Shaniah Boyd is among the Black and Latina girls missing in Washington, D.C., police say.
An Instagram post announcing that 14 black girls went missing in D.C. within a 24-hour period sent people into a tizzy. Celebrities such as Taraji P. Henson, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union began posting about the missing Black girls in D.C. Soon, the Congressional Black Caucus was involved and called for the FBI to investigate. That's not all. Press conferences were held and demands made for authorities to pay more attention to the plight of missing black women in D.C. Problem was, the information was incorrect.
Much of the mainstream media has failed to cover missing Black and Latinx girls in the nation's capital.
Zoey Carles, a 12-year-old African-American girl, has gone missing in South Carolina.
Across our state and country, women are marching against the policies of Donald Trump. Women’s marches are happening today in Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, Asheville and other cities. Hundreds of thousands of women are expected at the march in Washington, D.C. Performers at the Washington march include Maxwell, Janelle Monae and Janelle Monae. Follow […]
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.
D.C. school officials rejected the ACLU's claim that Ron Brown Prep would begin enrolling female students. The organization is battling to get females admitted to a school designed for males of color from low-income families.
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.
Alonzo Smith, 27, was detained by two security guards in his apartment lobby in Southeast D.C. in November. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call about an assault and found Smith handcuffed and unresponsive while in the custody of two security guards known as the "special police."