It’s a sound that evokes summer, laughter, innocence. But in the case of an ice cream man in Waldorf, Md., the sound pealing from his truck was seemingly an advertisement for drugs, according to the Charles County sheriff’s office.. Alexander Charles Hoskins, 20, was arrested April 10 after a tipster reported that he was peddling […]
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AME Church Celebrates 196th Annual Convention
AME Churches in the Second Episcopal District shared in the hospitality of the Empowerment Temple, where the Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant is pastor, as their 196th Annual Conference was held from April 9-14. This year’s meeting carried the theme “This is Our Story: Faith and Freedom, Generation to Generation.” “This is faith and freedom – […]
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Zimmerman Charged And in Custody
George Zimmerman is in custody and has been charged with second degree murder in the Feb. 26 killing of Trayvon Martin in Sandford, Fla. This much anticipated action was announced and confirmed by Florida special prosecutor, Angela Corey, in an April 11 press conference in Jacksonville, Fla. In response to a battery of questions, many […]
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Sherri Shepherd Tearfully Exits ‘Dancing With the Stars’
“The View” co-host Sherri Shepherd issued a tearful goodbye April 10 following her elimination from ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” Shepherd and dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy were placed in the bottom two at the end of the show with “Shake It Up” star Roshon Fegan and teammate Chelsie Hightower. Following her tango routine, Shepherd earned […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Ways to Work Program Steers Low-Income D.C. Residents Toward Financial Independence
As the nation’s low-income households navigate tough economic times, a national program is helping them acquire vehicles to get to work and become financially independent in the process. Ways to Work, a Milwaukee, Wis.-based program already at work in a score of U.S. cities, was officially unveiled in D.C. April 10 through a partnership with […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
District Unveils Anti-Bullying Plan
If D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray has his way the city government will confront–and end– bullying throughout the town. “When one in every five children is a target of bullying each day, and these events all too often lead to severe social and emotional crises for our youth, we must let our young people know […]
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Lecture to Highlight Emancipation in D.C., Role of Colored Troops
Historian C.R. Gibbs will deliver a lecture on the history of emancipation in the nation’s capital and the role of D.C.’s colored regiment during the Civil War at 2 p.m on Saturday, April 14 at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, 1411 W Street S.E. The program will include an invocation from the Rev. Willie […]
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Rock Creek Conservancy Sponsors Trash Cleanup
The Rock Creek Conservancy will conduct its Fourth Annual Extreme Trash Clean-Up of the park area along North Portal Drive and along East Beach Drive from 9 a.m. to noon on April 14. Cleanup is to begin at North Portal and East Beach Drives, N.W. and is a way for students to earn community service […]
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New Research Finds 3.8M Blacks Will Be Granted Coverage Through Affordable Care Act
Unless overturned by the Supreme Court, 3.8 million African Americans will have access to guaranteed health care under the Affordable Care Act, (ACA) according to estimates by the federal Department of Health and Human Service (HHS). According to new data released by HHS the measure broadens health care access over the next four years to […]
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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to Receive Joint Center’s Great American Award
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, who successful steered the city through financial woes in his first months in office, is to be awarded the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ 2012 Louis E. Martin Great American Award at it’s annual dinner May 1. The coveted award is named after groundbreaking journalist and Joint center co-founder. […]
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Worst Race Riot in History of the Country About Over (June 6, 1921)
(By telegraph) Tulsa, Okla., June 1 – Every Negro church, business place and home has been destroyed during the riot. A number of prominent citizens have been killed including Dr. Jackson. The city is under martial law. The deaths will exceed 100. Signed J. O. Midnight. Equal Rights League Protests “Wholesale Colored Arrests” in Tulsa […]
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Homeless Dogs Star as Shakespearean Actors
The homeless dogs of Baltimore Humane Society will be starring in Macbeth this month! Premiering Thursday, April 12, The Baltimore Shakespeare Factory’s production of Macbeth will include an adoptable canine as part of its acting troupe. Hopefully the play, known as one of Shakespeare’s biggest tragedies, will result in a very happy ending for the […]