The Red Summer of 1919 refers to a series of race riots that took place in dozens of cities across the United States. On this day that year, Washington, D.C. endured an ugly race riot that left dozens dead and several more injured. As World War I was becoming a memory, many former military men, […]
Video revealed it was actually a teacher – not a fellow student – who pulled out Demarco's hair.
Faced with D.C.'s sky-rocketing rent and surges in the price of living, Tyree's mother lost her job. The family was forced to make the difficult decision to move into the shelter, which houses around 243 people.
Nathaniel Mathis might not ring bells outside the Washington, D.C. area, but he is a renowned hair stylist who has worked on the hair of local and international celebrities. With the nickname of the “Bush Doctor,” Mathis has been in business for nearly 50 years and portions of his legacy are enshrined in one of […]
Lighting and harsh makeup have been named the culprits in an unusual story of a family not recognizing their own late grandmother in a funeral home.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The forecast for a historic blizzard has been there for days, looming over the nation’s capital like the UFO from “Independence Day.” Projected snowfall totals have ticked steadily upward, to the point where the National Weather Service — known for its conservative predictions — says more than 2 feet of snow could […]
Two women are wanted by police after being caught on camera twerking on a man inside a Washington D.C. convenience store.
The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision on May 17, 1954 by the U.S. Supreme Court set into motion the desegregation of public schools across the nation. On this day that same year, Washington, D.C. and Maryland public schools racially integrated their classrooms on the heels of the landmark ruling. The integration of […]
Police in Washington D.C. are looking for seven suspects who allegedly forced a man into a van at gunpoint and sexually assaulted him.
Rapper Shy Glizzy was reportedly arrested today in Maryland after a run in with local police. In a series of videos posted on Instagram that appear…
KK Brown and Frank “Scooby” Sirius, Chuck Brown’s daughter and the Chuck Brown bandleader are performing at the Howard Theater this Saturday, May 16th, the 3rd anniversary of Chuck Brown’s death. The show starts at 10 p.m. But when it’s going to end, if you know anything about go-go, the end time is nothing you can […]
Former Harlem Globetrotter and University of D.C. alumni Charles ‘Choo’ Smith Jr. is now helping the youth of Baltimore with his own mentoring and education program the Charles “Choo” Smith Youth Empowerment Organization. After his 1998 graduation with a degree in computer science, Smith realized he could use the skills he’d developed to give back […]
