When I began working on this column my plan was to talk about a recent interview Gregg Bernstein – the man charging hard to upset current Baltimore State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy in the Primary Election on Sept. 14 – sat down for at the AFRO. Then, I got a look at Bernstein’s first television ad, […]
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Black Leaders Claim Beck March Tarnishes King’s Legacy
According to two noted political observers, the Washington rally planned for this weekend by the often-raucous cable TV commentator Glenn Beck has nothing to do with restoring honor to the nation’s capital. “It’s taking a slap at the movement in a way consistent with what the tea party has done,” said Ron Walters, retired University […]
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School’s In
Thousands of students in Washington, D.C. and Prince George’s County returned to school this week. Though concerns remain about the impact of the economy on services and class sizes, the new school term began without much of the glitches that marred last year’s annual influx.
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Ex-Offenders Seek Clean Employment Slate
The box next to the question on job applications that asks whether a person has ever been convicted of a felony could soon become a thing of the past under a measure proposed by a Washington, D.C. councilman and supported by advocates for ex-offenders. With few exceptions, the bill—introduced by D.C. Councilman Harry Thomas Jr.—would […]
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Opponents Contend, Thomas Needs More than Name Recognition
While the races for mayor and D.C. City Council chairperson have heated up several degrees in anticipation of the Sept. 14 primary, the contest in Northeast Washington’s Ward 5 has also begun to simmer. Incumbent Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. is faced with five contenders, three of whom told the AFRO in interviews this week that […]
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Wilson High Moves to UDC Campus during Renovation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of the District of Columbia will have about 1,500 extra students at its northwest Washington campus this year. Mayor Adrian Fenty and D.C. school officials announced Friday that Wilson High School students will study this school year at UDC’s Building 52. The high school building in Tenleytown will undergo a […]
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Maryland, District Take Top Honors in Race to the Top Education Grants
Maryland and Washington, D.C., are among the newest winners of the highly competitive Race to the Top initiative, announced U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Tuesday. The District and Maryland will receive up to $75 million and $250 million, respectively, joining eight other eight states winning Phase 2 applications and Phase 1 winners Tennessee and […]
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National Faith Leaders Raise $1.4 Million for D.C. King Memorial
On June 17, seventeen of the nation’s most influential ministers launched the Faith Based Countdown to Completion campaign to raise the remaining $13 million for the Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. The ministers jointly responsible for having raised $1.4 million for the memorial are challenging other ministers nationwide to join their cause. […]
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D.C. Museum Faces Detour on the Road to New Facility
The African American Civil War Memorial and Museum, located on 12th Street, N.W., has begun a transition to the Grimke School Building – which is adjacent to the Civil War Monument – after receiving a $5 million capital improvement grant from the city. Although museum officials hoped to enter the new 10,000-square-feet facility by September, […]
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Local Educator Shoots for the Stars with ‘Project Promise’
One of the winning programs in the 2010 ING Unsung Heroes awards competition was submitted by Dr. Alesia Slocumb-Bradford, a teacher at Jefferson Middle School in Washington, D.C. She is one of only 100 winners across the country that are going back to school with a $2,000 ING Unsung Heroes grant, which identifies her as […]
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Councilwoman Asks Secret Service to Improve Inconvenient Procedures
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) recently sent a letter to U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan after hearing complaints at “Norton in Your Neighborhood” community meetings about inconveniences when the Secret Service secures a facility or neighborhood. “As a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I fully understand that security concerns necessitate that […]
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Zeta Phi Beta, March of Dimes Collect Thousands of Diapers at Mystics Game
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, the March of Dimes and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield joined forces at the Verizon Center during a recent Washington Mystics game. The groups participated in a massive diaper drive and collected over 21,000 diapers for Stork’s Nest, a prenatal education and incentive program for low-income women maintained by Zeta Phi Beta, one […]
