Category: Washington D.C. News

DCSEU Workforce Development graduate London Summers and DCSEU Managing Director Ted Trabue at the 2016 graduation. Summers is now employed by DCSEU. (Courtesy photo) Washington, D.C. residents are being trained for and gaining opportunities in the renewable energy industry through a unique program created to establish the city as a leader in the sustainability movement. […]

D.C. Council member David Grosso lives in Ward 5. (AFRO File Photo) Ward 5, located primarily in Northeast Washington with a sliver in Northwest, can count four D.C. Council members as residents, with three of those lawmakers making up three-fourths of the council’s at-large contingent. D.C. Council members Vincent Orange (D-At Large), Anita Bonds (D-At […]

The Museum on opening night. (Twitter Photo) The Museum isn’t your typical art gallery. After launching on April. 8, many young D.C. residents are already showing up at this creative space. Greg Harrison, general manager, said The Museum is an attempt to influence young leaders in the world of fashion and art through his eyes. […]

On May 9, Democratic GAIN, an association that focuses on the training and development of progressive political professionals, particularly millennials, held a job fair at the headquarters of the National Education Association (NEA) in the District. The event was attended by more than 140 people. The executive director, Kouri Marshall, told the AFRO that this is no ordinary […]

Richard Wright Public Charter School CEO and founder Marco Clark speaks at a CITYWIDE Man The Block Safe Passage Program information meeting on May 2. For the majority of students in the nation’s capital, getting an education is not as simple as stepping onto a yellow school bus. Most of the District’s students have multiple […]

Ken Burns was honored May 9 by the National Endowment for the Humanities for his documentary work on Black livelihoods. Modern historians and social scientists often note that history, as written by the victors, tends to omit the very narratives that make the American story pliable, nuanced, and balanced.  Few, however have championed a type […]

The ‘Its Getting Better All the Time Organization’ will hold a “Providing Information and Support Mental Health” conference March 14 at the Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Place. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the event will address  resources offered to the community. There will also be various panel […]

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 […]