Bowie State University’s Darrell Brooks was named the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) men’s basketball Coach of the Week on Jan. 17 after leading the Bulldogs to conference wins over Winston-Salem State University, Shaw University and St. Augustine’s College last week. This marked the third time this season Brooks has been named CIAA Coach of […]
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State of the Harbor Conference Features Noted Filmmaker Alexandra Cousteau as Keynote Speaker
For the Baltimore Harbor to be swimmable and fishable by 2020, we need to start working now. As an initial step, the Waterfront Partnership will host a first-ever State of the Harbor Conference on Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Legg Mason building in Harbor East to provide a comprehensive look […]
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BCPS Budget Proposal Addresses Increased Student Body, Economic Challenges
Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Joe A. Hairston focused on the need to maintain academic excellence for a growing student population as he presented his fiscal year 2012 recommended operating budget to the Baltimore County Board of Education on Jan. 12. In delivering his 11th budget to the board, Hairston said the Baltimore County Public […]
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Baltimore County Teacher Named State’s Only Milken Award Winner
A fourth-grade teacher from Woodholme Elementary School in Owings Mills was recently named Maryland’s only recipient of this year’s prestigious $25,000 Milken Educator Award. McKinley Broome, a teacher for six years in Baltimore County, learned of the award during a school-wide assembly and academic pep rally hosted by Baltimore County Superintendent Joe A. Hairston and […]
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Janet Jackson Set to Rock D.C.’s DAR Constitution Hall
From the sultry “Anytime, Anyplace” to the upbeat “Escapade,” Janet Jackson’s fans in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area will enjoy an intense lineup of the multitalented star’s biggest hits when she heads to DAR Constitution Hall March 22. The legendary icon took the suggestions of her fans to heart and after her start in Asia, she […]
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NAACP Receives $100,000 Grant from Coca-Cola Foundation for Health Program
The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Coca-Cola Company, has awarded the NAACP $100,000 for Project H.E.L.P. (Healthy Eating, Lifestyle Change and Physical Activity), a program dedicated to promoting active and healthy living. The foundation also granted $35,000 to the NAACP New York State Conference for their education initiatives. The grants are part of […]
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Local Arts Council to Learn Impact of Nonprofit Organizations
The Prince George’s Arts Council (PGAC) recently announced it has joined Arts & Economic Prosperity IV. The research study, being conducted by Americans for the Arts, will evaluate the impact spending by nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences have on their local economies. As one of 200 study partners across the U.S. and the District […]
Posted inD.C. Community, Washington D.C. News
Bowie State ROTC Program Mentors Baltimore City Elementary Students
The ROTC Bulldog Battalion at Bowie State University recently hosted a group of more than 50 students from The Young 500 program at Robert W. Coleman Elementary School, located in Baltimore City, to introduce them to military careers including a campus tour and group sessions of push-ups and flutter-kick exercises. The elementary school students learned […]
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Morgan State Extends Three-Game Win Streak with 71-55 Victory over S.C. State
The Morgan State University (MSU) Bears men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to three games after cruising to a 71-55 victory over Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opponent South Carolina State University (SCSU) on Jan. 15 at Hill Field House in Baltimore. Junior guard Aric Brooks showed off for the ESPN2 cameras that broadcast the […]
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Michael Jackson’s Doctor to Stand Trial
Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal doctor, will face manslaughter charges for his alleged role in Jackson’s death Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor ordered Jan. 11 after lifting the cardiologist’s California medical license. The action came at the end of a six-day preliminary hearing into what role Murray played in the death of […]
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Officials: Magnetic North Shift “Not an Event”
A shift of the magnetic north pole earlier this year generated widespread interest and some concern, but experts from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said regular, natural process is nothing to be worried about. The pole shifted 40 miles towards Russia around the first of the year. The shift can be a nuisance for planes […]
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What’s Your Sign Now? Astronomer Unveils Revised Astrology Chart
After all those years of checking your daily horoscope, you may have been following the wrong astrological sign, according to an astronomer at the Minnesota Planetarium Society. Parke Kunkle, a board member with the organization, claimed that, in the thousands of years since zodiac signs were first configured, a “wobble” in the Earth’s rotation shifted […]