WASHINGTON — District of Columbia officials say the city is on course to record the lowest homicide rate in nearly half a century. The decline mirrors a nationwide trend of falling rates in major American cities. But it’s startling in a city that was ravaged by the crack epidemic two decades ago and where homicides […]

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 […]

Washington D.C. council member Harry Thomas Jr. settled a lawsuit with the Washington D.C. attorney general after being accused of stealing money meant for youth programs. Thomas will pay back $300,000 to the city, but still refuses to step down from his position despite various calls for his resignation. The fact that Thomas opted to […]

WASHINGTON — After Atlanta schools, teachers and principals were investigated for cheating on standardized tests, schools in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia are now being investigated as well. The Huffington Post reports: On Friday, The Philadelphia Public School Notebook, a blog on Philadelphia’s education system, reported that the state had provided it with a 2009 forensics […]

WASHINGTON, D.C —  A man in a wheelchair was slammed to the ground by two Metro Transit Police Officers late last week. The incident was caught on tape by a bystander who uploaded the video to the Internet. “Get on the ground!” one of the officers yells as the officers lift him from the wheelchair […]

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 […]

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 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.-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 […]