Although a new federal report credits HBCUs with doing a superior job of graduating more students in the fields of science and technology, higher education leaders says the report is built upon a faulty premise. “The general population has to deal with and discuss the report very cautiously, because it sends very confusing signals,” said […]
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Impoverished Includes Black Middle Class and Seniors
While the recession continues to increase its number of casualties, the new faces of poverty in the region include the Black middle class, the elderly and youth. Ron Moten, 41, cofounder of Peacoholics, said needy, desperate and homeless youth have been around for over a decade. “They just didn’t come under the radar until now,” […]
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City Schools Holds Hearings on School Closure, Other Changes
The Baltimore City school board held two public forums last week, garnering input about proposals that would lead to another year of drastic school-by-school ratifications. Based on recommendations from a recent city schools report, the plan would close one high school and incorporate career preparatory or international student programs at four other city schools. School […]
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Steele to Seek Re-election
In a move that seemed to surprise Washington insiders, beleaguered Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele announced his intention to run for re-election despite a rocky first term. After weeks of silence – and a growing clamor for his ouster among allegations of financial mismanagement and frequent verbal gaffes over the past two years – Steele […]
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New Law, Technology Freshen Maryland’s Redistricting Process
WASHINGTON — It could drastically alter election results and affect who runs for public office. No, it’s not voting or a scandal. It’s redistricting. And the practice that occurs after each decennial census is getting a few updates in Maryland this time around. A state law passed in April will change how prisoners are counted […]
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Fisk University to Appeal Art Sale Ruling
Fisk University in Nashville plans to appeal a court decision last month that set limits on the sale of its prized Stieglitz art collection, according to a recent university-issued statement. The 101-piece collection was given to Fisk 50 years ago as a public trust by artist Georgia O’Keeffe, who married photographer Alfred Stieglitz. The items […]
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Reginald F. Lewis’ Descendants, Friends Convene in D.C.
Click here to view a slideshow of the event in honor of Reginald F. Lewis. District-area residents converged at the Philippine Embassy in the city to support The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. Invited by Russell Fugett, an entrepreneur and nephew of famed businessman Reginald F. Lewis, the guests learned […]
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Black Caucus Opposes Tax Cut Deal
The Congressional Black Caucus on Dec. 10 said its members overwhelmingly oppose the tax cuts compromise reached between the White House and congressional Republicans, saying it is “bad for African Americans” and other vulnerable communities. “You can’t give tax cuts away like you’re Oprah Winfrey or Santa Claus,” Virginia Democrat Rep. Bobby Scott, a member […]
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Bread for the City’s Northwest Center Fundraising Efforts Successful
In its final push to raise funds for the expansion of its Northwest Center, leaders at nonprofit food assistance organization Bread for the City announced they’d reached an $8.25 million capital campaign goal. The funds will help double the center’s size and takes place on the vacant 11,000-square-foot lot next to their Seventh Street N.W. […]
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National Black Church Initiative Helps Pr. George’s Fight Mortgage Woes
The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a coalition of 34,000 churches, successfully assisted 182 families in Prince George’s County at the Face-to-Face Housing Workout event held last month at Hope Christian Church World Headquarters. The event’s primary purpose was to assist any resident in Prince George’s County facing imminent housing foreclosure or in need of […]
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DC Housing Authority Board Appoints New Executive Director
The District of Columbia Housing Authority Board of Commissioners recently appointed Adrianne Todman to the position of executive director. The board took action at its regularly scheduled public meeting. With the assistance of Gans, Gans & Associates, an executive recruitment firm, the board conducted a nationwide search, which attracted more than 138 applicants. On learning […]
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Mother of the Year Celebration
Vera Rolark Abbott was honored recently as the “2010 Mother of the Year” during a celebration at Michigan Park Christian Church located at 1600 Taylor St. N.E. American Mothers is an interfaith, non-political non-profit, that is inclusive of all races organization for women and men who identify with the purpose of strengthening the moral and […]
