The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Northern Virginia will host a game night and fish fry on April 24 at the Kappa Multipurpose Facility, 6343 South Kings Highway in Alexandria, Va. […]
Category: Washington D.C. News
National Crime Victims Awareness Week
Each April, the Office for Victims of Crimes helps lead communities throughout the country in their annual observances of National Crime Victim’ Rights Week (NCVRW) which will be observed April […]
UDC Holds Forum Against Pending Pepco, Exelon Merger
D.C. residents gathered at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Clarke School of Law on April 8 to discuss their complaints about the ongoing Pepco, Exelon merger. The […]
Anti-Gay Protest Backfires at Howard University
(Twitter@VikkieNotVicky) WASHINGTON –Westboro Baptist Church, the infamous unaffiliated church known for its hateful, unorthodox protests, especially against homosexuality, brought its hate speech to Howard University April 10 – and the […]
Ward 8 Race Heads into Final Days
(From top left clockwaise) LaRuby May, Anthony Muhammad, Trayon White, and Greta Fuller are just a few of the candidates in the Ward 8 race. (Courtesy Photos) The race for […]
Edwards is Ready to Fight for Senate Seat
Congresswoman Donna Edwards. (Photo Courtesy of donnaedwardsforsenate.com) In 2008, Donna Edwards became the first Black woman elected to represent Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives. She wants use that […]
D.C. Artists Bring Unconventional Performance to Familiar Setting
Nia Barge and A’Leighsha Butler, founders of Nameless theater company at Roy Arias Studio in Times Square, New York. Longtime friends, A’Leighsha Butler and Nia Barge met as teenagers at […]
Ambiguity Surrounds Metropolitan Police ‘Use of Force’ Policy
Councilman Andy King, left, holds a sign as he marches with dozens of protestors just west of the Outerbridge Crossing in New Jersey on their way to Washington, Monday, April […]
D.C. Council Narrowly Defeats Corizon Contract
The D.C. Council voted, 6-5 on April 14, to deny Corizon Health, the country’s largest provider of health care services for incarcerated individuals, and its District affiliate, MBI Health Services, […]
Community Forum on Fathers, Men and Boys
The 100 Fathers will host the Services, Supports & Opportunities For Fathers, Men, and Boys Citywide Community Forum on April 13 at 1616 Irving Street N.E. at 7 p.m. The […]
Washington D.C. Area Food Bank Is Staple to Area Residents
Tyrell Holcomb, the distributions program manager with the Capital Area Food Bank, looked at the long line of people queuing for the fresh produce and meat offered on the first […]
Howard University and Washington’s Public Schools Launch Dual Enrollment Partnership
Mayor Muriel Bowser (left), DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson (top right), and HU President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Kaya Henderson […]