Category: Washington D.C. News

Smokey Robinson performs at the 12th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert held at The Novo by Microsoft on Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — Smokey Robinson, Kenny Loggins and Gavin DeGraw will headline the annual July Fourth concert outside the U.S. Capitol. Organizers announced the lineup […]

The Backyard Band now attracts a more sophisticated, peaceful audience. (Courtesy photo) Go-go music, which started as D.C.’s own version of funk, has come a long way since its humble beginnings during the 1970’s. For decades, go-go bands usually performed anywhere from empty banquet rooms to bingo halls. Natives of the District, Md. and Va. […]

AFRO endorses Vincent Orange for the At-large Council Seat. The AFRO sent questionnaires to candidates in the D.C. Council At-large, Ward 7 and Ward 8 races. After evaluating the responses from the contestants in each of these contests, the paper has decided to endorse the candidates in the following races: The AFRO endorses D.C. Council member Vincent […]

Leon T. Andrews is a Ward 4 candidate for the D.C. Council. (AFRO File Photo) D.C. Council member Brandon Todd, an ally of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, is fighting a tougher than expected battle to keep his Ward 4 seat from a former opponent. The Democratic Party primary is June 14. Leon T. Andrews Jr., who competed […]

Donald Trump is the presumptive GOP nominee for president. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Black District Republicans aren’t excited about their presumptive presidential nominee and don’t plan to push District statehood at their national convention next month. The Republican National Convention will be held in Cleveland from July 18-21 at the Quicken Loans Arena but some District […]

Following the announcement that D.C. parking meters would increase to $2.30 per hour, several machines were found broken or vandalized. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) Several parking meters throughout Southwest D.C. were knocked from their pedestals with the money removed which seems to allegedly be a response to the D.C. Department of Transportation’s June 1 […]

Detectives are investigating a June 2 homicide in the 3700 block of Hayes Street Northeast. The Metropolitan Police in the sixth district responded to a call of a shooting around 11:30 p.m. They found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He later died at an area hospital, according to reports. The deceased is Jarell Walker, […]

Paige Freeman, Siesie Fenner, and Jillie Miller donned costumes of their favorite fictional characters at this year’s Awesome Con, held at the D.C. Convention. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) Who said Black people don’t follow the comics? Black futurists came out in droves – replete with costumes – to celebrate the best of “geekdom” as […]

The District’s party primaries take place June 14 and in these final days, there are signs that candidates are being choosey about where they spend their time and resources. The most prominent example of this took place May 31 at an at-large, Ward 7 and Ward 8 forum sponsored by We Act Radio at THE ARC, […]

Local Pastors gather in Washington, D.C. to speak with teens and residents about the growing violence in Wards 7 and 8. (Courtesy Photo) When Nathaniel Newell attended Spingarn High School three years ago, he had to “literally fight my way home” from the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station in Northeast D.C. to his mother’s house near […]

The Washington Jewish Music Festival includes a series of international musical acts that take place throughout the city from June 3- June 15. The festival will include the 4th Annual Day in the Park, a musical celebration, at Stead Park, 1625 P St NW, on June 5, featuring The Macaroons’ catchy pop-rock mixes with The […]

Celebrate Fairfax! will take place June 10-12 at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Pkwy.  The festivities will begin on June 10 at 6 p.m. to midnight, June 11 from 10 a.m. to midnight and June 12 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The 25-acre site will fill with more than 300 exhibitors, food vendors, […]