GOVERNOR O’MALLEY ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION’S 2024 OLYMPIC BID ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 4, 2014) — Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the launch of efforts to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games to the National Capital Region: “I’m excited to join Gov. McAuliffe and […]
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Beyond Ferguson: Time for Young Black Leaders
Ron Daniels facilitated call for young Black leaders. (Courtesy NNPA) WASHINGTON (NNPA) – During a rousing, standing-room only town hall discussion dedicated to the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and police killings of young, Black men across the nation, Ron Daniels, declared, “a state of emergency in Black America.” Daniels, president of […]
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Nigerian Forces Clash with Boko Haram Fighters
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian military officials say they killed about 70 Boko Haram fighters when the Islamic extremists attacked the northeastern town of Bama Monday morning. The militants arrived Monday morning in armored tanks and trucks and tried to take over the town, said the officials, who insisted on anonymity because they were not […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
D.C.’s Community Policing Efforts Receive Praise But Further Evaluation from Various Local Leaders
The District’s program to create and maintain strong relationships between the police department and the community has been credited by city leaders with avoiding the tense situation taking place in Ferguson, Mo. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) said that what is going on in Ferguson is “an enormous tragedy,” but he thinks the District has the right idea to […]
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Washington Runs Over Tampa Bay in Preseason Finale
Washington Redskins Silas Redd (24) elludes Tampa Bay Buccaneers defenders Dane Fletcher (50) and Marc Anthony (35) during a NFL preseason football game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) Running backs Silas Redd and Lache Seastrunk proved their value in Washington’s 24-10 preseason finale win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at […]
Posted inHealth
Experimental Ebola Drug Heals all Monkeys in Study
An experimental Ebola drug healed all 18 monkeys infected with the deadly virus in a study, boosting hopes that the treatment might help fight the outbreak raging through West Africa. Scientists gave the drug, called ZMapp, three to five days after infecting the monkeys in the lab. Most were showing symptoms by then, and all […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Edward W. Norton Prominent D.C. Lawyer, Former Husband of D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Dies At 76
Edward W. Norton, past chairman of the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics. (Updated 8/29/2014)–Edward W. Norton, former husband of D.C. Congresswomen Eleanor Holmes Norton and past chairman of the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics passed away Aug. 28 from colon cancer, according to his family. He was born in New York, N.Y and […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Tyler Perry’s D’Atra Hicks To Perform in Teacher’s Lounge in Baltimore This Weekend
Actress/singer D’Atra Hicks. Back By Popular Demand, Ursula V. Battle’s The Teachers’ Lounge returns Aug. 30 and 31, for a special “back to school” engagement. Headlining the performance will be actress/singer D’Atra Hicks who has performed in several Tyler Perry plays including Madea’s Family Reunion, and What’s Done in the Dark. The Teachers’ Lounge returns […]
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U.S.-Africa Relations: Beyond the Summit
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) shakes the hand of Goodluck Jonathan, the president of Nigeria at a dinner in his honor on Aug. 6 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in N.W. D.C. WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The recent conference of African leaders convened by President Obama in the nation’s capital demonstrated that the U.S. is finally recognizing […]
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Horseshoe Casino Opens with Grand Style and Gladys Knight
Horseshoe Casino Opening Reception Crowd. “The baby has been born,” Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said at the Aug. 26 opening celebration of Baltimore’s brand new Horseshoe Casino. “We can pass around the cigars.” Mayor Rawlings-Blake, Gov. Martin O’Malley, Rep. Elijah Cummings, State Senate President Mike Miller, and even celebrity food chef Guy Fieri were among hundreds […]
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Jamaica Kincaid and Armond White win American Book Awards
Author Jamaica Kincaid. (AP/Robert E. Woolmington) NEW YORK (AP) — Author Jamaica Kincaid and film critic Armond White are among the winners of the 35th annual American Book Awards, which celebrate multiculturalism and free expression. Film Critic Armond White. (AP/Will Ragozzino) The Before Columbus Foundation announced Tuesday that Kincaid was cited for the novel “See […]
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Even in Loss, Chicago Celebrates Jackie Robinson West Little Leaguers
Fans react to the victory by the Jackie Robinson West team in the Little League World Series baseball game, as they watch the broadcast at the Salvation Army Kroc Community Cente. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Kevin Tanaka) CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago cheered on the hottest sports team in town on Sunday and, for the day at […]
