Washington, D.C.’s public school system (DCPS)will be streamlined in the next five years into a system that will focus on improving academic achievement, increasing graduation rates and lengthening the school day—or possibly the academic year—while generating more student satisfaction, if D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Kaya Henderson […]
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Thousands Expected for Greater DC Cares’ Annual Severathon and Earth Day Events
(Washington, DC) HandsOn Greater DC Cares will once again sponsor its largest annual service project, Servathon 2012, April 20 and April 21. Nearly 10,000 volunteers are expected to dedicate their personal time to serve the region at more than 96 locations throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. “Servathon 2012 offers a unique opportunity […]
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Washington’s Version of the Apollo
The crowd of people who gathered at the Howard Theatre’s re-opening night gala indulged in a little retro glam and opulence for the evening, with details befitting a scene from “Harlem Nights.” After all, the grand re-opening of the theatre, whose doors had been shuttered and appeared nearly forgotten for 30 years, encouraged an extra […]
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D.C. Bd. of Elections Claims Vincent Orange the Winner in Close Controversial Primary Race
D.C. Councilman Vincent Orange’s (D-At-Large) narrow victory in the April 3 primary was confirmed by the District’s Board of Elections on April 13. Out of all the races where council incumbents faced challenges; the at-large seat was the one that had residents on edge. The early results of the primary had challenger and former at-large […]
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Civil Rights Celebration at King Memorial
They came by wheelchair, crutches, motorized wheelchairs, buses from high schools around the country, bicycles, on foot and from their jobs, to send a message that the spirit of peace still lives. The onlookers assembled at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial for a candlelight vigil, April 4, to commemorate the 44th anniversary of […]
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Florida Ave Baptist Church Centennial Presents a Heritage Choral Workshop With Roland Carter
Florida Avenue Baptist Church invites community participation in its Centennial Heritage Choral Workshop, April 27-29, with the distinguished, composer, arranger, conductor, Roland Carter. The workshop focuses on and explores the nuance of the Negro Spiritual through choral music. Roland Carter is the Ruth S. Holmberg UC Foundation Professor of American Music in the Department of […]
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Howard Professor to Discuss Black Experience during the American Revolution
The Ford’s Theatre Society presents a discussion with Howard University’s Dr. Edna Medford at the Center for Education and Leadership, 514 Tenth Street NW, Washington, D.C., 5 p.m., May 7. The discussion focuses on the African-American experience during the American Revolution, including the role of Black soldiers in both the British and Continental armies and […]
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Howard U And Largo Church Host 10th Annual Health Fair
Matthew Blanding of Upper Marlboro thought everything was fine with his health, at least until he was screened in April 2003 at the annual Largo Community Church Health Fair. That’s when he discovered he had prostate cancer. From there, he worked with Howard University’s doctors and had the cancer removed. The retiree has been cancer […]
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“Growing Up Afro: Snapshots of Black Childhood”
For years, being recognized as an Afro Clean Block was one of the greatest honors that an African American neighborhood could achieve. Neighbors took the competition seriously. They could be seen, early in the morning, scrubbing steps, sweeping sidewalks and lining their blocks with flower-filled planters, hoping to be the next block chosen to fly […]
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Ways to Work Program Steers Low-Income D.C. Residents Toward Financial Independence
As the nation’s low-income households navigate tough economic times, a national program is helping them acquire vehicles to get to work and become financially independent in the process. Ways to Work, a Milwaukee, Wis.-based program already at work in a score of U.S. cities, was officially unveiled in D.C. April 10 through a partnership with […]
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District Unveils Anti-Bullying Plan
If D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray has his way the city government will confront–and end– bullying throughout the town. “When one in every five children is a target of bullying each day, and these events all too often lead to severe social and emotional crises for our youth, we must let our young people know […]
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Metro’s Accessibility Advisory Committee Seeks New Members
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) is looking for transit riders with disabilities and senior citizens to participate on a volunteer Accessibility Advisory Committee to advise the transit agency on ways its services can be improved. The 20-member committee, made up of six persons each from the District of Columbia., Maryland and Virginia, in […]