Former District of Columbia Public Schools chief Michelle Rhee will not be leaving the city after all. According to an announcement she made this week on the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” the reform czar will remain in the District to head up a new education group aimed at attracting one million members. “I am going to […]
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D.C. Discovers Benefits of Non -Gas Vehicles
Relief is in sight for electric car drivers in the District who worry about straying too far from home now that the city has unveiled its first charging station. The District of Columbia is the latest among several large cities across the country to provide a curbside electric car charging station, and Mayor Adrian Fenty […]
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Book Drive Benefits Youth Held in City Jail
Officials at the Campaign for Youth Justice are reveling in the success of a recent book drive that benefited youth locked up at the city jail. Accompanied by a holiday party Dec. 2 at the Busboys & Poets restaurant in Northwest Washington, the drive helped make the situation better for many among the nearly 50 […]
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Nickles Aims to Obtain Thomas Records before Leaving Office
District of Columbia Attorney General said late last week that he wants to round out an investigation on Ward 5 City Councilman Harry Thomas before leaving office the end of this month. Nickles, who announced his resignation after Mayor Adrian Fenty conceded defeat in the September primary, returned to U.S. Superior Court, where on Dec. […]
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N.Y. Rep. Rangel Censured by House Colleagues
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) faced censure Dec. 3 after the House voted 333-79 in support of the recommendations of the House ethics committee, despite pleas for leniency from him and his supporters. The punishment stems from the House ethics committee’s conclusion that Rangel engaged in a lengthy pattern of fundraising and financial violations. “I brought […]
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First Lady Accused of Not Rubbing Elbows Often Enough with DC’s Elite
As Michelle Obama continues to define her role as First Lady, she has been hit with yet another round of criticism, this time for not being more visible among Washington’s social swirl. While Obama has lived up to most expectations to expand her social life in the nation’s capital, according to a new book, “Revival: […]
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District Attorney Prepared to Drag Thomas Back to Court
Ward 5 Council member Harry Thomas said he plans to disregard Attorney General Peter Nickles’ Dec. 1 deadline for submitting more information on his Team Thomas fund, saying he has already been in “full compliance” with requests for a full accounting of the nonprofit’s finances. In a brief interview earlier this week with the AFRO, […]
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Concerns Arise over Wal-Mart’s D.C. Expansion
In an effort to boost its presence in major cities across the country, the nation’s largest retailer has set its sights on the nation’s capital, recently announcing plans to open four stores in wards 4, 5,7 and 8 by late 2012. Wal-Mart’s decision to come to Washington, D.C. resulted from a poll of about 800 […]
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Mississippi Awaits Civil Rights Museum
More than 50 years after it was the scene of some of the most violent events during the birth of the Civil Rights movement, the state of Mississippi has yet to establish a museum to commemorate that era. Among the most compelling incidents that helped galvanize the global drive to end racial injustice was the […]
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Elderly Man Arrested in Threat Against Obama
A former Navy veteran and New York City ex-police officer was arrested Nov. 18 after being charged with threatening to assassinate President Barack Obama. According to the online publication Talking Points Memo, Michael Stephen Bowden, 78, was taken into custody Nov. 18 after revealing to a nurse during a routine visit Nov. 16 to a Department of Veterans […]
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New York Times Report: Obama Could Prevail in 2012
Despite marginal success with his foreign policy and attempts to reduce unemployment, and the recent loss of Democratic control of the House of Representatives, President Obama still seems to be on the path for a successful 2012 campaign bid, according to a recent New York Times report written by Jeff Somner. In addition, economists like […]
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Before Payout, Republicans to Investigate Farmers’ Claims
The victory scored by Black farmers with the Senate’s unanimous approval of funds due to them in the 1980’s Pigford discrimination lawsuit has been mired by allegations of fraud. The Senate approved the dispersal of as much as $50,000 to each farmer involved. But while John Boyd, president of the Virginia-based National Black Farmers Association, […]
