Category: Washington D.C. News

George M. Hampton is the first Black man to have a Prince William County school named after him. Prince William County Schools recently renamed Godwin Middle School after George M. Hampton. He is the first living Black man to have a school in the county named after him. According to a press release, as of […]

Following the recent rejection of their merger from the Public Service Commission, Exelon Corporation and Pepco Holdings filed an alternative proposal March 7. The two companies said the new plan would prevent the loss of more than $78 million in direct benefits for District ratepayers.   The two companies said they will allow the commission to […]

A drawing of Bright Beginnings second child development center in Southeast D.C. A groundbreaking ceremony for the center is scheduled for March 15. (Courtesy Photo) Bright Beginnings, a nationally accredited center providing childhood education and emotional and physical assistance to destitute families, will open a second development center for homeless children in D.C. in 2017. […]

Vincent Gray is a former District mayor who is seeking re-election to Ward 7 D.C. Council seat. (AFRO File Photo) Former D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray formally announced his bid for re-election as the Ward 7 D.C. Council member on March 5 at the House of Praise Church in Northeast in front of 200 people. Gray […]

The D.C. streetcar system accepted its first passengers on Feb. 27, but the system is not standing up to previous expectations, according to businesses on H Street. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other city officials promised residents that revamping the city’s streetcar system would spark business. Supporters said it would generate a special buzz around […]

D.C. Council member and Judiciary Chair Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5) introduced the NEAR Act. (Courtesy Photo) A crime prevention bill aims to shift the scope of dealing with crime in the city from enforcing harsher punishments to addressing crime as a public health crisis. Supporters of the bill said it is an innovative, data […]

The Metropolitan Police said they arrested the third suspect in the Feb. 12 Southeast, D.C. barbershop shooting in which a father and his infant child were injured. Officers arrested Anthony Chambers, 25, on a D.C. Superior Court warrant on Feb. 25. Chambers is being charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, police said. A father […]

Top Chef Contestant and Ripple and Roofers Union Executive Chef Marjorie Meek-Bradley, Washington Post Deputy Food Editor Bonnie S. Benwick and Six O’Clock Scramble’s Aviva Goldfarb will be among the presenters and judges at this fourth annual Real Food For Kids EXPO. Kate Sherwood, executive chef for Center for Science in the Public Interest, will […]

The National Museum of American Art, 950 Independence Avenue SW, will host an event March 12 that will not only celebrate National Women’s Month, but also highlight the contributions women and girls have made to the arts of Africa and the museum’s collections. The daylong event feature tours, workshops and a dance ensemble among other […]

Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns. (Courtesy Photos) Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns and historian and professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., will share The George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st Street NW.,  to engage in a candid conversation about race in America on March 14. The American Fault Line: A Conversation […]

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region will hold its annual Celebration of Philanthropy March 14 at the Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth Street, SW, 1101 Sixth Street, SW, from 5:30-9:30 p.m.  There will be performances by Gay Men’s Chorus, Higher Achievement, Joe’s Movement Emporium, Theatre Lab and Virginia Music Adventure; and a line-up of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge sided Monday with the District of Columbia in an ongoing dispute over the city’s strict gun law, agreeing that the city can continue to enforce it while a lawsuit proceeds. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly denied a motion by opponents for a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of portions of the law. […]