Category: Washington D.C. News

The One Love Massive group is sponsoring a Memorial Day event on May 28 called the “Three Generations of GoGo Crankin’” block party. The musical showcase will feature artists such as Sugar Bear of EU, Smoke and Stomp of Northeast Groovers, Nag Champa, and others. The block party will be held at the Union Tunnel, […]

Chavez Schools will host its 5th Annual Public Policy Symposium on June 1st from 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at Georgetown University, 3700 O St NW. Three top seniors from Chavez will present public policy research and solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing communities today. Past thesis presentations have examined the U.S. […]

Washington, D.C.’s only all-male, college preparatory high school is set to open in the fall. And, its principal, Dr. Benjamin Williams, can’t wait for the premiere of the Empowering Males High School, located on the campus of the former Ronald Brown Middle School in Northeast D.C. “For 15 years, I have thought about leading a […]

Trayon White and LaRuby May are running for the Ward 8 seat. (Courtesy Photos) Former Ward 8 D.C. State Board of Education member Trayon White overwhelmingly won the endorsement of the Ward 8 Democrats, recently. White got 135 votes for the Ward 8 Democrats’ nod while D.C. Council member LaRuby May (D-Ward 8) received 50 and […]

Amid a spike of youth violence within the city’s limits, DC Lawyers for Youth (DCLY) hosted a fundraiser May 12 to help improve the conditions in the juvenile justice system and to deter youth from entering it. The “Stand for Youth Justice Day” raised more than $15,000 to make the youth justice system one of […]

Homicides continue in D.C. The latest involves a daytime shooting that left a Southeast, D.C. man dead near a District park on May 12, according to Metropolitan Police. Police said they found Sheldon Kevin Robinson, 28, suffering from gunshot wounds in the 3700 block of Ely Place SE. According to a police report, officers responded […]

The Washington D.C. Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA-DC) held a Reporters’ Roundtable May 17 to discuss current immigration issues relating to youth in the United States. While immigration reform and the needs of first-generation immigrant youth often focus on Latinos, the roundtable revealed that sub-Saharan Africans tend to have the most difficulties […]

The Anti-Defamation League’s National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. honored May 16-17 former D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey for his approach to anti-discrimination training in law enforcement. (Courtesy Photo) Hundreds of leaders and activists gathered May 16-17 for the Anti-Defamation League’s National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. Charged with discussing and developing strategic methods of […]

On May 4, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) led a tour of Brookland Middle School in Ward 5 with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. The mayor used the tour of the school to show the secretary-general how D.C. was becoming a greener place. (Courtesy Photos) The District of Columbia has fully embraced the “Go Green” […]

Thelma D. Jones, a cancer survivor received a certificate of appreciation for her years of work in support of the mission of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. (Courtesy Photo) District resident, cancer survivor and volunteer advocate Thelma D. Jones received a certificate of appreciation for her years of work in support of the […]

D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander and former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray are running for the Ward 7 council seat. (Courtesy Photos) With the June 14 Democratic Party primary coming up, the race for the Ward 7 council seat is being dominated by the incumbent and a former mayor who once held the seat. D.C. Council member […]

Vice President Joe Biden On May 19, Vice President Joe Biden will deliver remarks at the National Urban League 13th Annual Legislative Policy Conference “Closing Breakfast” event.  The event will be held at The Liaison Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Ave., NW at 7:30 a.m.