A partnership between the District government and private sector, the DC Infrastructure Academy will provide specialized training and workforce development programming for jobs in the growing infrastructure sector here in the nation’s capital. The academy’s story is one of “promises made and promises delivered,” said a teary-eyed Courtney Snowden, D.C.’s Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic […]
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Olympic Athlete Holds First-Ever Track and Field Clinic
Former track star Ato Boldon didn’t always have all the confidence in the world before he represented Trinidad and Tobago in the Olympics. The four-time Olympian admitted to using several then-unorthodox training techniques such as plyometrics and recovery practices that propelled him to the next level despite what everyone else told him to do. Ato […]
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Councilmember Trayon White Protests Development Project in Southeast
Contentions flare throughout Ward 8 in D.C., as Councilmember Trayon White (D) demands equal opportunity employment for all residents. Leading day long protests on March 8 and 9, on 2300 Martin Luther King, Ave. SE, the D.C. native called for construction company Bozzuto and Chapman, who are currently developing the Maple View Flats, to hire […]
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D.C. NAACP to Be Active in 2018 Election Cycle
The District of Columbia branch of the NAACP has active plans this election season to make sure that people of color are involved in the political process. Doug Sloan, who serves as the chairman of the D.C. NAACP’s political action, is a noted commentator on District and national politics and has served as an advisory […]
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DMV College Basketball Roundup
Howard University (10-23) fell to Florida A&M 88-78 in the opening round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament in Norfolk, VA at Norfolk Scope Arena on March 6. Howard freshman guard RJ Cole led the Bisons in scoring with 25 points, and he also accounted for six rebounds, six assists and three steals. However, […]
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Stokely Carmichael Takes the State at the Smithsonian
March 10 on the Oprah Winfrey Theater stage of the National Museum of African American History & Culture, Meshaun LaBrone took on the iconic role of Kwame Ture aka Stokely Carmichael. In the one man show, Power!: Stokely Carmichael LaBrone’s Stokely Carmichael took a scattered crowd of viewers on an hour-long journey through the mind of […]
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Authors Discuss New Book, Policing Black Bodies
Surrounded by fully-stacked book shelves and coffee aroma at The Potter’s House in Northwest D.C., an engaged audience tuned in on Tuesday, March 13, to listen and discuss a difficult topic: the policing of African Americans. Authors Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith’s presented their book, The Policing of Black Bodies: How Black Lives Are […]
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At A School of 700 Students, Blackman Was the Only One to Walk Out
Justin Blackman was just a normal teen at Wilson Preparatory Academy in Wilson, North Carolina, exercising his right to protest, when he left Spanish class to participate in National School Walkout Day, on Wednesday, March 14. Justin Blackman (Courtesy Photo) Now, Blackman is being lauded as a young, strong activist. To his surprise, Blackman was […]
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Anicca Harriot: Changing the Heart of Space Exploration
When Anicca Harriot went viral in 2016 for calculating the angle of her “dab,” she became a national sensation. But for the girl who knew she wanted to be an astronaut since she was nine years old, that was only the beginning. In 2018, she is standing on the campus of the University of Maryland’s […]
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D.C. Public Schools Plans to Take Over All-Girls Charter School in Southeast
Caption: Excel Academy Public Charter School in Southeast will continue this semester as a charter school and reopen in the 2017-2018 school year as a traditional D.C. public school. Amid their own issues and reporting scandals, the traditional District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) system has decided it is best to take over an all-girls […]
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Smithsonian Honors Black Womens’ Bravery in “#HiddenHerstory”
Washingtonians have a few more reasons to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) as it launches a new social media campaign, #hiddenhistory, and offers four public programs to celebrate the role of women in the struggle for civil rights. Events will explore the journeys of inspiring women like Harriet Tubman […]
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Howard Professor First NAEd Inductee Representing HBCUs
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) inducted its first representative from a historically Black college or university (HBCU) March 9. Wade Boykin, Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Department of Psychology at Howard University, is one of nine inductees. He will be the first and only HBCU representative of an HBCU in […]
