By Kenneth Mallory Thousands of D.C. metro area students attended a recent college fair where they had access to readiness tips and admissions information from hundreds of the nation’s college and university representatives. It’s not the first time the fair took place. Held annually and sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, along with […]

Rain or shine, thousands will be converging on Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, for festivities and marches marking the dedication of the first memorial on our National Mall to an African-American: Martin Luther King, Jr. Click or print the map below for details! Check out more of our MLK Memorial coverage here: Top 5 MLK […]

WASHINGTON-Jamaican born, Maurice Ashley, who is the first African American to earn the title of “Grandmaster” in chess has been playing with people under his skill level. Ashley simultaneously played 3o students from the U.S. Chess Center in Washington D.C. 12-Year-Old Chess Whiz Could Become Youngest Grandmaster The Washington Post reports: “It’s great to see […]

Congress has developed a solid reputation as a group that does not work well together for legislative purposes. Based on a recent internal report, it’s not looking all that good for its employee base either. The much-anticipated “State of the Congressional Workplace” report (see PDF) is an overview of the employment climate on Capitol Hill […]

By Matt E. Stevens District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray has struggled with yet another issue with the residency of a potential nominee in his administration. The mayor announced September 21 that he would place Robert L. Mallett on the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, effectively running the three-member panel. This news did not […]

By Jeneba Ghatt A recent report revealed that the Washington, DC, metropolitan area has had one of the highest rent hikes in the nation. Bloomberg Business week assessed data from Axiometrics, a company  that measures performance in the rental apartment sector, and came up with a list of the top 25 American cities where rents […]

By Matt E. Stevens As quickly as District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray welcomed his newest deputy chief of staff, he saw her exit amid controversy over her voting and past business efforts. Andrea “Andi” Pringle joined Gray’s team along with new Chief of Staff Christopher Murphy earlier this month. The two were key hires […]

By Kenneth Mallory District of Columbia officials joined the Washington D.C. Chamber of Commerce and metro area business leaders to announce the creation of a voluntary hiring initiative to facilitate the employment of city residents by area employers. The “One City-One Hire,” initiative is designed to provide wage subsidies, tax-incentives, and job training by the […]

By Kenneth Mallory District of Columbia officials and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood say construction of the District’s 11th Street Bridge Project shows how infrastructure investment produces jobs,  and demonstrates how President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act could put people back to work. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, D.C. City Councilman Marion Barry, Terry Bellamy, director of […]

By Kellep Charles Several of the nation’s leading entrepreneurs and venture capitalists and members of the African American technology community will gather September 23 in Washington for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 41st Annual Legislative Conference to discuss ways to increase African American participation in the high-growth technology industry. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, […]

By Matt Stevens Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray has added some new and needed faces into the upper ranks of his office. He plans to restore the confidence of D.C. residents by bringing in District outsiders, a move that breaks with past traditions of local government. Gray announced the appointment of Christopher Murphy as his […]

By Reniqua Allen In the 1975, Parliament released the album “Chocolate City” as a tribute to Washington D.C., the first city to have a majority Black population in the wake of race riots and unrest during the proceeding decades. For years after, the Chocolate City moniker was a symbol of pride and power as Detroit, […]