WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a hobby among District of Columbia locals: Picking apart glaring geographic and architectural inaccuracies in movies and television shows set in Washington. One of the most famous is the 1987 film “No Way Out,” where Kevin Costner escapes pursuers by taking a subway from Georgetown. No subway station has ever existed […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Police arrested nearly 600 people Thursday after hundreds of loudly chanting women demonstrated inside a Senate office building against President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrant families. Among them were a Washington state congresswoman, the lawmaker said on Twitter. The protests came as demonstrations occurred around the country over the Trump administration’s […]
I didn’t know ‘Strolling While Black’ was an issue – until now. Donald Sherman, a lawyer and father, is confused and frustrated. Sherman, who is African-American, was pushing a stroller carrying his baby, Caleb, at Kingman and Heritage Islands Park near the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. last week when racism took hold. A white […]
Some Trump supporters are complaining about the reported racial composition of the Mueller Russia probe grand jury.
After three Black teenagers were handcuffed for selling water without a license on the National Mall in the nation’s capital, a District of Columbia councilmember is condemning the officers for the arrests, Think Progress reports. Councilman Charles Allen, the head of the council’s Public Safety Committee, issued a letter claiming that the actions of the […]
D.C. councilmember Charles Allen condemned the officers who arrested Black teens for selling water on the National Mall.
A Black elementary school student in Bellevue, Washington posted a viral Facebook video about racist bullies, who called her "Nutella" and "servant," in hopes of helping students who are targeted by their peers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped from North Carolina cried out “Help me” when police officers in the U.S. capital found her wedged between the driver’s and front passenger’s seat after the car she was in crashed, court documents showed. The documents were released late Monday. They describe the police pursuit […]
For the first time in Ballou High School history, every single senior at the predominately Black school applied to college this year. Just think: Last year, only 57 percent of their students graduated. According to The Washington Post, Ballou, which is located in one of Washington, D.C.’s poorest neighborhoods, has long had a negative reputation and many […]
On January 21, 2017, one day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, thousands are expected to gather in Washington D.C., in yet another march for women's rights.
According to reports, not one Washington, D.C., band has applied to be a part of Donald Trump's inaugural parade.
Donald Trump‘s Presidential election victory is being called one of the most controversial campaigns and elections in history. Judging by the low hotel booking numbers in D.C. for his inauguration, the country’s next Commander in Chief may not be as well liked as he hoped. As they do every four years, the St. Regis hotel spent […]
