Though money wasn’t up for grabs, some District of Columbia parents were just as anxious for the results of the recent lottery. This time, it was for school enrollment. The District of Columbia Public Schools and select charter schools allowed parents to fill out one application this year for enrollment in public charter schools, District […]
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Local Sailor Serves aboard Navy’s Newest Amphibious-Assault Ship
PASCAGOULA, Miss. – A graduate of Gwynn High School is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a hand-selected crew charged with bringing the Navy’s newest and most advanced amphibious assault ship into service. Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Andre Pearson, from Clinton, Md., is serving aboard the amphibious assault ship America, currently […]
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Tonia Lee Leads Relaunch of TV25 Baltimore as CharmTV with New Programming and Branding
Tonia Lee is a seasoned media executive who holds a multitude of extremely successful ventures in the industry. In her current role, the returned Baltimorean, has taken Baltimore’s TV25 by storm as its new general manager. Lee decided to revamp the public television channel to focus on more than just the average government happenings by […]
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Lt. Gen. Ferrell Promoted to Chief Information Officer
WASHINGTON – Robert S. Ferrell was promoted to lieutenant general on Jan. 24 by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno. Ferrell, the Army’s new Chief Information Officer/G-6 and the first African-American to hold the position, is responsible for leading Army network modernization. “The CIO/G-6 is even more important today as the Army stands up […]
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American Council on Education Honors PGCC Present Charlene Dukes
The American Council on Education (ACE) recently named Charlene M. Dukes, president of Prince George’s Community College, the 2014 recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity in Leadership award. According to the Council, Dukes received the award for her resolve to ensure that all students have access to the tools and resources needed to succeed academically […]
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Litigation over what’s left behind on the rise
BALTIMORE (AP) — Lawyers who used to handle the occasional trust or will dispute are finding themselves in Orphans’ Court more and more these days. For some, what was once a “spinoff” has turned into their main practice area. In the last five years, the total number of hearings annually in Baltimore and five Maryland […]
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D.C. Public School Student Accepted to Five Ivy League Universities
Next year jitters are a little different for one Black high school student raised in D.C. He was accepted to five Ivy League colleges for the 2014-2015 school year. Avery Coffey grew up in a single-parent home in Ward 8, one of the poorest areas of the city. Now, however, he has a choice of […]
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Escaped Inmate Found at Prince George’s Home
HILLCREST HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Maryland corrections officials say an inmate who escaped a minimum security prison has been found at the home of an acquaintance. The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says Larence Godfrey was recaptured Monday evening in Prince George’s County. Officials say Godfrey scaled a fence to escape Dorsey Run […]
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THE MARYLAND STATE BOYCHOIR TO PERFORM ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT
The Maryland State Boychoir, under the direction of Stephen Holmes and Joseph Shortall, will perform a concert, 4 p.m., April 6 at The Maryland State Boychoir Center for the Arts, 3400 Norman Ave. in Baltimore. The concert will feature the Tour, Concert, Treble and Changed Voice choirs (over 100 voices) as well as its Handbell […]
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Memphis Activist to Host Lecture on Hip Hop at Howard University School of Divinity
Memphis community activist, the Rev. Kenneth T. Whalum Jr. will speak on hip hop and related societal issues on April 5 at the Howard University School of Divinity. Whalum’s lecture will also acknowledge the 46th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. King was killed on April 4, 1968 in Memphis. “I believe Memphis owes […]
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Bowie workshop on the art of batik
Nigerian master artist Tunde Odunlade led a hands-on workshop at Bowie State University, March 25, with about 40 students and staff in the art of batik, using wax and dye on textiles. The event was sponsored by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art and Bowie State. Odunlade gives some one-on-one tips to Jamarie Spencer, […]
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SONG AND DANCE CELEBRATION
Ebenezer AME Church in South Baltimore is inviting the community to an exciting time of praise and celebration, 4 p.m., April 5 at 20 W. Montgomery Street. Featured artists will be One Accord, Rebirth, Temple Praise Choir, Grace of God Ministry, Ronnie Maddox , the Voices of Ebenezer and Son and Daughters of Zion Dance […]
