Category: Washington D.C. News

Mayor Adrian Fenty recently teamed up with Department of Health Director Dr. Pierre Vigilance to announce the interim appointment of Dr. Nnemdi Kamanu Elias as a senior deputy director for the District’s HIV/AIDS Hepatitis Tuberculosis and STD Administration. Prior to assuming the post, Dr. Elias was the chief medical director for HAHSTA. She will serve […]

Cardoza Senior High School in Northwest Washington served as the backdrop for graduation ceremonies in honor of the first class of registered apprenticeship graduates of the D.C. Apprenticeship Academy. More importantly, the 12 apprentice electricians, who ranged in ages from 22 to 30, were recognized for having completed the Academy’s four-year program which required some […]

In Waldorf, Md., two sisters are trying to create a business model that has seldom been seen in the Washington, D.C. area. Regina Bethea, 45, and Dorthy Cayard, 49, are the principle owners of Laugh Out Loud Stations, a place where the entire family can have fun. The concept for the business was born out […]

Teachers in the District of Columbia Public Schools system this week overwhelmingly approved their latest contract, a measure which now poises them to become among the highest paid instructors in the region. The vote to ratify the controversial contract would give DCPS instructors their first salary increases in three years, an 11 percent hike that […]

The Pentagon Memorial overlooks the Arlington National Cemetery, where military casualties from each of the nation’s wars are interred, ranging from the pre-Civil War dead through military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of the more than 300,000 troops who rest there, the now obscure Col. Charles Young was remembered for his military accomplishments at the […]

For the sake of argument, student competitors addressed every hot topic imaginable at the annual District of Columbia Urban Debate League’s (DCUDL) Citywide Championship held at McKinley Tech High School on May 15. Twelve diverse high school teams from across the Washington metropolitan area drew a crowd of nearly 200 spectators anxious to witness the […]

A program which helps medium- to maximum-security inmates at the District of Columbia Department of Corrections acquire skills needed to pursue productive lives beyond prison walls, has been lauded for outstanding achievement. The acknowledgment, announced in light of a 57 percent GED attainment rate among participants, highlights the “Don’t Forget Us Peer Tutorial” program that […]

Nationally, the job market appears to be on the mend from the recent years-long recession that struck a devastating blow on the United States’ economy. But for out-of -work residents in large urban areas such as Washington, D.C., trying to land a job amid this economic climate remains a tedious, arduous task. At-large Councilman Michael […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bus vs. rail. That very well could be the dilemma among Metro commuters in the wake of a vote taken last week by its board to increase fares. Overall, rail fares will be increased by 15 percent while bus fares will cost 20 percent more and will take effect July 1. The […]

Howard University officials have announced their interest in purchasing 62 acres of prime real estate that will be vacated by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center once it consolidates with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., in September 2011. The university’s interest has been spawned by the need to expand its own hospital, […]

Nationwide, the mail-back response rate since the 2010 Census forms found their way into the postal system in early April has been 72 percent. For the District of Columbia, the count was 69 percent, which according to Census officials, has made for a good response. “D.C.’s mail-back rate was 3 percent higher this year than […]

For the past month, Daycon Products, a leading janitorial service with headquarters in Upper Marlboro, Md., has turned a deaf ear to workers who’ve been protesting the company’s uneven pay scale. “It’s about dignity and respect,” Doug Webber, business agent for Local Teamsters 639, told the AFRO. “The problem is that their wage structure is […]