Category: Washington D.C. News

Charles Allen (Twitter Photo) Ward 6 is the only political jurisdiction in the District that covers all of the city’s four quadrants — Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast. The ward’s growing racial and economic diversity has elevated it from a political afterthought in the 1980s to one where political leaders make it a point to […]

Howard University student Jacob Maldonado examines the photos at the Homestory Deutschland exhibit, detailing the lives of Black Germans in both recent history and antiquity. (Photos by Shantella Y. Sherman) The photo exhibition “Homestory Deutschland – Black Biographies in Historical and Present Times,” created by the Initiative of Black people in Germany was unveiled at […]

The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law is hosting its Annual Public Interest/Public Sector Fellowship Fair on Feb. 11 from 4:45 p. m. – 7 p. m. at 4340 Connecticut Ave NW in room 214. The event will host local organizations such as D.C. Department of Health, D.C. Dept. of […]

The Iconoclash program is sponsoring a panel at New York University’s Washington D.C. campus on Feb. 11 from 6:30 p. m. – 8 p. m. The panel will feature caricature cartoonists Steven Degryse, Kevin Kallaugher, Ann Telnaes, and Matt Wuerker who will discuss the acceptability of cartoons as they merge with political, religious, and other […]

Pepco Holdings, Discovery Education and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington will sponsor a Pepco STEM Club contest for over 100 science, technology, engineering, and math students. The contest will judge students on how well they design an energy transference device that transports water from a pint bottle into a cup. Dave Velazquez, […]

The Washington National Opera is premiering “Lost in the Stars,” the musical drama by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson at the John F. Kennedy Center of Performing Arts Eisenhower Theater, 2700 F Street, NW, on Feb. 12 at 7:30 p. m. The musical is based on Alan Paton’s classic novel “Cry, the Beloved Country” and is set during […]

D.C. Council member Vincent Orange D.C. Council member Vincent Orange (D-At-Large) held a hearing recently on a bill he introduced that would help returning citizens learn skills to start and operate businesses. The hearing for the bill, which would create a $10 million operating fund, was held on Jan. 28. Called “The District of Columbia […]

The Rev. Reginald Green travelled through the Deep South with the Freedom Riders, in order to challenge the inequality of segregation. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) Almost 50 years ago, the Rev. Reginald Green stood among violent racists in the American South and challenged segregation. Now he serves as the D.C. First Rising Mt. Zion […]

D.C. area metro riders have been subject to several unsafe conditions throughout the years. The most recent being gang attacks by youth. Is it safe to continue riding the Washington D.C. metro? On Jan. 28, a group of teenagers punched and kicked a man at the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro Station in Northwest during morning rush […]

Chuck Hicks, director of the D.C. Black History Celebration Committee addressed participants Feb. 2 at a kickoff reception at the African American Civil War Museum to acknowledge Black History Month. (Photo by Shantella Sherman) Because the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture won’t open on the National Mall until this September, the […]

SHAKE LOOSE is a musical night of Blues, Moods, and Icons at the Metro Stage in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The production is a musical revue featuring stories and music of some of the most acclaimed musicals produced at the Metro Stage. Music and lyrics are by Thomas Jones II, William Hubbard and William Knowles. […]

The Links will hold its 8th annual Red Dress event Feb. 5 at the Army Navy Country Club, 2400 18th Street, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. The event is broken into two segments, the segment from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. will include heart healthy buffet reception with refreshments and free health screenings. The segment […]