Category: Washington D.C. News

Chicago based non-profit, The HistoryMakers, recently organized classroom visits from influential African Americans across the country to schools across the nation. Designed to showcase a model for success among African-Americans, more than 400 “HistoryMakers” encouraged and empowered D.C. students to aggressively reach for their goals. History Maker standouts community leader Peggy Cooper (left), and public relations […]

D.C. Council member Charles Allen wants to make sure that all District of Columbia residents have the chance to register to vote for future elections. So he is working on a way they can do it at a heavily used city government agency. Charles Allen represents Ward 6 on the D.C. Council Allen, a Democrat […]

The Anacostia Coordinating Council’s Annual Boat Ride is always a source of food, fun, and political gossip. However, because of what is going on in Ward 8 communities, a nervous sense of urgency is pervasive and there is a great deal of discussion about helping the ward’s youth. “We have children dying on the streets […]

Police need your help to solve four crimes: two are homicides in Northeast and two are sexual abuse cases in Northwest Washington, D.C. From Northeast the latest is a fatal shooting in the 900 block of 10th Street N.E. on Sept 29. Officers from the First District responded to a call of gunshots around 3:55 […]

The NAACP Freedom Fund Gala will be held on October 8 at the Dulles Airport Hilton, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon, Va. 20171. The event starts at 5:30. Tickets can be purchased on line at naacploudoun.com.

The Annual 2 Mile Domestic Violence Prevention Walk-a-Thon will take place at the Bohrer Park Activity Center on Oct. 8 in Gaithersburg, Md. The walk is to address and provide assistance to families on available resources, education, health, counseling, and temporary safe haven from abuse environment.  The event raises money for Safe Haven Ministries. The […]

The Black Student Fund and the Latino School Fund, two D.C. area non-profits, will host their Annual School Fair on Oct. 9 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. More than 60 schools from the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area will attend. The event will include workshops, entertainment, screening of the movie […]

The 5th Annual Ms. Veteran America competition will take place on Oct. 9 in Washington, D.C. This event honors the service of the 2 million women who have worn the U.S. Military Uniform. This event also reminds us of the women who have made the ultimate sacrifice during their military service. The completion will take […]

In what some label a bold move on behalf of D.C. tenants, the Council of the District of Columbia gave final consideration to legislation to limit rental late fee charges to no more than 5 percent of the monthly rent. This initiative, led by At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds (D), culminated during a September 20 meeting […]

Jacque Patterson, one of the leading contenders for a District of Columbia’s Board of Education race, recently dropped out. He was unable to continue because of the number of invalid signatures on his candidate petitions. Jacque Patterson was ruled ineligible in the race for the D.C. Board of Education. (Courtesy Photo) Patterson, the advisory neighborhood […]