Category: Washington D.C. News

Rameen Aminzadeh, LaTricea Adams, and Talia Buford discussed the impact of the Flint water crisis on the testing, treatment, and outreach of water systems across the country, including the District, where high levels of lead have been found in several public schools. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) Troubling levels of lead found in drinking water […]

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) signed legislation April 22, reversing more than 150 years of state law that stripped convicted felons who had served their time of the right to vote.  Those affected are overwhelmingly Black and male, which increases the group as a voting bloc to nearly 200,000 within the state. Virginia Gov. Terry […]

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host a MS Walk April 30 at the C. Paul Barnhard Elementary School, 4800 Lancaster Circle. Registration is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and the walk is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. The walk began in 1988 and has raised more than $920 million to drive groundbreaking […]

The First Baptist Church of District Heights, 7234 Lansdale Street, will host a “Laundromat Takeover” where members of the church will offer free laundry service at a local laundromat between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 30. For more information, visit www.fbcdh.org.

The Patuxent River Chapter of The Links will host a health and financial wellness event April 30 at the Inter-Denominational Church of God, 19201 Woodfield Road from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. The “Juggling Your Health & Finances Strategies for Success” event is free and open to the public. It […]

On May 3-4, at the Lisner Auditorium at The George Washington University, 730 21st Street NW, 53 high school teens from across the country will participate in the Poetry Out Loud National Finals. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation created the program to help teens learn about classic and contemporary poetry. […]

A historic Anacostia building will house Walgreens latest pharmacy. (Courtesy Photo) Walgreens is coming to Ward 8’s historic “Anacostia” building at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and Good Hope Road SE.  But residents are raising concerns over whether the development would bolster the area or force out existing businesses. With five […]

Markus Batchelor, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 8, is running for the Ward 8 seat on the D.C. State Board of Education. (Courtesy Photo) Markus Batchelor, one of the District’s youngest political advisory neighborhood commissioners, is a candidate for the Ward 8 seat on the D.C. State Board of Education. Batchelor, 23, announced his […]

Sondra Phillips-Gilbert is a second term commissioner for the Rosedale Community, A new housing developments being built in Northeast, D.C. is raising concerns for members of the community, according an advisory neighborhood commissioner for Ward 6. Sondra Phillips-Gilbert is a second term commissioner for the Rosedale community that is located east of the H Street […]

The D.C. Victim Hotline officially launched on April 13 during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The District officially launched a D.C. Victims Hotline April 13 to help residents who have been victimized by crime receive support services. The line is open 24 hours a day seven days a week. “I am proud to announce the […]

The Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy led the 2016 Emancipation Day parade on April 16 down Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest D.C. (Photo by Melanie R. Duncan) The 2016 D.C. Emancipation Day parade April 16 was greeted by a diverse crowd as it proceeded down Pennsylvania Ave. NW. The holiday is a central part of the […]