Kenyan McDuffie, 36, is the newest Democratic member to join the District’s City Council, to represent Ward 5. Running in the wake of former Ward 5 Council Member Harry Thomas Jr.’s ethical scandal, McDuffie won in a landslide victory. McDuffie said, “I hope my win will bring the residents of [...]

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The embattled former Ward 5 Council Member, Harry Thomas Jr. received his sentencing on May 3rd for his January guilty plea of stealing more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns. He was sentenced to 38 months in prison, less than the prosecution had suggested, 46 months. [...]

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The ethics reform legislation proposed by Ward 4 Council Member Muriel Bowser (D) earlier in the year has been passed by the council and signed by Mayor Vincent Gray (D). However, the last step in the process is for D.C. voters to vote the legislation into law in the general [...]

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Congress Heights Day is the longest, oldest and continuous parade in Ward 8. For the past 30 years Nate and Stephanie Howard have coordinated the event that celebrates the rich heritage of the Congress Heights community. However, this year they both took on a smaller role in order to take [...]

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President Barack Obama made history on May 9th, announcing that he supports same-sex marriage.  He became the first sitting president to endorse same-sex marriage, making history with his announcement. Whether a wise political move or personal conviction, or both; Obama made the announcement during an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts [...]

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This year the Congress Heights Day coordinators added a new ele¬ment to the yearly parade tradition; a Mr. and Mrs. Congress Heights pageant. The pageant was held the Friday before the parade at the Old Congress Heights School, a staple landmark in the community. Participants in the pageant were some [...]

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An election that virtually gets no press was hotly contested this year. The D.C. Young Democrats elected a gay Democratic activist as president in this year’s election. Toby Quaranta, 28, won nearly 60 percent of the votes beating out favored presidential candidate, Brandon Todd, who currently serves as campaign operations [...]

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2012 will mark the 20th anniversary that the D.C. Carnival has taken place in the District streets, with most of those years the parade has been along the historic Georgia Avenue NW. However, this year the parade takes it’s dancers and colorful costumes to Baltimore over the course of two [...]

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An online petition has been created by D.C. workers to demand back furlough pay for working last year due to budget shortages. The petition was created by a program analyst for the Child and Family Services Agency, Roger Scott. Last year city workers worked four furlough days unpaid and the [...]

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There has been much discussion of late about the murder of Trayvon Martin. It’s eerie and surreal how much of a flash back one might have if we allowed ourselves to look honestly at the past—particularly with respect to dealing with external and internal attacks on the African American community. [...]

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Last month, there was an awesome art-inspired festival event in Anacostia called Lumen8Anacostia. Artists from all over the city converged on downtown Anacostia turning a normally quiet Saturday afternoon into a premier arts extravaganza. Beyond the art, there was also great music and artistic entertainment. The event brought people from [...]

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Rosa Parks is somewhat of a national and international figure. In 1955, she refused to give up her seat and move to the back of a Montgomery Ala. bus. That symbolically huge act of defiance by a physically small woman was a pivotal moment in the movement against segregation. Her [...]

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