Category: Washington D.C. News

The Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road N.W., will be sponsoring an “Art Between Us” open mic event on May 13from 5 p. m. – 8 p. m . The event part of an ongoing Gender + Justice events series that focuses on women’s voices in an effort to inspire fellowship, create safe spaces, and establish […]

Bloodstained Men & Their Friends, the nation’s leading child circumcision protest group, who travel around the country to raise awareness about the harms of infant genital cutting (circumcision) will hold protests for 13 days straight across the Mid-Atlantic ending up in DC to protest the OB-GYNs (who circumcise most babies in the US) at their […]

The late Chuck Brown. The Howard Theatre, 620 T Street N.W., will host a concert on May 14 at 8 p. m. to honor the late Chuck Brown. The Chuck Brown Band, Sugar Bear, EU, and Junk Yard Band will perform to celebrate Brown four years after his death. The event is open to all […]

The District of Columbia Department of Health is sponsoring free community events to educate the public about the Zika virus and supply them with kits to help, including repellent, mosquito dunks and condoms. For more information contact DOH Animal Services Program at 202-442-5833 or e-mail mosquito.info@dc.gov. The events are scheduled on May 14 from 10 […]

Bowie State art students will hold Hood$tock DC, a festival of art, music, creativity, and positive vibes on May 14 from 8 p.m. to midnight at The Blind Whino, 700 Delaware Ave., SW. There will be various aspects to this event, including DJ sets, Trap Karaoke, networking opportunities, body painting, local band “Marlee in the […]

The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Chi Omega Chapter will celebrate 60 years of service to the citizens of Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia on May 14 from noon until 3 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton – Pentagon City, 1250 S Hayes St,  by gathering for an elegant afternoon tea.  Veronica Jackson, violinist will […]

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Police say they’ve seen no signs of remorse from a federal police officer accused of a two-day shooting spree in a string of suburban parking lots in Maryland that left three people dead and three wounded. Police take Eulalio Tordil, 62, a suspect in three fatal shootings in the Washington, D.C., […]

President Obama urges 2,300 graduates to continue needed change in America duirng Howard University Commencement. (Photo by Cheriss May, Howard University News Service) (May 7, 2016) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told the graduates of one of the nation’s leading historically black universities that America is “a better place today” than it was when he graduated […]

The general manager of the Washington, D.C. area’s transit system announced on May 6 substantial changes in the way the Metrorail will operate because of malfunctioning equipment and parts. Paul J. Wiedefeld, the general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), announced that expanded track repair work will begin in June […]

Howard University last year offered a large carrot to its students to encourage them to graduate on time. This April, the school announced it has begun making good on its promise to offer 50 percent refunds on students’ final semester’s tuition to those who attain their degrees within four years. The rebates, which average about […]

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The Latest on the three fatal shootings in the Washington suburbs (all times local): This photo provided by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration shows Eulalio Tordil. A manhunt was under way May 6, 2016, after authorities said they were looking into whether three fatal shootings in the Washington area were connected. […]