Montgomery Community Media

One day after President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were sworn into office, hundreds of thousands of women and men gathered in the nation’s capitol on Jan. 21 for the Women’s March on Washington. Some residents and organizations across Montgomery County also participated in the march and in this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Shruti […]

President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect Michael R. Pence will be sworn in to office on the west front of the United States Capitol. Watch the inauguration live, below.

A three-day festival kicks off the official opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on September 24. Thousands of visitors from near and far will join President Obama and other dignitaries for the dedication ceremony on the Mall. Plans for the new museum inspired individual citizens, corporations and foundations to donate […]

Visitors taking in the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) will journey through culinary history at the Sweet Home Café. The 400-seat facility inside the new museum tells stories about the experiences of black people in this nation through the dishes and decor. MyMCMedia’s Phyllis Armstrong introduces us to the new executive chef […]

Architectural talents from four design firms came together to create the stunning structure that now stands on the National Mall. The Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith Group chose to create an exterior for the National Museum of African American History & Culture that is neither granite nor stone. Lead designer David Adjaye developed a design for the […]

More than 600 journalists from around the country had the opportunity to view the architectural majesty and moving exhibits of the new National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) on Media Preview Day. Montgomery Community Media was there to capture the remarks of Smithsonian secretary David Skorton, museum founding director Lonnie Bunch and […]

The Washington D.C. metropolitan region was expecting to hear about one of the largest utility mergers in the country today but the D.C. Public Service Commission (PSC) says the deal is not that simple.  The PSC rejected the merger between PEPCO and Exelon in a room packed with media and  but will still keep the lights […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett issued the following statement about the Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) report comparing salaries of high level county managers to other governments in the region. “Montgomery County has one of the best and most efficient local governments in America. That is largely because we have long invested in excellence by […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett today announced his selection of Shawn Y. Stokes, director of the D.C. Government Office of Human Resources, to lead the County’s Office of Human Resources. “Shawn Stokes comes to Montgomery County with many years of human resource experience,” said Leggett. “She has forged a distinguished career planning and administering comprehensive […]