Museum Square residents are the latest to face potential eviction in the District’s ongoing gentrification efforts. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman ) The expiration of an affordable housing contract with […]
Category: Washington D.C. News
Young D.C. Author Creates Natural Hair Superhero
Natalie McGriff’s comic book “The Adventures of Moxie Girl” is helping to build self-esteem and vocabulary skills of Black girls. (Courtesy Photo) “I didn’t like my hair and I didn’t […]
DC Mayor Announcing Settlement in Exelon, Pepco Merger
WASHINGTON (AP) — Power companies Exelon and Pepco have come to an agreement with District of Columbia regulators on a proposed merger. A press conference announcing the settlement was planned […]
Howard Grad Returns to Roots in Senate Race
California Attorney General Kamala Harris (Twitter Photo) WASHINGTON – Kamala Harris, the California attorney general and the early odds-on favorite to become the state’s first Black U.S. senator, returned to […]
D.C. Entrepreneur Offers Holistic Hair Designs
Nailah Clay, owner of Koumani Holistic Hair Designs. (Courtesy Photo) Washington, D.C. native Nailah Clay is more than a hair stylist. “I consider myself a holistic hair designer,” she told […]
Africans Seek Deeper Cultural Exchange with Black Americans
An African dance group performs a cultural dance at the D.C. Africa Festival. (Courtesy Photo) Mei Turay emigrated to the United States from Sierra Leone as a young boy with […]
Conference Focuses on Black Women’s Reproductive Rights
At a recent conference on abortion rights, access to contraceptive and comprehensive sexual education, there was a focus on the role of Black women’s roles in fight for reproductive justice. […]
HistoryMakers Inspire High School Youth Across Country
Photographer Don Baker speaks to students at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (Photo by Christina Sturdivant) Native Washingtonian, Don Baker came from very humble beginnings. He graduated from […]
Million Man March Marks 20th Anniversary
On Oct. 16, 1995 many converged on the Mall in Washington D.C. Twenty years later, challenges remain. (Photo by JD Howard) The 20th anniversary commemoration of the Million Man March, […]
Howard University Homecoming 2015 Events
Oct. 1 Howard University Alumni & Friends Scholarship Golf Classic Lake Presidential Country Club, 3151 Presidential Golf Club Dr, Upper Marlboro, Md. 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. LGBTA Renaissance Reception […]
Teachers Open House Party
The African American Civil War Museum, whose mission includes teaching valuable lessons in freedom, civil rights and justice, will host a free teacher’s open house party on Oct. 8 from […]
D.C. Unions Leery of D. C.’s Ward 7 Gets Urban Farm Residency Requirement Bill
Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) introduced a bill that would require D.C. workers to live in the District. (Photo credit: D.C. Council ) On Sept. 22 D.C. Council member […]