Mayor Vincent Gray, city officials and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently announced the launch of the D.C. Circulator’s newest route that will provide service east of the Anacostia River. The Potomac Avenue Metro to Skyland via Barracks Row route will complement existing Metrobus routes with fast and limited stop service. Passengers with SmarTrip […]
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Activist Charges DC Government Profits from Fraud
Some people are worried about being billed again, despite taking advantage of the recent launch of the DMV Ticket Amnesty Program in which District government collected almost $1 million in revenue after just one month. The program collects photo-enforced, moving violation and parking tickets in the District issued before Jan. 1, 2000. Under the amnesty, […]
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Relief, Anger at Washington-Area Mosque Where al-Awlaki Preached
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — At the Washington-area mosque where Anwar al-Awlaki preached a decade ago, there were few tears over the death of the influential al-Qaida figure who more than anyone gave the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center its unwanted association with international terrorism. But some found the way he was killed to be un-American. […]
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Leading Black Artists Featured at Corcoran Gallery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Works by leading Black artists in the contemporary art realm go on view Saturday at Washington’s Corcoran Gallery of Art to tackle issues of racial, sexual and historical identity. The exhibit, “30 Americans,” will be on view through February. It features 31 artists, including Jean-Michel Basquait, Hank Willis Thomas, Kehinde Wiley and […]
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Don’t Wait and Wonder
Washington, D.C. – Mayor Vincent C. Gray and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) unveiled a new campaign, Sept. 27, that brings attention to the signs of developmental disabilities and delays in children from birth to age three, highlights the long-term benefits of early intervention and provides information on access to treatment […]
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NAACP Arms Community in Battle Against Childhood Obesity
The NAACP Health Department recently unveiled its Childhood Obesity Advocacy Manual in Washington, DC at the Thurgood Marshall Center, a compilation that offers solutions to the disparately high childhood obesity rates in the African American community. The Advocacy Manual contains tools to assist NAACP units and grassroots groups in promoting healthy behavior among Black families […]
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DC to Hire 300 New Police Officers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia plans to hire 300 new police officers. Mayor Vincent Gray said Wednesday that the police department will be ready to train a class of 35 recruits starting Oct. 4. The training classes will consist of 25 to 35 recruits and will be held monthly at the police academy. […]
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HU Chapel Speaker
Bishop Rudolph W. McKissick, Jr. will be the preacher during the 11 a.m. service on Oct. 2 in Cramton Auditorium located on the campus of Howard University, 2455 6th St. N.W. He is senior pastor at Bethel Baptist Institutional Church in Jacksonville, Fla. Since his return to Bethel in 1995, more that 10,000 souls have […]
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Comcast, FCC and DCPS Launch $9.95 Broadband Service for Lower-income Families in D.C.
D.C. children who are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) will have access to cheap Internet service, digital literacy training and affordable computers as part of a nationwide Comcast initiative, launched on Tuesday. High-ranking officials, including DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, gathered at Ballou High school […]
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Sheila Stewart Named 'Black News Director of The Year'
Radio One DC’s News and Community Affairs Director Sheila Stewart was recently named “Black Radio/TV News Director of the Year” at The Washington Post with The National Black Press Association. Stewart was among notables in the category for “excellence” in journalism and community service. Stewart is a “pillar” in the Washington Metropolitan area and often lends […]
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DNC Press Secretary Is Battle-Tested for 2012 Campaign
Spending nearly eight years laboring inside the Beltway as a communication strategist, Melanie N. Roussell has reached a critical position that could make or break the reelection chances of President Barak Obama. As chief spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the former press secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing must carefully craft messages […]
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DMV Collects Nearly $1 M from Overdue Tickets
D.C. collected a total of $976, 341 in revenue within the first month of the DMV Ticket Amnesty Program, which started Aug. 1 and continues through Jan. 27, 2012. The program was launched to collect photo-enforced, moving violation and parking tickets in the District issued before Jan. 1, 2000. Under the amnesty, penalties are waived […]
