

Improving police-community relations has been an important initiative in the District, neighboring Prince George’s County and several other police departments throughout the United States in the wake of a number of killings by police of unarmed Black men and women. In an effort to bring the community and officers closer together, D.C. and Prince George’s […]

Money is scarce for Tiana White, who lives in a homeless shelter and says she’s unable to work her retail job due to chronic back pain from a car accident. The mother of three, working on her GED at Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School in Northeast, estimates she spends $50 a week commuting […]

Synthetic drugs have forced their way into the D.C. metropolitan area. According to an October 2015 University of Maryland study more than half of synthetic drug users are teenagers. However, those in their upper 20s and lower 30s have also suffered repercussions from the drugs. In August, synthetic drug were cited as a contributing factor […]

Interim D.C. Schools Chancellor John Davis recently delivered his presentation on the state of the District of Columbia’s public schools (DCPS), focusing on schools east of the Anacostia River. On Oct. 18, Davis broke with the tradition of delivering an address from a podium. Instead, he allowed principals, teachers, staff and students to present what […]

The AFRO American Newspaper in connection with it’s 125th Anniversary year-long series of celebrations will present the Coalition for Blind Justice Town Hall meeting on Oct. 20 from 2-4 p.m. at the Howard Theatre. This town hall meeting and panel discussion will include elected officials, community leaders, media professionals, entertainers, civil servants, representatives from law […]

The National Black Public Relations Society will be hosting a political cipher: Why We Still Matter in America in response to the current political climate and its surrounding issues of individual rights, race, gender and policy in America. The panel will be held on Oct. 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 […]