With allegations of cronyism, nepotism and corruption shrouding Mayor Vincent Gray a mere three months into his term, public sentiment toward the new administration is turning sour. But Gray and his staff may have to face more than voters’ displeasure if former mayoral candidate Sulaimon Brown’s pay-to-play allegations are proven true. With several government agencies […]
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District Sues Online Travel Companies for Unpaid Taxes
(WASHINGTON) — Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced today that the District is filing a lawsuit against leading online travel companies to recover tens of millions of dollars in unpaid taxes. The Complaint, to be filed in D.C. Superior Court today by Acting Attorney General Irvin Nathan, charges that Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline.com, and Travelocity have been […]
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DC Police Charge Girl, 15, in Shooting Death
WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. police say a teenage girl has been charged in connection with the shooting death of an 18-year-old high school student in southeast Washington. Police say the shooting happened in the 2600 block of Stanton Road on Sunday afternoon. Authorities say responding officers found the victim, Gary Gordon, suffering from a gunshot […]
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White House Announces 2011 Easter Egg Roll Poster Design Contest
WASHINGTON (March 21, 2011) – Today, the White House announced an Easter Egg Roll Poster Contest for local school children. First lady Michelle Obama will be selecting the winning design, which will serve as the official 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll poster. The White House invites all elementary and middle school students in the […]
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A Fateful Summer Keeps One Howard University Student Coming Back
Melech Thomas of Bowie, Md. can still recall the pain he felt as he watched firemen wash the blood of nine-year-old Chastity Turner off the sidewalk in front of her home in South Chicago. It was the summer of 2009, and Thomas, now a senior speech and applied communications major at Howard University, was interning […]
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Imani Temple Celebrates Founder’s Birthday
In honor of The Most Rev. George Augustus Stallings Jr., pastor, archbishop and founder of Imani Temple, the church will host several events celebrating his birthday, including a luncheon on March 19 and a high mass on March 20. The luncheon features keynote speaker, the Rev. Levy Daughtery, while Bishop Larry Lloyd is the guest […]
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Opinions Mixed on Kwame Brown’s Growing Pains
District of Columbia Council Chairman Kwame Brown has probably barely broken in the chair or new desk in his new office. And in the weeks and months ahead, things will likely get more uncomfortable given the scandals that have enveloped the new chairman. Voters seemed to forgive Brown when it was discovered, during his 2010 […]
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School Admissions Director Fights Truancy at Students’ Front Doors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – David Clarke isn’t a cop or a truant officer, but for a few years now he has taken his fight against truancy directly to students’ front doors. Behind those doors, Clarke often finds students and their families in crisis causing unexcused absences. Clarke, the admissions director for the six D.C. schools operated […]
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Local Islamic Leaders Call Congressional Hearing a ‘Witch Hunt’
The athan, a Muslim call to prayer, sounded throughout Masjid Muhammad in the Washington, D.C.’s northwest as it has for decades to a quiet group of predominantly African Americans. “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar (God is great. God is great),” the melodious chant would begin. It was time for Jumah, Friday congregational prayer, the gathering that […]
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Teens to Discuss Cyberbullying at Annual Law Fair
The 12th Annual Youth Law Fair, hosted by the D.C. Superior Court and the D.C. Bar, brings cyberbullying and its harmful effects to the limelight this year. The annual fair brings lawyers, high school students, judges and educators together to examine local social and legal issues. Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield, Judge Melvin Wright and […]
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Students Launch Book Drive for Public High School Library
WASHINGTON– Howard University students, in response to a news report of a Washington, D.C. high school that doesn’t have enough books in its library, have launched a campaign to collect and donate more than 1,000 books to Washington Metropolitan High School as part of their annual Alternative Spring Break program. The students are asking faculty, […]
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Sessoms Fields Questions about Controversial Spending
One day after students waged a protest calling for his resignation, University of the District of Columbia President Allen Sessoms faced the D.C. Council to answer questions about controversial expenditures from the university’s budget on March 8. Sessoms repeatedly answered many of the same questions about his travel expenses to foreign countries. Council members inquired […]
