The Area
Ever wonder which Jamaican spots in DC are considered the best according to the natives? Well the results are in from the 2021 Best of Jamaica Awards ceremony.
Last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was shut it down. This included all Holiday events but this year many are returning in full force including the annual Alexandria Turkey Trot.
October is Bullying Awareness Month and Today on the Community Affairs Show, Cheryl Jackson talks with author, educator, speaker, and entrepreneur, Rochelle Wilson about the Effects of Bullying. Today’s discussion include bullying statistics in schools. Three types of Bullying includes verbal bullying, social bullying and physical bullying. On average, 20% of students ages 12-18 experienced […]
You know—maybe it's about time we unofficially rename Halloween "White People, Don't Get Yourselves Beat TF Up" Day.
Students at Howard University have been protesting horrible living conditions inside of some dorms on campus. Using the Twitter hashtag #BlackburnTakeover, organizers encouraged a sit-in at the Blackburn Center to bring attention to this housing crisis and demand change within the dorms.
Violence prevention is a tricky topic, with some leaders focusing more on zero-tolerance policies and criminalizing young people. Other strategies suggest a more holistic approach.
This year’s game was the 96th meeting between the two HUs; Howard and Hampton but it’s the first with the new name, “Truth and Service Classic.”
While this isn’t the first attempt to reframe the attack on the capitol as something other than insurrection, disregarding the low turnout event could be a mistake.
These are the words of then President George W. Bush, during his oval office speech on September 11th, 2001. https://youtu.be/WA8-KEnfWbQ Almost 3,000 Americans lost their lives during the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. It has been 20 years since the tragedy of 9/11. Even after all this time New York officials just identified […]
Howard University is paying tribute to their dearly missed superstar alumni Chadwick Boseman by renaming its College Of Fine Arts center after the late 'Black Panther' star.
CDC Asks 80 Million Unvaccinated Americans Not To Travel Labor Day Weekend