Rapper Freeway will collaborate with the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland to host a kidney walk fundraiser to promote awareness about kidney disease beginning 9 a.m. on April 30 at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Rapper Freeway (Wikimedia Creative Commons) Freeway was born Leslie Edward Pridgen in North Philadelphia, Pa., and was best known for […]
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Hampton Women Win Sixth MEAC Title in Eight Years
Junior forward Jephany Brown led the Hampton Lady Pirates in scoring with 10 points but it was their tenacious defense that captured the victory over Bethune-Cookman College (BCC) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship on March 11 in Norfolk, Va. Hampton head coach David Snow celebrates his sixth MEAC championship. (Courtesy […]
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Wizards Start Strong on West Coast Swing
A five-game road trip out west was traditionally a daunting task for the Washington Wizards–but not this year. After starting the season 2-8, Washington has rebounded in a big way. The Wizards flirted with the second seed in the East this past week after beginning the season at the bottom of their own division. The […]
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Star Pupil: Michelle Obama Wrote Yara Shahidi A College Recommendation!
The ‘Black-ish’ star’s college applications are officially stacked! Yara Shahidi attends the 10th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards ceremony on Thursday, Feb.23, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Having Michelle Obama to write you a college recommendation is any high school senior’s dream. Just ask Yara Shahidi! The Black-ish actress recently […]
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Perry Gives Poly 3A Title with 64-63 Win over Potomac
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — De’Vondre Perry made five free throws in the final minute and finished with a game-high 23 points as the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, High School (Poly) Engineers won its first state title, holding off Oxon Hill, Maryland’s Potomac High School (Potomac) Wolverines, 64-63, in the Maryland Class 3A boys championship game on […]
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N.C. Central Knocks Off Norfolk State to Claim 2nd MEAC Men’s Title
Redshirt senior guard Pat Cole scored a team-high 18 points with eight rebounds to help lead the North Carolina Central Eagles to a 67-59 win against the Norfolk State Spartans in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament Championship on March 11 in Norfolk, Va. North Carolina Central Eagles celebrate their win over Norfolk State University […]
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Joni Sledge, Member of Sister Sledge, Dies at 60
YORK (AP) — Joni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the enduring dance anthem “We Are Family,” has died, the band’s representative said Saturday. She was 60. File- This Aug. 14, 2006 file photo shows Joni Sledge, one of the original members of “Sister Sledge,” second from left, posing with Rodney Jerkins, second from right, […]
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Claressa Shields Wins Fight in 4th Round of Milestone Night
DETROIT (AP) — On a milestone night for female boxers, Claressa Shields gave herself rave reviews. Shields became the first woman to headline a fight card on premium cable, stopping Szilvia Szabados in the fourth round Friday night in their fight for the NABF middleweight championship on Showtime. Referee Harvey Dock stopped the fight 1:30 […]
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Cummings Seeks Trump’s Embrace on Prescription Drug Proposal
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, met March 8 with President Donald Trump and pressed Trump to embrace his proposal that would lower prices on prescription drugs. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., accompanied by Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaks to members of the media outside the […]
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Ta-Nehisi Coates calls for Harvard to Pay Reparations
Acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates recently called on Harvard and other academic institutions with ties to slavery to make monetary atonement for past wrongs. Paris, France. September 14, 2015. Ta-Nehisi Coates is seen at Cercle Kadrance in Paris, on Monday, September 14, 2015 in Paris, France. (Antoine Doyen/AP Images for John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur […]
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Pregnant Ciara Uninjured in Minor Los Angeles Car Crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A representative for Ciara says the pregnant entertainer is doing well after a minor car accident Friday in Los Angeles. FILE- In this Jan. 27, 2017, file photo, Ciara arrives at Harper’s BAZAAR’s 150 Most Fashionable Women at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles. A representative for Ciara says the […]
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Van Hollen, Banking Committee Democrats Question Carson on Plans to Slash HUD Budget
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and a group of Democrats on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs today questioned Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on a report that the Trump Administration has considered slashing the department’s fiscal 2018 budget by more than $6 billion. The lawmakers […]