WASHINGTON DC — With this year marking the 150 anniversary of the American Civil War, a new, fully-renovated African-American Civil War Museum is set to open its door on July 18 in Washignton DC. The museum now houses 5,ooo square feet of exhibits that commemorates the sacrifice of African-American soldiers in the war, compared to […]
WASHINGTON D.C.-Twenty or more teens took $20,000 worth of clothing from the G-Star Raw store in the Georgetown area of Washington D.C. according to police. Flash Mob Robberies Not A Rare Occurrence in DC: MyFoxDC.com RELATED STORIES This Is Wild! Robber Killed On Tape In Internet Cafe Shoot-Out Woman Posing As FBI Agent Cons Unsuspecting […]
Washington D.C. — A 16-year-old kid was stabbed multiple times Monday at the Smithsonian Zoo during a traditional Easter event for African-American families. NBC Washington reports: Around 4 p.m., D.C. fire and rescue officials received several calls about a stabbing victim at the 2900 block of Connecticut Avenue, and upon arrival they found a teenage […]
Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was at Praise 102.5 this week and discussed how she felt about the memorial being built for her father on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial is scheduled to finally open this August and the King family will be […]
WASHINGTON — Washington’s new mayor hasn’t had much of a honeymoon. Three months after he succeeded Adrian Fenty, Vincent Gray has been besieged by controversies and minor scandals. The most serious allegations involve whether the Gray campaign funneled cash and promised a six-figure job to a minor candidate who was attacking Fenty during last year’s […]
WASHINGTON DC — According to Census data from 2010, the number of Black residents in Washington DC dropped by more than 11 percent in the past decade. ALSO READ: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild With the African-American population declining at a rate of about 1 percent a year, Black residents will soon make up less than […]
Washington, DC– An 18-year-old man was shot to death Sunday morning in his home; authorities suspect a 15-year-old girl may have been involved in the shooting. Gary Gordon, was found in his bedroom suffering from a gunshot wound, and later died in a nearby hospital. Police found numerous shell casings outside his apartment, as well […]
WASHINGTON D.C.-A massive brawl broke out at the DMV Music awards at a hotel outside of Washington D.C. RELATED: Top 9 music videos of the 1990’s The Washington Post reports: Authorities and witnesses said about 1,500 people were at the DMV music awards ceremony at the Crystal City Hyatt hotel when several fights erupted. Five […]
Washington D.C.– The Chocolate City may be no more as an analyst is predicting that Washington D.C. will not be a majority Black city come 2014. The nation’s capital is becoming wealthier and whiter. According to the Brookings Institution research, the city’s proportion of black residents dropped from 59.4 percent to 52.7 percent, while the […]
WASHINGTON D.C.– Cell phone footage of a man being beat up by a group of children at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station in Washington D.C has been circulated over the internet through the site Worldstarhiphop. The man, Allen Haywood, claims he was attacked for no apparent reason. TBD reports: As he read with his back […]
Washington D.C.– The Times reports that it is the second straight year that homicides have declined in the city and the seventh time in 10 years that the nation’s capital has recorded fewer than 200 homicides.
WASHINGTON D.C.-Washington Post Gilbert Arenas pregnant girlfriend, Laura Govan, with whom he has three children with, has claimed he has abandoned her and her three children, both financially and emotionally. The Washington Post reports: Govan, who is four months pregnant with their fourth child, “has not heard from Arenas the whole month of December,” said […]
