Students at Southeast Washington, D.C.’s Charles Hart Middle School are trying to raise money to visit China this summer. The fundraising campaign will help 25 students from the Ward 8 school travel to and tour the Middle Kingdom from July 5-13. Hart Middle School eighth grade teacher William McMurtrey said a trip to China will […]
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D.C. Homicide Count On Pace with 2016
As of March 16, Washington, D.C.’s homicide count stood at 21 for the year, just one shy of last year’s 22 deaths in the same span. A recent burst of violence in Southeast D.C. added to the city’s battle with crime. Two men were killed over the weekend of March 10 and 11 in separate […]
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Man Exonerated for LA Murder Walks Free after 32 Years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Leander Wilson, a broad smile on his face and no bitterness in his heart, clasped hands with his family on his first day of freedom Thursday after spending 32 years in prison for a murder he denied committing. Andrew Wilson, center, is accompanied by his granddaughter Souriya Hemphill, left and […]
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Admitted Al-Qaida Fighter Convicted in NY Terror Case
NEW YORK (AP) — An admitted al-Qaida fighter was convicted on Thursday of federal terrorism charges for participating in a fierce firefight in Afghanistan that left two U.S. servicemen dead. In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Harun is shown. Harun, an […]
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Tyra Banks Returning as Host of ‘America’s Next Top Model’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rita Ora is out and Tyra Banks is back in as the host of TV’s “America’s Next Top Model.” FILE – In this Dec. 9, 2015 file photo, Tyra Banks attends The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Los Angeles. VH1 announced Thursday, March 16, 2017, that Banks will return […]
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In Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. Allen and Odessa Harris – “60 Years” Our family would like to honor Mr. and Mrs. Allen and Odessa Harris as they celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on March 22, 2017. Mr. and Mrs. Harris met over sixty years ago at a “jook joint” called the T-Pot in Turner Station and as […]
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Brown Sugar Adds Google Chromecast Capabilities
ATLANTA, /PRNewswire/ — Consumers of the new subscription-video-on-demand service Brown Sugar will be able to watch the biggest collection of the baddest African-American movies of all-time on their televisions as well as on their mobile devices and desktop computers as it was announced today that Brown Sugar has added Google Chromecast capabilities. Google Chromecast is a […]
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UNC-Wilmington Coach Kevin Keatts is on the Rise
(Updated 3/18/2017) ORLANDO – When the No. 12 UNC-Wilmington Seahawks (29-5) faced off against the No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers (22-10) in NCAA Tournament first-round action on March 16, the brightest spotlight may have fallen on Seahawks head coach Kevin Keatts, a rising star in collegiate coaching. UNC Wilmington head coach Kevin Keatts talks with guard […]
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Shaq Furnishes Home of 5-Yr. Old Atlanta Girl Who Survived Dog Attack
ATLANTA (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal has bought new furniture for the family of a 5-year-old Atlanta girl who survived a dog attack that left another child dead. FILE – In this Dec. 22, 2016, file photo, retired Hall of Fame basketball player Shaquille O’Neal smiles as he talks to reporters during an NBA basketball news […]
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The Latest: Judge Says Trump’s Statements ‘Highly Relevant’
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — The Latest on federal court challenges to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban (all times local): 10:15 a.m The federal judge in Maryland who on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban that targets six predominantly Muslim countries called Trump’s own statements about his intentions to impose the restrictions “highly […]
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Family, Officers Remember Jacai Colson One Year Later
Surrounded by dozens of grieving officers, the family of slain Prince Georges County Police Officer Jacai Colson came to the sidewalk outside the Palmer Park headquarters where he died in the line of duty. “This is a painful time for me. This is a painful time for our institution,” Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank […]
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Are Black Politicians Unfairly Scrutinized?
The recent indictment of former Maryland Del. Michael Vaughn has generated speculation among Black Prince Georgians that elected officials of their race are being targeted. On March 8, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein was joined by Prince George’s County police chief Hank Stawinski and agents and officers from the FBI […]