The family of a Northeast D.C. man who was shot and killed by Metropolitan police on Christmas morning want authorities to publicly release the body- camera footage detailing the incident. Gerald Javon Hall was shot and killed by D.C. police on Dec. 25. Gerald Javon Hall was fatally shot by police on Dec. 25 after […]
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2017 Health and Fitness Expo
The 2017 NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo will be held from Jan. 7 to Jan. 8 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl, NW. The event is a hands-on exposition that offers information on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle with forums on healthy cooking, exercise demonstrations, and fun activities for […]
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Shiloh Baptist Church Tech Clinic & Debt Management Classes
Shiloh Baptist Church, 1500 Ninth Street, NW, will be holding a Technology Clinic on Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. Bring your old gadgets for a check up; or learn how to use them. The clinic is free and members, friends, and guests are welcome. Free Wi-Fi will be available and walk-ins are welcome. For more […]
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NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement Training
The Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement (SEWP) Program Management Office (PMO) is scheduled to host a ‘SEWP Training Showcase’ at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl, NW from Jan. 10-12. This three-day event encompasses training and information sessions for SEWP customers, industry and SEWP contract holders. On Jan. 10 from 8 […]
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Incidents at Montgomery County Maryland School Stir Allegations of Racism
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) —Winston Churchill High School officials in Potomac, Maryland are being called on to better address racially charged incidents that have occurred at the school. The Washington Post reports (http://wapo.st/2hAM9AW) that last month, two students taped a “Whites only” sign to a school’s bathroom door. In a Dec. 7 incident, students allegedly entered […]
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Lawsuit: Terrence Sterling, Fatally Shot by DC Police, Posed No Threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — An unarmed Black motorcyclist posed no threat to the District of Columbia police officer who fired two fatal shots from the passenger seat of his police car, the man’s parents said in a $50 million wrongful-death lawsuit filed Thursday. 31-year-old Terrence Sterling (Courtesy Photo) According to the lawsuit, 31-year-old Terrence Sterling sideswiped […]
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D.C. Pastors Offer Solace in the Age of Trump
The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States has caused anxiety among many Blacks. On Dec. 10, at the Faith Leaders Breakfast, key religious leader told a group of faith leaders in the D.C. that there is nothing to fear. The Rev. Dr. Barry S. Black, chaplain of the […]
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Wilson High Alum Found Shot Inside Car
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in an affluent Chevy Chase neighborhood in Northwest D.C. on Dec. 11. Second District officers responded to the 6900 block of 32nd Street NW shortly after 9:30 p.m, where an adult male, later identified as Grant Dosunmu, was found inside […]
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EdFest Showcases District’s Public and Charter School Options
On Dec. 10, more than 200 District public and charter schools set up tables with literature, trinkets, candies, and posters at EdFest, held in the D.C. Armory. EdFest, a one-day event, is the collaboration of the Office of the D.C. Mayor, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education, public television station WETA, and the school […]
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New D.C. Council to Have Only One Black Female Member
When the D.C. Council is sworn in for its 22nd Council period on Jan. 2, 2017, there will be a dearth of women of color on it even though Black females constitute the largest population bloc in the city. Anita Bonds is set to be the only Black woman on the D.C. Council during its […]
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Boxers Have Dr. Banks in Their Corner
Greg Banks, M.D. always has been passionate about boxing and mixed martial arts. But being a doctor is what forced him into a corner … literally. An intimate knowledge of the dangers of ring competition, as both participant and spectator, inspired the family and urgent-care physician to moonlight as a guardian of these combatants. Greg […]
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ASALH Celebrates Carter G. Woodsen’s Birthday
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is scheduled to hold a birthday celebration for their Founder Carter G. Woodson at 3 p.m.-5 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the Friendship Armstrong School, 1400 First St., NE. The event is free and open to the public.