Category: Washington D.C. News

Dwayne Haskins Jr (Photo: Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP) Dwayne Haskins Jr. is a problem solver. Whether he’s on a football field as the fourth-ranked pocket-passing quarterback in the nation, or in a classroom at The Bullis School in Potomac, Md., Haskins always seems to find a solution. He has a 3.5 GPA, and it’s no surprise […]

An illuminated scene was set as a large audience gathered to see experienced U.S. and international fashion designers divulge their latest trends at the 24th semi-annual D.C. Fashion Week. The event was directed and founded by Ean Williams, designer of CORJOR International, and was held Feb. 24 through Feb. 28. Amber flames pirouetted out of […]

Members of the Northern Virginia chapter of Jack and Jill of America. (AFRO Photo/Lauren Poteat) The Northern Virginia chapter of Jack and Jill of America will host a gala March 5 to celebrate 50 years of service to area Black children between the ages of two and 19. The event’s proceeds will raise money for […]

The Metropolitan Police Department is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Washington man. According to police, Adam Barker of Southwest Washington was shot Monday in the 2700 block of Langston Place SE.   Seventh District police officers heard the sounds of gunshots, police […]

The District of Columbia Public Service Commission rejected a settlement that would have supported the merger of Exelon and Pepco, but in its place, the commission offered its own set of conditions. On Feb. 26, the public service commission rejected the Exelon-Pepco merger, 2-1, with commission Chairman Betty Ann Kane and Commissioner Joanne Doddy Fort […]

The Founders Library at Howard University was named as a national treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Feb. 29. The library is the first site at a HBCU to be named a national treasure. Howard University’s historic Founders Library is now a national treasure, as named on Feb. 29 by the National […]

D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander participated in a budget engagement forum in Ward 7. (Twitter Photo) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently received strong feedback from residents on what they want her upcoming budget proposal to look like. Bowser held three budget public engagement forums, on Feb. 25 at Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School in Norwest D.C., […]

The D.C. Government opened March 1 a new Department of Motor Vehicles center on Benning Road in Southeast to replace an older facility that was located on Pennsylvania Avenue. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) Beginning March 1, residents utilizing the Penn Branch Motor Vehicles Service Center in Southeast D.C. will find it shuttered, and its […]

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Council members Vincent Orange  (D-At Large) and Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), as well as Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett (D) and Maurice Jones, the secretary of trade and commerce for Virginia, recently traveled to Cuba with dozens of business people and government officials from around the Washington […]

In the wake of recent Metro assaults, robberies, and shootings, D.C. Metro officials said the system will have an increase of police patrols onboard vehicles and within the rail stations. However, some Metro riders are skeptical of whether the additional security will cover all neighborhoods. “Are they going to add more officers just at Minnesota […]

WPFW 89.3 FM Radio will host a “Civil War to Civil Rights” event March 6 at the African American Civil War Museum, 1925 Vermont Ave NW, from noon to 6 p.m. There will be panel discussion and guided museum tours. Panelists will include, Clarence Lusane, Frank Smith, Dorie Ladner, Courtland Cox, Rev. Willie Wilson and […]

The Generation Liberation community group is sponsoring a workshop centering on Black masculinity on March 5 from 11:30 a. m. – 12:30 p. m. at the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood library, 1630 7th Street N.W. The workshop will discuss issues such as Black male identity, gender-based violence, mental wellness, and media influence on Black communities. […]