Glenn F. Ivey, state’s attorney for Prince George’s County, recently announced the appointment and confirmation of Prince George’s County Deputy State’s Attorney J. Patricia Wilson Smoot as a commissioner of the United States Parole Commission at the U.S. Department of Justice. Smoot was sworn into office by U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder on Nov. […]
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Zeta Chapter Unites Virginia Community Groups for Greater Causes
Days before thousands of revelers descended on the District for Fannie Mae’s Help the Homeless Walkathon – the nation’s largest campaign against homelessness – members of Alexandria’s Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Nu Xi Zeta (NXZ) chapter busied themselves with last-minute planning efforts to ensure two area programs benefit from the fundraising initiative. The sorority chapter […]
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Local Politicians, Stars Face Off in Fundraising Tennis Match
Local politicians, including former Mayors Marion Barry and Anthony Williams, Mayor-elect Vincent Gray, Chairman for the Committee on Libraries, Parks and Recreation and Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr., Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander and At-Large Councilman Kwame Brown, joined tennis celebrity Zina Garrison, area youth and their families for the 12th Annual Heart to […]
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Tornado-like Winds Storm through Baltimore
Officials believe a tornado hit ground in northern Baltimore during the early morning hours of Nov. 17. Homes on Fleetwood Avenue and the surrounding area were impacted, leaving approximately 19,000 residents without power and eventually requiring residents leave the area until gas leaks and downed power lines were stabilized. The storm removed the roofs from […]
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National Foundation Hosts Morning of Diverse Music in Prince George’s
As the nation’s leaders wage political warfare over education reform and the future of America’s children, one nonprofit organization is focused on leveling the financial playing field for exceptional students. The Zeta Phi Beta Sorority National Educational Foundation (Z-NEF) – a 501 (c )( 3) corporation dedicated to awarding scholarships, fellowship grants and education outreach […]
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Unique Talent Headlines Benefit for Sickle Cell Anemia
Florida Avenue Baptist Church (FABC), in partnership with Faces of Our Children (FOOC), will feature a rare musical talent to raise awareness of a not so rare disease – sickle cell anemia. Urban jazz harmonicist Frédéric Yonnet headlines “Mo’ Than Jazz” Sickle Cell Awareness Benefit Concert on Nov. 20 at 4 p.m. Yonnet, who has […]
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ACPR Gymnastics’ 2010 HarvestFest Invitational Held in Churchville
Shown are the level 8, age 8-12, winners at ACPR Gymnastics’ 2010 HarvestFest Invitational in Churchville, Md. on Nov. 13. Sydney Gaskins, center, from ACPR Gymnastics, won first all-around with a 36.4 (1st vault, 9.3; 2nd bars, 8.775; 1st beam, 9.0 and first floor, 9.325). Second all-around was Breanna Perry, right, from Mid-Coast Gymnastics in […]
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NAACP Slams Ex-Policeman’s Two-Year Sentence For Oscar Grant’s Murder
The NAACP on Nov. 10 denounced the two-year jail sentence handed Johannes Mehserle, the former Oakland Bay Area Rapid Transit police Officer who killed unarmed Black civilian Oscar Grant in 2009. “Although our communities unfortunately suffer many incidents of police abuse, most of them go unreported or unnoticed because no one is there to record […]
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Uganda’s President Releases Rap Song and Video
Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda, is now a rap sensation. According to the Associated Press, the 65-year-old recently released a rap song and video that has taken the East African nation by storm. The single, entitled “U Want Another Rap,” is receiving heavy rotation in clubs and on the radio and even has spawned a […]
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U.K. Developing Cell Phone App That Tests For STDs
In an effort to fight the growing occurrence–especially among children and teens–of sexually transmitted disease, U.K. developers are currently designing a cell phone application that could diagnose these illnesses remotely, according to Blackvoices.com. The Electronic Self-Testing Instruments for Sexually Transmitted Infections is a collaborative research effort under way at the University of London in England. […]
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Obama’s Plea to World Leaders Falls on Deaf Ears
President Obama told world leaders that a strong U.S. economy is key to a global recovery as he attempted to create trade opportunities with countries all over the world. However, he found no such luck during his Asian trip. Obama, in a letter Nov. 9 to G-20 members, defended his administration’s spending, a policy that […]
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Hoyer and Clyburn Reach Accord over Dispute for House Democratic Whip Position
Following a Friday night meeting which averted a fearful public Democratic Caucus battle for power, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Nov. 13 asked her party colleagues to support Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., for a newly created “assistant leader” position. The action settles a storm that had been gathering as House Democrats organize themselves as the […]