David Sheon says it’s a new day for the Petworth Community. These days, the member of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) Ward 4D said he and his colleagues are more focused on people than on the trappings of office. “We get $12,000 a year from the city, and the old ANC spent a lot of that […]
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The Realities of Gentrification in the “Chocolate City”
WASHINGTON – On a recent hot Friday morning, Uprising Muffin Company, the new Black-owned coffee shop on 7th Street next to the Shaw Howard Metro stop, is humming. The store, structured on the Starbucks model but with muffins at its core, is doing a brisk business as Shaw residents wander in with laptops and commuters from the […]
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President Bill Clinton Named Howard University’s 2013 Commencement Speaker
WASHINGTON (HNS) – President Bill Clinton will deliver the Commencement address at Howard University on Saturday, May 11, on the Upper Quadrangle of the main campus, President Sidney A. Ribeau announced today. “We are thrilled that President Clinton has agreed to deliver this year’s Commencement address,” Ribeau said. “As a preeminent leader, humanitarian and advocate, […]
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Howard Students and WHUR Raise $80,00 During Spring Break to Help Others
WASHINGTON — Howard University students and WHUR FM 96.3 were trying to find the best words to thank the residents of the Washington area, Omega Psi Phi fraternity and Sun Trust Bank for their overwhelming support of the station’s radiothon for Alternative Spring Break (ASB), the student service program to help the underserved across America […]
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Afro-Blue Holds Tight on ‘The Sing-Off’
WASHINGTON – Afro Blue, Howard University’s award-winning vocal ensemble, made it through the second round of the hit NBC a cappella talent show series The Sing-Off. This week, the talented group performed two hits, “American Boy” and “”I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” The ensemble was very well received by all three judges. The group […]
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Howard University and Federal Govt. Team to Provide More Treatment Opportunities for Drug Addicted
WASHINGTON — Wayne is a 60-year-old Washington resident who has spent 44 of those years addicted to drugs. That was before he began treatment with buprenenorphine. Since the day, “it has been like heaven,” Wayne said. Sheila, a 51-year-old housekeeper at a Washington hospital, started using drugs at 19 and took up with a boyfriend […]
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Howard University, Bison Express Invite Washington to View Traveling African-American History Museum
WASHINGTON (Aug 1) — Howard University President, Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau, in collaboration with the Bison Express, invites the Washington-area community to view American Legacy Magazine’s “Know Your History” Mobile celebrating African-American culture Thursday, Aug. 4, and Friday, Aug. 5. The event, a traveling museum of artifacts and memorabilia from slavery to the Civil Rights […]
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Former Redskins Stars, NFL Players Display Need for Regular Medical Screening
Joe Jacoby, four-time All Pro offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins, knows that with his family’s medical history, every day is precious, particularly now. “Both of my parents died in their 50s,” he said. “I’m 52.” His father died of heart disease, his mother from a hypertension-related aneurysm. So, for him, monitoring his health is […]
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Howard Alumna Asks University to Save a Life in Her Daughter’s Name
WASHINGTON (April. 18) — Howard Alumna Odiney Brown is determined to make sure her daughter, Shannon, did not die in vain. At age 11, Shannon Tavarez seemed to have everything. She was young and attractive with doting parents, and best of all, Shannon nightly performed the role of the Young Nala the lion club in […]
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Conference Tackles the Secret that Societies Force Millions to Keep
Since the day Lisa Muschette was born 24 years ago, she has lived with a personal secret, one considered so dark by society that even she didn’t know about it until age 10. Her mother knew. Her father knew. But Lisa’s secret was so taboo that they did not dare to whisper it to others, […]
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Howard Students Raise Money to Help Others
(March 10, 2010) – Scores of Howard University students took to the streets and local celebrities lent their support at WHUR 96.3 radio during a 12-hour radiothon to raise money to finance the students’ Alternative Spring Break of helping others in cities across America. The students raised $25,350 to fund their efforts in Atlanta, Chicago, […]
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Howard Students Raise Money to Help Others
Scores of Howard University students took to the streets and local celebrities lent their support at WHUR 96.3 radio during a 12-hour radiothon to raise money to finance the students’ Alternative Spring Break of helping others in cities across America. The students raised $25,350 to fund their efforts in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans and […]
