When Zacardi Cortez sings, everybody listens. Whether it was fronting James Fortune & FIYA’s #1 hit “I Believe” in 2010 or his own top ten breakthrough single “One More Time” with John P. Kee in 2012, Cortez always delivers. Now, the rough kid from the Houston projects is sitting on top of the Billboard Hot […]
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Musicians’ Society Honors Gospel Greats
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) honored some of gospel musics most prestigious names at the 5th annual ASCAP Presents: Morning Glory Stellar Awards breakfast reception, Jan. 21, at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville. One of the premiere events leading up to the 29th annual Stellar Awards, the breakfast honored Grammy Award-winning […]
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Jamaicans Among Top 10 Nationals Deported in 2013
CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said Jamaicans were among the top 10 groups of nationals deported in 2013. In announcing the year-end removal numbers on Dec. 26, ICE officials said the top 10 groups deported hailed from Latin American and the Caribbean. ICE reported that 1,119 Jamaicans were deported […]
Posted inHealth
AARP Introduces Free Health Care Costs Calculator for Retirement Planning
AARP has launched a free online “Health Care Costs Calculator,” a major addition to their Ready for Retirement suite of planning tools. In a survey accompanying the release of the calculator, AARP found that just 36 percent of older Americans have taken any steps to save for out-of-pocket health care expenses, though multiple studies show […]
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Links Induct Condoleeza Rice
The Links and The Links Foundation recently announced the induction of Condoleezza Rice as an honorary member. Currently a professor of political economy in the Graduate School of Business; the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution; and a professor of political science at Stanford University, Rice is one […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Student Attending Johns Hopkins School of Education Wins AAUW Career Development Grant
WASHINGTON The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded a 2013 14 Career Development Grant to Stephanie E. Gargiulo of Washington, D.C. She is pursuing a master’s in educational studies with a concentration in urban education reform at Johns Hopkins University. WASHINGTON – The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded a 2013–14 Career Development […]
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Gentrification in Overdrive on DC’s 14th Street
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Great Recession and its messy aftermath will go into the record books for many things: jobs lost, household wealth destroyed, foreclosure auctions held. But the epic downturn is also the reason it’s so hard to score a table at Le Diplomate, the perpetually packed new French brasserie on 14th Street NW. […]
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On a Path Toward Re-segregation
There are demographic changes occurring in the United States that will change politics and public policy and make this country a more humane and equitable place. In another 20 to 30 years the U.S. will be a majority-minority country and White supremacy will be a discredited idea of the past. But we are not living […]
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Barriers Block Our Path to a Post-Racial Society
As a college student I am disappointed to see such a plethora of articles pertaining to most recent incidents of racial discrimination and misunderstanding in 21st century America today. One of these issues includes voting rights. Here in North Carolina, where I go to school, the legislature wants to decrease the voting period from approximately […]
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LINCOLN U PRESIDENT SELECTED FOR PROJECT INTERCHANGE IN ISRAEL
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – Dr. Robert R. Jennings, the 13th president of Lincoln University, has been selected as one of 10 presidents and chancellors from American colleges and universities to participate, June 29-July 7, in Project Interchange (PI), an educational institute of the American Jewish Committee. Since 1982, Project Interchange has brought more than 6,000 […]
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Seven Cybersecurity Myths Busted
(NAPSI)—It’s a common occurrence these days—one of your friends recently had an online account hacked but doesn’t have a clue how it happened. We’ve all heard tech advice from a tech-savvy sister or the IT guy at work, but what’s the truth? When it comes to online security, it’s sometimes difficult to discern between perception […]
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Shauna-Kay Creary, Firebirds 4x400M Relay Team NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Shauna-Kay Creary and the 4x400M relay team of Kaydian Jones, Jerily Benjamin, Rochelle Nelson and Simone Grant, will represent the University of the District of Columbia at the 2013 NCAA Division II Women’s Track & Field Championships, May 23-25 in Pueblo, Colo. Creary and the Firebird 4x400M relay team qualified for the championships […]
