Baltimore native Tavian Quinn is passionate about fitness and healthy living, a lifestyle more people are adopting as obesity wages an unprecedented war against against Americans’ waistlines and longevity. As the fitness model studied to become a nurse, she unknowingly forged a new career path. Quinn hungered for more knowledge about the science of body […]
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Reader’s Corner
Mystery Dish BOWIE, Md. – Mystery Dish, written by substitute teacher and theatre major at Bowie State University Laurie L. Michael, is a children’s book that focuses on family values mixed with open-minded perspectives of human beings. The book, released in May, is based on the idea that the learning process for children starts at […]
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Acclaimed Jamaican Pianist Comes to D.C. for One-Night Concert
Orrett Rhoden, the internationally-acclaimed piano maestro who hails from Jamaica, is set to delight the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre, Oct. 8, among a group of classical pianists. The musicians will showcase interpretations of classical music greats Beethoven, Chopin and Galuppi, among others. The pianist has done several recitals at New York’s historic Carnegie Hall, London’s […]
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Survey: Most Renters Live in Unaffordable Housing
A majority of U.S. renters lived in unaffordable housing in 2009, according to new data from the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) released by the Census Bureau on Sept. 28. The study results also found most Americans faced unaffordable living expenses as a result of increased rents and a decline in incomes on the other. […]
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Teenage Whiz Kid Chooses FAMU over Ivy League
With near-perfect SAT scores and stellar grades, Ralph Jones Jr., a 16-year-old Atlanta, Ga. native and freshman at Florida A&M University (FAMU), had the opportunity to attend almost any college in the world. But the award-winning student turned down Ivy League schools like Harvard and other HBCUs Howard and Morehouse to attend the Tallahassee institution. […]
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New Teen Singer Draws Comparisons to Young Michael Jackson
Thirteen-year-old Jawan Harris is a bright singer and dancer on the rise. With a charming “boy- next-door” demeanor and vocal styling that draws comparisons to a young Michael Jackson, Jawan’s voice rings clear in an industry riddled with overtly sexual imagery. The Chicago native first showed interest in music at age 3 and got his start singing […]
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Rutgers, Gay Community Mourn Loss of Student at Vigil
Almost two weeks after Tyler Clementi, 18, killed himself by diving into New York’s Hudson River, hundreds of New Jersey students and activists gathered at Rutgers University to honor the life of a college freshman called a “fine musician” by his family. “Tonight begins the process of healing,” Jenny Kurtz, acting director of the school’s […]
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Politically Charged Boondocks Series’ Third Season DVD to Hit Stores
The Boondocks: The Complete Third Season, the third installment of Sony Pictures Television’s provocative Peabody Award-winning comedy, debuts on DVD Nov. 9 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on Aaron McGruder’s politically-charged comic strip known for its biting satirical humor, The Boondocks: The Complete Third Season arrives in a three-disc set containing all 15 uncensored episodes […]
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D.C. Child Care Provider Honored
District-based child care provider Melbert Johnson is one of 17 providers nationally recognized for their commitment and dedication to providing outstanding quality child care at the Third Annual National Child Care Providers Awards Ceremony held recently on Capitol Hill. The ceremony, presented by public TV stations KCET (Los Angeles), WETA (Washington, D.C.) and the award-winning […]
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Giant Announces Reusable Bag Design Contest’s 50th Year
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of “It’s Academic,” Giant Food will sponsor a reusable shopping bag design contest. Open to high school students in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., entries will be accepted Oct. 1-31. The winning design will be printed on reusable bags, to be sold in Giant stores across the region. Proceeds from […]
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Maryland HBCU Digitizes Half-Century of Memories
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Frederick Douglass Library has digitized a half-century of The Hawk yearbooks – from the first volume in 1959 through 2009 – making it the first Maryland HBCU to accomplish this feat. The conversion was made possible through the LYRASIS Mass Digitization Collaborative, a project supported by a Sloan Foundation […]
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Bishop Long has Accusers and Defenders Among ‘Spiritual Sons’
Conflicting images are emerging of Bishop Eddie Long in the wake of the firestorm that has erupted from allegations of sexual impropriety and abuse of authority by four young men formerly of Long’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Saint or sinner? Interviews with two young men, who describe themselves as “spiritual sons” of the Atlanta-area […]