While HIV testing and awareness are recognized nationally on a single day in June, the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs has extended this day into a full week to further increase HIV testing throughout the VA health care system. Kicking off on June 27, the VA will provide patients living with HIV with the most […]
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Local Entrepreneur Considering Others
When his father passed away more than a year ago, Azim Al-Sala’m wanted to find a way to not only honor the man who instilled principles of kindness and charity in him, but also carry on his positive legacy. A native Washingtonian, Al-Sala’m, 33, founded Consider Someone Else, a social networking Web site that aims […]
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D.C. Jail Hails Success of Inmate HIV/AIDS Testing Program
It has been just a handful of years since the highly acclaimed “Automatic Inmate HIV/AIDS Testing and Counseling Program” at the city lockup was launched. Since that time the program has already conducted HIV screenings for more than 40,000 inmates, and jail officials are poised to keep administering the tests as new detainees enter the […]
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Southeast Area Hospital Poised for Auction
Unless its current owner – or another patron – quickly steps in and rescues the beleaguered facility, the District will forge ahead with plans to have United Medical Center in Southeast Washington foreclosed. Attorney General Peter Nickles, who recently filed notice against the 17-acre property, said the measure would allow the hospital to be auctioned […]
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Former Detroit Mayor Indicted on Federal Counts
Troubles continue to mount for the beleaguered former mayor of Detroit. In addition to being sent back to jail last month for violating terms of his probation, Kwame Kilpatrick now faces 19 federal charges that include mail and wire fraud, and income tax evasion. According to a June 23 indictment, which comes seven years into […]
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Saint Agnes Hospital Nurse Wins Award
Yolanda Copeland, senior vice president of Patient Services and chief nursing officer (CNO) at Saint Agnes Hospital, was recently honored as winner of the 2010 Nursing Spectrum Excellence Award in the competitions “ Advancing and Leading the Profession” category in the Baltimore metropolitan region. ?Copeland was selected from five finalists in the Advancing & Leading […]
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Tau Gamma Delta Sorority Hosts Diamond Ball
On June 12, the Pi Chapter of Tau Gamma Delta Sorority sponsored its Tauette Club’s 24th Annual Diamond Ball. The event was held at the Forum Caterers, 4210 Primrose Ave. The Tauette Club’s Diamond Ball features graduating seniors (Diamonds) in an evening of extravagance. It also introduces the Rosebuds or juniors, who will become Diamonds the following […]
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Slain Trooper’s Family Sets Up Scholarship Fund
The family of slain Trooper First Class Wesley Brown has announced the creation of a scholarship fund in his name to continue the education and mentoring of youth in his foundation. According to the family, the fund will be used to continue Brown’s “legacy and vision for the empowerment of youth. One hundred percent of […]
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Robbery Leads to Fatal Shooting on NE Benning Rd.
WASHINGTON- Tons of teddy bears, flowers, pictures, balloons and signs that read, “We All Miss You,” line the front of a small check cashing store on the 2300 block of Benning Road, N.E., where a well-known merchant was slain over the weekend. On June 17, the block was swamped with cars, as the First District […]
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Metro Crash Victims Remembered
It’s been a year since the tragic accident on Metro’s Red Line claimed the lives of nine people and injured several others. But for the surviving families, whose grief was only deepened by this week’s huge memorial service at the Fort Totten station in Northeast Washington, it’s incumbent upon Metro to not only make amends […]
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Proposed Youth Jail Opposed by Protesters
Ronald was 14 years old when he was arrested for a murder he said he knew nothing about. But before his parents or lawyer could arrive, police managed to muster a confession out of him. Over two years later, he remains in the Baltimore City Detention Center. “Can they do this?” he wrote in a […]
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Why Didn’t Patti LaBelle Sing?
The ninth annual African American Heritage Festival kicked off on June 18 and featured a wide-range of vendors, exhibits and performances at the M&T Bank Stadium. This year’s event featured performances from Robin Thicke, Ryan Leslie, Leela James, Marsha Ambrosius and Fantasia, among many other performers. But while the event definitely catered to a variety […]