On a recent unseasonably warm night in Washington, D.C, many residents of the Congress Heights community in Southeast are out enjoying the weather. Children are in line at an ice cream truck, teenagers are riding on bikes, young girls are giggling and gossiping and a group of police officers gather together for a break from […]
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Prince George’s Homicides Drastically Down
Prince George’s County has tallied 59 homicides as of Dec. 3, significantly fewer than the same time last year and police attribute the reduction to improved technology, cooperation between law enforcement agencies and targeted enforcement of problem areas. After reaching a recent high of 169 homicides in 2005, the county has seen homicides dropping since […]
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Final Salute Provides Shelter for Homeless Women Veterans
For female veterans looking for a warm, safe place for them and their children to get back on their feet, there is a new alternative to the streets or grim, sometimes menacing homeless shelters. A colonial brick home on a quiet suburban Virginia street has been added to the housing options for homeless women veterans, […]
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Jury: Alexis Simpson Not Guilty in Bowie State Roommate Fatal Stabbing
A Prince George’s County, Md. jury found a Bowie State University student not guilty of first-degree murder and related charges in the Sept. 15, 2011 fatal stabbing of her roommate. The verdict came only three hours after closing arguments in a three-day case that was at times tense and emotional. Alexis Simpson, 20, and her […]
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Prince George’s Approves Same-Sex Marriage and National Harbor Casino
Voters in Prince George’s County narrowly approved casino gambling and same-sex marriage on an election day that started out with long lines but ended with a bang. According to the Board of Elections, nearly 350,000 voted in Prince George’s County in this election cycle—almost 70,000 during early voting. Prince George’s County Council Chair Andrea Harrison, […]
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Byron Cage: Ministering God’s Word through Music
On a recent Thursday, evening at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, music minister Byron Cage counted down the tasks he needed to complete in preparation for an evening service. On this particular night, he readied for a special men’s worship service featuring Bishop Walter Scott Thomas and his men’s choir from New […]
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Obama Win May Bring Violence, Farrakhan Says
Should President Barack Obama defeat Republican contender Mitt Romney in the Nov. 6 election, Whites who opposes a second term with a Black president may resort to violence, Minister Louis Farrakhan, spiritual leader of the Nation of Islam, told an audience last week. Speaking to students and adult guests at Bowie State University on Oct. […]
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South African Cleric Says Nation Has Not Achieved Reconciliation
South African anti-apartheid activist and liberation theologian Allan Aubrey Boesak visited Howard University recently to talk to students about his country’s failure to achieve much-needed reconciliation at a time when the citizens of the nation need to come together. Boesak made the address at the Howard University Divinity School on Oct. 18th with a lecture […]
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D.C. Area Bids Radio One’s Beloved “Uncle” Bernie McCain Farewell
Longtime Radio One talk show host and 45-year radio veteran Bernie McCain died on Oct. 12 from natural causes. He was 75 years old. A well-respected personality on WOL 1450 AM and WOLB 1010 AM, McCain was also known as a loving family man, community activist and mentor. A memorial service was held in his […]
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Petition-Signing Gallaudet Administrator Will Fight Her Suspension
Gallaudet University Chief Diversity Officer Angela McCaskill, who was placed on paid administrative leave after it was disclosed that she had signed a petition at her church calling for the same-sex marriage measure to be placed on the November ballot, said at a news conference Oct. 16 in Annapolis that she was treated unfairly by […]
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PGCC Exceeds Fundraising Goal
Prince George’s Community College has raised more than $18 million in the first year of a capital campaign, exceeding its $15 million target, PGCC President Charlene Dukes said Oct. 9. Dukes, speaking at the PGCC Foundation Partners for Success’ awards dinner at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor, hailed the success of […]
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Stolen Car Crash Survivor Reeco Richardson Guilty of Joy Riding
After deliberating for five hours over two days, a Montgomery County jury found Reeco Richardson guilty on Oct. 5 of two counts of joy riding for his participation in a fatal, stolen car crash last March. The 12-member jury deadlocked six to six on more serious charges of auto theft and grand theft. Richardson, 19, […]