Blake Ford, 9, who attends the DC Scholars Public Charter School is currently hospitalized, after his teacher allegedly ordered him to do his work when…

Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd was already known to have family issues before she disappeared earlier this month. According to The Washington Post, police are looking for…

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Relisha Tenau Rudd, 8, (pictured above) was last seen at a Washington  family shelter Feb. 26. According to reports, Relisha is described as four feet tall…

Congressional Black Caucus chair Marcia Fudge is unabashedly holding Rep. Paul Ryan’s feet to the fire. It’s a welcomed move by a formidable leader on Capitol…

Rep. Trey Radel (pictured) made headlines last year, after being nabbed by undercover police for buying a small amount of cocaine in a Washington, D.C.,…

President Barack Obama has weighed in. The pro football commissioner, has too. And now, a Native American tribe hopes recent attention to controversy surrounding the name of Washington’s National Football League team will provide the momentum needed to get it changed. As NFL executives arrived in the nation’s capital for their annual fall meeting on […]

Tevin Geike (pictured), a White soldier, was allegedly stabbed to death in Washington Saturday night by one of five Black males, and Geike may have…

A Connecticut woman who was shot to death by police after a car chase that began when she attempted to breach a barrier at the White House suffered from post-partum depression, according to WRAL. Yesterday’s chase and subsequent shooting unfolded between two national landmarks, briefly shuttered the chambers where federal lawmakers were debating how to end […]

Raheem DeVaughn may not get the screams of say, a Trey Songz, but he’s got a dedicated following nonetheless. The Washington, D.C. based singer’s latest…

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D.C. police officer Richmond Phillips (pictured) shot his baby’s mother to death and left their infant daughter to die in a hot car because he…

The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, DC will honor Dr. King’s national and international contributions and vision for all to enjoy a life of freedom, opportunity, and justice. The official ceremony is this Sunday October 16, 2011 at 8a.m. read more

WASHINGTON — President Obama announced yesterday that June will be African-American Music Appreciation Month . Read the full proclamation from the President below:   The…