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The New Edition Story: A Very Extraordinary Watch Party in DC | Thur, Jan 26th
The New Edition Story: A Very Extraordinary Watch Party Come out tomorrow night and join VSB and the Extraordinary Negroes (Alex Hardy + Jay Connor) to watch the last episode of the three-part series with some other folks at Johnny Pistolas in Washington, DC! There will be giveaways and shenanigans. PLUS, after the episode concludes,…
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Hair-Care Pioneer Miko Branch Is Teaching Millennials Do’s and Don’ts of Running Business
Miko Branch, co-founder and CEO of the multimillion-dollar Miss Jessie’s natural-hair-care line, is hoping the tale of her success will inspire others who might want to follow in her footsteps. “It’s more like the cherries on top, to be able to stand in my shoes and know where I came from, and know I had…
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DC-Area Marching Bands Did Not Apply to March at Trump’s Inaugural Parade
Washington, D.C., public schools have declined to apply for a chance to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade this year, NBC Washington reports. As the news station notes, at least one District public school marching band has performed in the past five parades, but none seem eager to follow up for the upcoming one.…
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DC-Area Schools Walk Out of Class in Protest of Trump
One week after the presidential election, students from Woodrow Wilson Senior High School in Washington, D.C., walked out of class in protest of Donald Trump, CBS DC reports. Students from many other schools followed, and the protest went on to Trump’s D.C. hotel and the Capitol on Tuesday. The principal of Wilson, Kimberly Martin, sent…
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DC to Vote on Becoming 51st State on Election Day
Filled with the longtime rallying cry of “No taxation without representation,” supporters of D.C. statehood will finally get a chance to vote on just that. On Election Day, the District of Columbia will vote on its first referendum on becoming the country’s 51st state, something that would eventually require an amendment to the U.S. Constitution…
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Uber Driver Arrested in Kidnap, Assault of Female Passenger Who Blacked Out at DC Bar
A Washington, D.C.-region Uber driver was arrested in Prince George’s County, Md., after allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a female passenger who had passed out at a D.C. bar, Fox5DC reports. According to the report, on the night of Oct. 18, a friend of the alleged victim called an Uber to take her home after she had…
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Black DC Cop Says He Was Unfairly Detained, Tackled and Struck During Stop
A black Washington, D.C., police officer who had been off-duty and dressed in plain clothes is accusing Prince George’s County, Md., officers of inappropriately searching him, as well as tackling him and striking him in the face in their search for a gunman Tuesday afternoon, the Washington Post reports. Police Officer Robert Parker Jr., a…
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DC Police Investigating After 7-Year-Old Is Punched by Schoolmate’s Parent at Charter School
Washington, D.C., police are investigating after a parent was caught on cameras at KIPP DC Spring Academy punching a 7-year-old in the stomach, WJLA reports. In the video, little John Mclean can be seen in the hallway before a man, who has not been identified by authorities, leans toward the boy and hits him in…
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The ‘We Love You’ Project Embraces Black Men
Frustrated by the recent deaths of black men at the hands of the police, Washington, D.C.-based photographer Bryon Summers felt the need to do something to change the image of black men. Admittedly, he’s not a marching kind of guy, but he absolutely believes in the power of protest and making himself “heard.” His personal…