Thousands of women from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. gathered at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a respected midwife and maternal health expert, tragically died in childbirth at the age of 31, highlighting the issue of America's maternal mortality crisis and the need for ...

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Thomas H. Watkins Jr., founder and publisher of the New York Daily Challenge, died Dec. 19, 2025, leaving behind a legacy as a pioneering figure in Black media and a steadfast advocate for his ...

Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, announced he will retire at the end of his term, using a House floor speech to warn that today’s Congress is falling short of the Founders’ ...

Kenyan R. McDuffie resigned from the D.C. Council after 13 years of service, during which he championed policies that ...

As 2025 ended, the District of Columbia saw a second consecutive year of significant declines in violent crime. While ...

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Candidates for Maryland’s Districts 40 and 45 gathered at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum to discuss ways to strengthen ...

State and local lawmakers weighed in on Mayor Scott’s 2026 legislative agenda, supporting public safety, housing and infrastructure measures while adding their own priorities, including utility relief ...

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are condemning the United States’ military action in Venezuela, calling it an ...

Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins steps down as chair of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus to lead the House Ways and Means ...