Empower DC, a grassroots community activist group, went to D.C. Superior Court March 29 to try to block D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson’s plan to close 15 schools by 2014. […]
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P.G. School Takeover Foes Confront State Lawmakers
Retired educator L. Regina Barton, 71, inched towards the hearing room of the Department of Legislative Services in Annapolis on April 1 with the support of a walker. The life-long […]
D.C. Firefighters Union Gives Chief No Confidence Vote
The D.C. Firefighters Association IAFF Local 36 took a vote of no confidence on March 25 on the leadership of D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Kenneth Ellerbe. The union called […]
County Executive Proposes Schools Takeover
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III wants to assume full control of Prince George’s County’s massive—and troubled –school system in a move that would reduce the power of […]
At-Large Council candidates Seek Ward 8 Endorsement
Candidates interested in winning over voters east of the river had a chance to speak directly to constituents at a Ward 8 Democrats Endorsement Forum held March 16 at the […]
Youth Slayings Spur Community Meeting
More than 200 Prince George’s County residents and officials gathered at the Suitland Recreation Center to discuss how to halt a spate of killings that has left six high school […]
Residents Protest Streetcar ‘Barn’
Spingarn High School opened to fanfare among Washington Blacks in 1952. Named for Joel Elias Spingarn, the educator for whom the NAACP’s prestigious Spingarn Medal is named, the school boasts […]
Saga of Missing Girl Has Happy Ending
Little Eriona Birts, 6, a first-grader at Friendship Public Charter School in Northeast Washington spent the afternoon of Feb. 16 playing games and eating pizza at a welcome home party […]
DC Economic Boom Hits Major Black Areas
Everywhere you look in Washington these days you see construction crews, scaffolding, jackhammers and cranes soaring. Drive down any major street in the city, Georgia Avenue Northwest, Benning Road Southeast, […]
Delay in Case of Pastor Joel Peebles vs. Jericho City
A hearing to determine if a board of directors appointed by Apostle Betty R. Peebles for the Jericho City of Praise (JCOP) church is valid was postponed in Prince George’s […]
Giving Women Ex-Offenders a Helping Hand
Aishia Smith strutted and bounced on stage in a coral suit, beaming a sweet smile while her long braids swung behind her. The 32-year-old D.C. resident had plenty to be […]
Watching History Roll by from a Prime Vantage Point
The past and future of African-American leadership met at the intersection of Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in Washington, D.C. when President Obama’s parade motorcade rolled by the historic […]