As part of its commitment to domestic violence prevention, Verizon Wireless recently awarded a $5,000 grant to the Prince George’s Hospital Center Sexual Assault program. The grant check was presented to Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey in honor of his longstanding leadership against domestic violence as he prepares to leave public office. Ivey’s […]
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Pr. George’s Deltas Named ‘Chapter of the Year’
The Prince George’s County Alumnae Chapter (PGCAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., captured the coveted 2010 – 2011 Chapter of the Year Award for the Eastern Region during the sorority’s 50th National Convention held recently in New Orleans. Having received this prestigious and very competitive honor for the third time in the past five […]
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Pr. George’s Awarded Grant for Strides in Behavioral Health Services
The Prince George’s Health Department has received a $300,000 grant to promote an innovative “re-entry” program that will provide access to behavioral health services for previously incarcerated individuals as they transition into the community. The three-year grant award will support a partnership between the Prince George’s Health Department and County Detention Center, and is projected […]
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Whitman-Walker Looks to Community for ‘Courage Award’ Nominations
For the first time, the D.C. community will be able to submit nominations for the Courage Award presented at AIDS Walk, an annual fund-raising event on Oct. 2. The award is the most distinguished honor given by Whitman-Walker Clinic, an HIV advocacy and medical assistance clinic. Nominations are due Sept. 13. The clinic presents the […]
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Youth Vote Campaign Launches Web Video Contest
In a unique collaboration, 30 youth-serving organizations and media partners launched a user-generated video contest on Aug. 25 as a part of voteagain2010.com. Over the next few months, the website will serve as a platform that highlights volunteer opportunities and creative campaigns from young Americans and gives context on major issues. The video contest launched […]
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Soldier Deploys for Afghanistan
Army Pfc. Jackie C. Sallis has deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the official name given to anti-terrorism military operations involving U.S. troops and allied coalition partners. Sallis is an automated logistical specialist assigned to the Task Force Destiny, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The […]
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Students Return to Revamped Eastern High School
District Mayor Adrian Fenty, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization Executive Director Allen Lew and Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells joined alumni, students and members of the community on Aug. 25 for the re-opening of Eastern Senior High School, 1700 E. Capitol St., N.E. The school has been updated with […]
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Bowie State Welcomes New ROTC Leader
As he embarks on a new career at the Pentagon, Bowie State University’s former leader of Army ROTC, Lieutenant Colonel Thurinton Harvell, passes the torch to Major Timothy Blackwell. “I would like to express my gratitude to my BSU family for the many opportunities they have given me over the past 3 years,” LTC Harvell […]
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MLK’s Niece to Appear at Rally with Beck
Alveda King, Ph.D., daughter of the late Rev. A.D. King and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is calling for a boycott of the abortion industry as she participates in Fox News personality Glenn Beck’s rally on the National Mall this weekend. On the 47th anniversary of the Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” […]
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Steele, Republicans May Be Split on Immigration Reform
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele once again talked his way into the news this week with comments on Arizona’s controversial immigration law. Steele, speaking to Spanish-language television network Univision, said the views of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer don’t necessarily represent his view or those of all Republicans. “The actions of one state’s governor not […]
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Nation’s First Female HS Varsity (Boys) Football Coach Makes Debut
Natalie Randolph has arrived. The camera crews, the masses of reporters and the sold out crowd said so. Believed to be the nation’s only female head coach of a boy’s varsity high school football team, Randolph led her Coolidge Colts in an attention-crazed debut Friday night against the Archbishop Carroll Lions that didn’t go quite […]
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Sherrod Says ‘No’ to USDA job
About a month after her abrupt dismissal from government services, Shirley Sherrod was back in Washington, about a job. And she turned it down. According to reports, Sherrod was offered a job in Washington, to deal with discrimination within the USDA. When she declined that offer, she was offered her previous position. She refused that […]
