Category: Washington D.C. News

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. […]

A Montgomery County, Md. Police officer take pictures after a shooting outside the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Md., Friday, May 6, 2016. Police say three people were hurt in the shooting. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A woman was killed and three people were wounded in two shootings within an hour […]

Lisa Campbell, 38, a teacher, and Cherie Evette Diggs, 40. (Photos Courtesy of the Fairfax County Police Department) Fairfax County police officials on May 4 charged two Alexandria, Va., preschool employees with misdemeanor assault and battery of a 4-year-old female student. Lisa Campbell, 38, a teacher, and Cherie Evette Diggs, 40, a teacher’s assistant at […]

A series of high school fights resulted in 12 Washington, D.C. students facing assault charges in juvenile court, according to police reports. Aquita Brown, spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department, told the AFRO April 30 that D.C. police made arrests at two high schools on April 26 and April 27. Arrests were made at H.D. Woodson […]

A scene from the documentary showing two of the 67 seventh graders in the “I Have a Dream” program at Kramer Middle School. Washington, D.C. has been known over the years by several monikers, “Our Nation’s Capital,” “Chocolate City,” and for an unfortunate period of time, America’s “Murder Capital.” It was during the latter, at […]

William Jacob Paatii Ofosu-Amaah was born in Accra, Ghana on July 13, 1950 to Lawrence and Bernice Ofosu-Amaah. As the last born child in a large family, he always received a lot of attention from many family members. He was a precocious boy and was seen in the barber’s shop mingling with much older people. […]

Ward 8 D.C. Council candidate Trayon White (D) posted April 26 a photo of brown water at Martin Luther King Elementary. He posted a follow up April 27 announcing the water was clear and DCDGS was conducting tests for harmful contaminants. (Courtesy photo) Amid a potential crisis in water safety in the District, its leaders […]