Plus, President Obama lifts limits on Cuban cigars and rum and the U.S. bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones from all airplanes.

Originally posted on News One:Atlanta (pictured); Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, D.C. are the top-three cities where African-Americans are doing the best economically, according…

The Congressional Black Caucus 2014 Annual Legislative Conference is underway in the nation’s capital.  Politicos, entrepreneurs, and leaders in thought are converging at the Washington…

Ever wonder how the dance “The Lock It” came to be? YOUR DC GIRL APRIL WATTS spoke to the man that created the dance. YOU’LL…

Summertime means summer travel and if you happen to find yourself in one of these cities, pay a visit to the tried-and-true local food joints…

Not two weeks after inking a deal to open a store in a $443 million development on New Jersey Avenue SE, near Nationals Park, the grocer’s regional…

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Via Washington Post:  WASHINGTON — A man who poured a can of gasoline on his head and set himself on fire on the National Mall…

The US Capitol went on lockdown after shots have been reportedly been fired. Update via NBC Washington: ” The incident began at about 2:30 p.m. at the White House gates at 15th and E streets NW, NBC News confirmed. The driver tried to drive through the gates but was stopped by U.S. Secret Service agents. […]

Native Washingtonians know that we live in one of the most powerful and beautiful cities in the world. But would you fake your own death…