"Watoto's here with a warning. Right now our nation's in morning. We hope the justice prevails soon. Hey, Martin Family, we're with you. We come together. We must care. The negative can go elsewhere. I put my hoodie on while weeping. Because this case is...
NBA superstar and D.C.-area native Kevin Durant has awarded $150,000 in grants to three Prince George’s County organizations that were pivotal in his youth. Durant returned to his Prince George’s County hometown on Monday to honor the Seat Pleasant Activity Center, the Maryland Jaguars Youth Organization...
The Lincoln Theatre will officially be under new management this fall, as the owner of D.C.'s 9:30 Club will take the reins of the historic venue. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray recently announced that the entertainment group I.M.P, which operates the 9:30 Club and Merriweather Post Pavilion...
*** Download your FREE copy Below [ws_table id="7"] -------------- Question: What do the above four quotes have in common? Answer: They all come from mouths of four of some of the hottest female entertainers making noise on the DMV circuit today. But not just that. They are lyrics coming...
With music being one of the most intimate forms of expressions in love and respect, Trombonist Lincoln Ross (who originally played on the Soul Searchers' 1979 Smash Hit "Bustin Loose") has released the first single to an entire CD project dedicated to the Godfather of...
- NBC4 Washington Graduation fees for some D.C. high school seniors have reached $400 - a number students and their parents find overwhelming. The costs include their participation in their school's cap and gown ceremonies. "It's kind of scary to think you've done all you can do and...
It's been a year since the passing of Go-Go's Godfather Chuck Brown, And on Thursday, May 16, the Chuck Brown Tribute Band gave a party minded DC crowd a reminder of just how funky, inspirational and important his music was and continues to be. CHECK OUT...
Jazz trumpeter Harold Little is a pure Washington DC native whose musical history is also deeply rooted in the Go-Go culture. Raised and influinced in a musical family and an alumni of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Harold's go-go chapter in his music...
By Chakara A musical selection of emotions and empowerment, respect and just soulful music is what the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill provided for young women who enjoyed R&B/Hip-Hop music across the world. Recently, we’re drenched in stories providing assumptions of signs of ‘mental illnesses’ were being...
As Seen on VH1 Soul -- Official music video for the single "Artist Prayer" from the Black Alley debut album, "Soul. Swagger. Rock. Sneakers." CLICK BELOW TO WATCH VIDEO: DOWNLOAD THIS SINGLE & THE FULL ALBUM @ http://blackalley.bandcamp.com or in iTunes Music: http://blackalley.bandcamp.com Web: http://www.reverbnation.com/weareblac...
Chris Kelly, a member of the rap group, Kris Kross, has been found dead in Atlanta. An investigator found the 34-year old today, and he was pronounced dead at 5 pm at the Atlanta Medical Center. Police don’t know Kelly’s cause of death as of yet,...
In this episode: Grandma takes the cake; Body wrap gone all wrong; The neighborhood "ice-cream" truck; Homemade Christian Louboutins; And the ladies prepare for a cruise...
[caption id="attachment_80243" align="alignnone" width="320"] Photo courtesy of the Washington Informer[/caption] The District's Thurgood Marshall Academy has been nationally recognized for its success closing the achievement gap among boys of color. The Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC) announced during its annual meeting on April 26...
[caption id="attachment_80238" align="alignleft" width="360"] Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah[/caption] The summer of 2013 is likely to be one that many students at Northwestern High School will long remember. If all goes as planned, about 50 teens and seven chaperones will spend part of their summer having a musical...