Henry Frazier was once a great program builder in college football. He laid the championship foundation for two programs that were doormats in their respective HBCU conferences at the Division I and Division II levels. That Midas touch is being put to the test to help restore the success to one of the storied programs […]
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Judge Wilkins’ Book Offers Insight into Black Museum Creation
In the shadows of the innumerable stories soon to bear fruit within the National Museum of African American History and Culture, sits, perhaps, its most endearing story of all – the tale of its own gestation. Judge Robert L. Wilkins’ “Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of […]
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SE Community Party Leaves 2 Dead
An annual Southeast, D.C. neighborhood event filled with dancing, children activities, music and food was disrupted Sept. 17 after gunshots were fired and left two people dead and several others injured. The chaos began around 8:20 p.m. when multiple gunshots occurred on the 2600 block of Birney Place SE and brought the community party, known […]
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D.C. Police Face Staffing Crisis
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) introduced emergency legislation on Sept. 16 that would shift eligibility requirements for police recruits and veterans hoping to minimize a police department staffing crisis. Many of the department’s senior officers were hired in the early 1990s and are becoming eligible for retirement. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) […]
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D.C. Safe Surrender Program Provides a Second Chance
District residents with outstanding warrants now have an opportunity to surrender to resolve their problem. The DC Safe Surrender program encourages all who are wanted for non-violent felonies or misdemeanors in the city to confront their indiscretions on one of three Saturdays in September at the D.C. Superior Court, 500 Indiana Avenue NW. The program […]
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Black American Journey Finally Enshrined in National Museum
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture opens this week alongside the Washington Monument and the National Museum of American History, it will firmly — and finally — anchor the Black experience in the nation’s narrative. “In 1915 . they say, ‘There should be a monument. There should be a […]
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Morehouse Alumni Celebrate Opening of the Smithsonian African American Museum
On Sept. 23, Morehouse Alumni and friends will host the “Living Legends Grand Reception” from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m., at the Carnegie Library, 801 K Street, NW. The event is open to the general public, but business attire is required for entry. Tickets cost $150 for general admission and $250 for VIP. For more […]
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Derrick Rose Accuser to be Stripped of Anonymity at Trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman accusing NBA star Derrick Rose of rape cannot remain anonymous at her upcoming civil trial, a Los Angeles judge ruled Tuesday. Lawyers for the woman, who is identified in court documents as Jane Doe, argued that her privacy should be protected because she is vulnerable and she has already […]
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Nevada Mourns Loss of 1st Black Woman to Earn College Degree
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s two major universities are mourning the loss of the first Black woman to earn a college degree in the state at a time when most of the nation was still segregated. This photo provided by the family of Stella Parson, shows Parson, the first black woman to earn a college […]
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D.C.’s Petworth Community Hosts A Fun Day to Promote Unity, Solve Problems
David Sheon says it’s a new day for the Petworth Community. These days, the member of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) Ward 4D said he and his colleagues are more focused on people than on the trappings of office. “We get $12,000 a year from the city, and the old ANC spent a lot of that […]
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Obama Emphasizes His Legacy’s State of Jeopardy – “Our Progress is on the Ballot”
This Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) annual conference focused on the power of the Black vote throughout various sessions and at the culminating awards dinner. President Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 46th Annual Legislative Conference Sept. 17. (AFRO Photo/ Rob Roberts) The 46th Annual Legislative Conference […]
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Pastor: Video of Police Shooting Shows Black Man’s Hands Were Up
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Video of the fatal police shooting of a Black man in Tulsa shows that the man’s “hands were in the air,” according to a pastor who saw the footage, which is scheduled to be released to the public on Monday. (Screen still from video footage released by Tulsa Police Department) Rodney […]