Washington D.C
Mother outraged after DC teacher struck her daughter for taking too long to wash her hands
A mother is outraged after a Washington, DC, school teacher accused of using corporal punishment struck her daughter for taking too long to wash her hands. The woman’s daughter is a 14-year-old eighth-grade student at Sousa Middle School, who alleged that her teacher struck her with a yardstick on May 13. Janel Doy Johnson, the…
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Donald Trump Dances Along to Village People’s ‘YMCA’ at Pre-Inauguration Event
At the pre-inauguration rally on January 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C., President-elect Donald...
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Judge declares 3 Black men lynched over a century ago innocent
A Virginia judge has formally declared three Black men, lynched by mobs in the 19th and early...
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Student Sanai Graden explains why she has returned $400K raised for homeless man to donors
Sanai Graden, who went viral earlier this year for raising nearly half a million dollars for...
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Four facts about Frank Greene, the African American who invented the world’s fastest memory chip
Dr. Frank S. Greene was a man who sat in different shades of careers. He was an inventor, researcher, venture capital investor and teacher. He is credited for breaking the color barrier and opening the...
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Nannie Helen Burroughs, the activist who refused to marry to enable her educate Black women
Nannie Helen Burroughs was an extraordinary student in her early years. She completed M Street High School with honors. Despite her astounding academic accomplishments, no school in Washington, D.C. was...
