A family portrait taken by an AFRO photographer in 1970, shows Effie and Lloyd Scott Sr (both deceased) and each of their fifteen children. Ronald Scott was away in the military and his picture was added in later. In Dec. of 1970 the AFRO a story ran titled “Mrs. Santa Helpers have 35 Kids of […]
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SAFE Center Gives Baltimore City Youth Hope
Van Brooks, center, with members of the Franklin Square community. (Photo by Tiffany Ginyard) Boys and girls in the Franklin Square community can expect the doors of the SAFE Center to be open after school, every day. They can also expect for the adults there to love, listen and hold them to high academic standards. […]
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D.C. Charter School Board Moves to Shut Down Potomac Prep
The D.C. Public Charter School Board voted unanimously Dec. 14 to begin proceedings to revoke the charter of Potomac Preparatory Public Charter School after it failed to meet a series of academic targets. The D.C. Public Charter School Board voted unanimously Dec. 14 to begin proceedings to revoke the charter of Potomac Preparatory Public Charter […]
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Rainbow Push Coalition Honors Political, Civil Rights and Business Leaders
Endura Govan, owner of D.C.-based International Business Kids receives an award from the Rainbow Push Coalition. (left to right) Steve Smith, executive director, Public Policy Institute, Government Relations &Telecommunications Project; Rev. Jesse Jackson, Eudura Govan and the event emcees. (Photo by Rob Roberts) The Rainbow Push Coalition discussed serious issues such as police violence and […]
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D.C. Students Dazzle at Oratory Competition
Khelonji Bulluck is one of the winners of D.C.’s first-ever Mikva Challenge, a speech tournament on Dec. 8. (Photo by Jamaal Abdul-Alim) Banneker High School student Khelonji Bulluck didn’t need a microphone to say what he had to say Dec. 8 at a citywide “soapbox” tournament. The passion with which he spoke against the federal […]
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Taking the First Step to Buying a Home
Making sure you have good credit is one of the first steps to buying a home. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Never feel that you cannot buy a home, if buying and home ownership is something that you truly yearn for. There is almost always a way to buy a home, if you are willing to follow […]
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Former Bank Executive Gutierrez Says He Knows How to Fix City’s Woes
Patrick Gutierrez is one of the 13 announced candidates for Mayor of Baltimore City. (Courtesy photo) In November, when former bank executive and sports writer Patrick Gutierrez filed the paperwork necessary to enter the Baltimore City mayor’s race, he became the 13th candidate to do so. He’s still a relative unknown, especially compared to more […]
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Mistrial in 1st Officer’s Trial in Freddie Gray Case
A demonstrators protest outside of the courthouse after a mistrial was declared in the manslaughter trial of Officer William Porter, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Baltimore Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The first effort to convict an officer […]
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Senate Criticized Over Lack of Staff Diversity
Front page graphic from the report, “Racial Diversity among Top Senate Staff”. (US Capitol Building Photo|Dreamstime.com -Blakeley) The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a District Black political think tank, recently released a study showing the low number of people of color employed in top staff positions in the U.S. Senate. The report, Racial […]
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D.C. Native Accomplishes Several Firsts in Military Appointment
D.C. native Nadja West (right) was confirmed, by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 11, as the 44th Army Surgeon General. Acting Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning swore in D.C. native Nadja West, who was confirmed, by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 11, as the 44th Army Surgeon General. Previously, she was the Joint Staff […]
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30th Annual Olender Awards for Community Service
Former Chief-of-Staff of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Elaine Jones presents the Advocate for Justice 2016 Award to Author Wil Haygood for his best-selling book “Showdown…Thurgood Marshall” along with Jack Olender, president of The Malpractice Law Firm Jack H Olender & Associates, a D.C. and Maryland law firm. (Courtesy Photo) Jack Olender and […]
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Murder Suspect Still on the Run in Temple Hills
Police are searching for Walker Davis, 26, an alleged accomplice to David Neal, 27, from Oxon Hill, in a homicide and attempted robbery on Sept. 17, according to the Prince George’s Police Department. Karria Suggs, 26, was shot and killed in what police say was an attempted robbery. She was found with a male victim, […]
