Category: Washington D.C. News

D.C. Orgs Feed the Hungry for Thanksgiving Nov. 25 Ally and Women Veteran’s Initiative Turkey Baskets Financial services company Ally in conjunction with Women Veterans Interactive will be handing out turkey baskets from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the South East Vet Center, 820 Chesapeake Street SE. To register, contact Ginger Miller at info@womenveteransinteractive.org […]

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts Show Choir will be hosting their “A Holiday Jukebox” concert on Dec. 18 at The THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave., S.E.,  starting at 7:30 p. m. Tickets are $25 each, or $20 each for groups of 20 or more. For more information, visit thearcdc.org.

Paul Mooney and Dick Gregory will be performing in a one night only event at The Howard Theatre on Dec. 6 with doors opening at 6 p. m. and show time at 7:30 p. m. The Howard is located at 620 T Street N.W. and tickets start at $49.50.  For more information, visit thehowardtheatre.com

Split This Rock and Beltway Poetry Slam teams are hosting bi-monthly writing workshops every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. The workshops are located at 1112 16th Street N.W., suite 600. The next workshop will be Dec. 2 and it will start at 6:30 p. m. Workshops are free and open to the public. […]

So Others Might Eat is hosting their Thanksgiving Day Trot For Hunger on Nov. 26 at Freedom Plaza starting at 8:30 a. m. S.O.M.E. is asking that participants register and make a donation to support the fight against homelessness and hunger. Freedom Plaza is located at the intersection of 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. […]

Thomas Caston has few recollections of his birth parents. Adopted at 11 through an agency that found homes for “hard to place” children, Caston looks upon each year’s National Adoption Day as a celebration for his fellowadoptees, and an opportunity for the three children he and his wife adopted to commemorate their own placements. But creating […]

Dorothy Height’s hats included in the NCNW “Messages of Our Mother” exhibition. (Photo by Linda Poulson ) The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) recently held a celebration in homage to their chair and president emeriti, Dorothy Height. The event commemorated the organization’s 80th birthday and showcased the stylish hats Dorothy Irene Height wore as […]

Hundreds attended the District’s Office of Disability Rights Annual Disability Awareness Exposition at Kennedy Recreation Center in Northwest. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) The District’s Office of Disability Rights held the Mayor’s Annual Disability Awareness Exposition to help residents navigate the city’s legal and social services tailored to meet special needs. More than 40 service […]

Bravo Zulu Chess founder and CEO Shaka Greene, flanked by two of his top players, Zahir Muhammad (right) and Zion Utsey (left). Both players won first place in the advanced section of the 10th Annual Bum Rush the Boards Hip Hop Chess Tournament held Nov. 14 at the Columbia Heights Recreation Center. If the Bravo […]

Attorney General Mark Herring has announced an initiative to increase the number of minority police officers in Virginia. Herring said Nov. 18  that a $50,000 grant from his office will launch the project in Danville and Martinsville. Police departments there will conduct a survey to identify barriers to minority employment, then develop a plan based […]

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), by all accounts, led a successful District delegation to China recently. She is, however, facing ethical questions regarding a political action committee she was affiliated with and the proposed Exelon-Pepco merger. The mayor came under fire for supporting the Exelon-Pepco merger after first being against it. […]

Readings were presented by (left to right), Dr. Rex Ellis, Joan Mulholland, Cameron Grace Gamble and La Fleur Paysour during a special ceremony held outside the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture that is scheduled to open in Fall 2016. Hundreds of people gathered at an inaugural event for the  Smithsonian’s National […]