As a senior at Washington MET High school, seeing some of his friends being taken away to jail for petty crimes has not deterred Ky’le Parlmer from his path. Palmer was a part of the first annual Passport to Manhood Back to School Summit, held Nov. 17 at the Verizon Center in D.C. Young men […]
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Black Women’s Rock, a Solid Bloc
“Now you have touched the women, you have struck a rock.” Lessons abound in that battle cry of a multiracial band of women who locked arms against apartheid in 1956. Some 20,000-strong, they defied spouses, convention and the dangerous era, resisting and rising up until the walls of apartheid South Africa came tumbling down. Fast […]
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Two Men Fatally Shot in Southeast D.C. Apartment Building
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the Nov. 11 murder of two Southeast men, police said. Crime Scene – Graphic: AP Samuelle Buie, 25, and Rassaan Jennings, 19, were both fatally shot around 1:27 a.m. on the 3000 block of Stanton Road, SE. Police heard gun shots and searched the area finding Jennings and Buie […]
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Baker Initiative Upgrades Glassmanor-Oxon Hill Area
The Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative (TNI) was launched in April 2012 by Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III. The goal is to help six neighborhoods in the county that face significant economic, health, public safety, and education challenges. On Nov. 19, county leaders assembled on Maury Avenue in the Glassmanor neighborhood to announce a new […]
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Dunbar’s Jared Lewis Racks Up 240 Yards, Four Touchdowns in Rout of Hereford
The Dunbar Poets trounced the visiting Hereford Bulls, 60-14 in a playoff matchup on Nov. 18. With another win under their belt, Dunbar improved to 9-3 and advanced to play the Walkersville Lions in the next round of the Maryland High School Football Playoffs on Nov. 25. Jared Lewis, junior quarterback for the Dunbar Poets, […]
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Drugs, Alcohol Not Involved in Chattanooga Bus Crash; 6th Child Dies
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A school bus driver had no drugs or alcohol in his system when he careened off a road and smashed into a tree, killing six elementary schoolchildren, police said Wednesday. Chattanooga Police Sgt. Austin Garrett said a toxicology test was performed on Johnthony Walker, 24, the bus driver now in jail […]
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NAACP President: Loudoun County Beset with Race Problems
In promotional brochures, Loudoun County, Va., is portrayed as a place where prosperity and racial and ethnic tolerance are encouraged and practiced, but the president of the county’s NAACP takes exception to that premise. Phillip E. Thompson is the president of the Loudoun County, Va. NAACP. (Courtesy Photo) Phillip E. Thompson, president of the Loudoun County […]
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D.C. Group Supports Homeless Veterans
For more than three decades, Access Housing and the Southeast Veterans Service Center (SEVSC) has supported the needs of those who have put their lives on the line to defend freedom. And on Nov. 24, 50 families will be feasting on Turkey and all of the trimmings thanks to the leader of a veterans organization. […]
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Bowser Taps Oakland’s Wilson to Lead D.C. Schools
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently announced her choice to the lead the District of Columbia public schools. On Nov. 22, Bowser introduced Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Antwan Wilson as the next chancellor for the District’s public elementary and secondary education system at Eastern Senior High School in Northeast D.C. Antwan Wilson is set to be […]
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How to Shop Black on Black Friday
This list is no simple collection of online stores. This one is focused on makers — African Americans entrepreneurs who have embraced the idea of creating change and community wealth by creating things with their own hands. Sisters Darle and Lizzy Okpo of William Okpo. (Courtesy photo) We scoured the web to find those businesses […]
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Trump’s Pick for A.G. Alarms Civil Rights Advocates
President-elect Donald Trump’s intention to nominate Republican Sen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III to be the attorney general of the United States has set off alarm bells throughout the civil rights community, which notes the accusations of racism that have hovered around the Alabama lawmaker like an unshakeable cloud of flies for many decades. In this Nov. […]
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Darryl Barnes Emerges As Most Likely To Replace Departing Ulysses Currie
Maryland Delegate Darryl Barnes (D-25) appears to be the leading candidate to replace legendary Maryland State Senator Ulysses Currie in the 25th Legislative District. Currie, 79, whose health has been declining in recent years, submitted his letter of resignation to Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller on Nov. 4, and will leave office on Dec. […]