In an effort to encourage teen literacy, L.B Tilt brings forth Unchained, one of the three novels in the Gravel Road series written as a hi-lo novel. Unchained aims to blend high level interest with low level reading skills. Tilt uses the 16 years of experience she gained while teaching at-risk students as a way […]
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America’s Next Top Kid Model
Hundreds of aspiring child models answered the call to become America’s Next Top Kid Model during the Kiddie Katwalk model search and reality show auditions on March 17. The Kiddie Katwalk was presented by Spoiled and Rotten Kids Spa and hosted by Fox 5 News Anchor Allison Seymour, with on-air correspondence by Marcus A. Williams. […]
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Hundreds of military children gather to kick off Month of the Military Child
April 1st marks the start of the Month of the Military Child. The Sierra Club, Armed Services YMCA, Blue Star Families, National Military Family Association, Outdoors Alliance for Kids and the National Park Service are kicking off this month with an outdoor celebration for hundreds of military children and their families at Prince William Forest […]
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Kentucky Brings National Title Back to ‘Big Blue Nation’
Sophomore guard Doron Lamb scored 22 points and freshman forward Anthony Davis grabbed 16 rebounds with six blocks as No. 1 seed Kentucky held off a scary comeback attempt from Kansas, 67-59, to claim the NCAA Men’s Basketball championship on April 2 in New Orleans, La. Kentucky (38-2 overall) led by double-digits in points at […]
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Kentucky and Kansas Advance to Title Game
The No. 1 seed Kentucky Wildcats advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s tournament championship game for the first time since 1998 after taking out the No. 4 seed Louisville Cardinals, 69-61, on March 31, at the Mercedes Benz Super Dome in New Orleans, La. The Wildcats were led by freshman center Anthony […]
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Baylor to Face Notre Dame in Women’s Title Game
(updated 4/2/12) Baylor University (BU) and Notre Dame (ND)won semi-final games April 1 to set the title match-up for the National Collegiate Athletic Association women’s championship game April 3. Junior center Brittney Griner scored 13 points with nine rebounds and two blocks, leading No. 1 seed Baylor University to a 59-47 win over fellow No. […]
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Trayvon Martin Funeral Director: No Signs of a Fight
Update: Official: Charges Coming in Trayvon Martin Death A funeral director who handled the body of Trayvon Martin said March 28 he saw no evidence that the 17 year-old who was shot and killed by a Neighborhood Watch volunteer, had been in a recent fight. Funeral director Richard Kurtz said he saw no sign of […]
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Atlanta Woman Admits Guilt in Butt Injection Case
A 45-year-old Atlanta woman admitted in federal court March 29 that she illegally injected women with industrial-grade silicone in an effort to enhance the shape of their buttocks. Kimberly D. Smedley pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore to charges that she conspired to introduce and deliver into interstate commerce an adulterated and […]
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Obama Blocked on Effort to Eliminate Tax Breaks for Oil Companies
President Obama and Capitol Hill Republicans remain stalemated about how to address rising U.S. gas prices. Obama said it is time for Congress to give oil companies a taste of what the American people are feeling by ending tax breaks for them. “I think it’s time they got by without more help from taxpayers who […]
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D.C. Parks and Recreation Department Gets a New Home
D.C.’s Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) has a new home in the city’s U Street corridor. At a news conference last week, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Director Jesús Aguirre said the new DPR central office is now at 1250 U St., N.W. The move is designed […]
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Washington D.C. Readies for 150th Anniversary of Emancipation
The District will celebrate the 150th year without slavery in April with a series of lectures, concerts, films, a street festival and a parade. The Compensated Emancipation Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on April 16, 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed nine months later in 1863. The Compensation Act freed more than 3,000 […]