Fuller Family Foundation and Y-Sportz Present a free one day football camp with the Fuller Brothers. The event takes place at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore on July 16 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Ages 8-12) and 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Ages 13-18). Participants will receive position and skills training from local coaches, experienced speed and agility trainers […]
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DMV Summer Fest, Concert & Food Festival
DMV Summer Fest, Concert & Food Festival is an outdoor event promoting all genres of music and cultures with a strong emphasis on Caribbean music and Caribbean food and culture.The festival will be held at Lake Clifton Park, 2801 Harford Road Baltimore, Maryland 21218 on July 17 from 1 p.m.-10pm. For more info text or […]
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DC Council Votes to Put Statehood Referendum on Ballot
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia lawmakers have voted to put a statehood referendum on the ballot in November. Tuesday’s unanimous vote by the D.C. Council is part of Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser’s strategy to pursue the “Tennessee model” for statehood. Tennessee became a state after it crafted its own constitution and then was admitted […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, July 12.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. We’ll discuss national politics, including Bernie Sanders finally, officially endorsing Hillary Clinton in her bid for the White House. We’ll also focus on the ongoing epidemic of violence in Baltimore, in wake of five people, four women and one man being shot during a candlelight vigil […]
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Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network Host Justice Movement for Black Live
The Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network is scheduled to host an event in response to recent police-involved shootings across the country on July 14 at the for Shiloh Baptist Church’s Worship Center, 1401 Jamieson Avenue at 6:30 p.m. The group encourages interested individuals to share their thoughts, talk about every day actions that […]
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Fellowship of International Christian Word of Faith Ministries’ Annual Convention
The Fellowship of International Christian Word of Faith Ministries is scheduled to host its Annual Convention on from July 12 to July 14 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, located at 801 Mt. Vernon Pl NW. The primary purpose of each annual convention is for pastors, ministers and congregations of like precious faith to […]
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CBA to Hold 3rd Annual Credit Builders Symposium
The Credit Builders Alliance is scheduled to hold its third annual Credit Building Symposium July 13 and 14 at the Loews Hotel, 1177 Fifteenth Street, NW. The symposium will explore the linkage between credit building and the broader issues of income inequality, poverty reduction, and asset building. Hundreds of nonprofit organizations involved in credit building […]
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D.C. Mayor’s Office on African Affairs Presents Young African ConneXions Summit
The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs invites you to the 2nd Annual Young African ConneXions annual Summit on July 15. The event is themed “Impact through Leadership, Civic Engagement and Social Entrepreneurship,” and is scheduled to be held at the Howard University School of Business Auditorium, located at 2600 6th Street, NW from 5 p.m. […]
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D.C. Department of Health Fight the (Zika Virus) Bite! Event
To address the concern about Zika virus prevention, the D.C. Department of Health is scheduled to hold an outreach event on July 16, in all eight wards, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., to provide educational materials and mosquito protection kits to residents. The event will inform residents on the proper use of insecticides, how to reduce […]
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Prince George’s County Public Schools Nurses Recruitment Fair
The Prince George’s County Public Schools is scheduled to hold a Nurses Recruitment Fair July 14 at the Green Valley Administrative Offices, 2215 Chadwick Street, from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Interested candidates must pre-register for the event. To pre-register, please visit pgcps.org and click on the ‘Nurses Recruitment Fair’ web banner on the homepage. For additional […]
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Criticism Mounts over How Police Handle Louisiana Protesters
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Criticism mounted Monday over how Baton Rouge police dealt with throngs of protesters during the weekend, including nearly 200 demonstrators who were arrested and may yet face criminal charges. Police march toward protesters in a residential neighborhood in Baton Rouge, La. on Sunday, July 10, 2016. After an organized protest […]
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Gunman Fires During Vigil for Slain Baltimore Man; 5 Shot
BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say five people attending a candlelight vigil for a man killed in west Baltimore were shot when a gunman opened fire on the crowd. Detective Donny Moses said in a phone interview that about 25 people had gathered about 6:30 p.m. Monday at Fulton and North avenues, where 24-year-old Jermaine Schofield […]