District of Columbia police are investigating a report by a Dunbar High School student alleging that the student and a staff member engaged last fall in inappropriate conduct. According to a statement issued by District of Columbia Public Schools spokesman Frederick Lewis, DCPS, which was recently notified of the report, informed parents of the allegations by way of […]
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District Prepares forEffects of Wintry Mix
Hoping to avoid a repeat of last year’s paralyzing snow storms, District officials deployed a snow team Jan. 11 to help ward off a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow that could possibly result in a 3-inch accumulation in the city. “For the second time this season, it looks like we will be spared a […]
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Catania Introduces Health Care Legislation
At-large District of Columbia Councilman David Catania has introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at extending Mayor Vincent Gray’s cabinet and forming a health care exchange. In a measure that would elevate the city’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Administration, Catania, who chairs the Council’s Health Committee, proposed that the agency’s senior deputy director report […]
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Local University Celebrates MLK’s Legacy with Tavis Smiley, Gala
An army veteran, community health director, feminist scholar, aspiring opera singer, multicultural mentor, spoken word poet and an education activist who has completed more than 400 hours of community service are the recipients of The George Washington University’s 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Award. The GW MLK Awards and a special event featuring PBS’ Tavis […]
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Health Secretary Sebelius to Highlight Convocation, MLK Week at Howard University
Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the nation’s highest ranking health official, will be the keynote speaker for the Howard University School of Divinity Spring Semester Convocation at noon on Jan. 18, in the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. Sebelius, who leads the principal agency charged with keeping Americans healthy, […]
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Anacostia Community Museum’s Annual MLK Program Features News Analyst Juan Williams
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum will present Juan Williams, FOX news political analyst and “Fox News Sunday” panelist, as the featured speaker for the museum’s 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. program on Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. Williams’ remarks addressing the topic “King Alive: His Dream Lives on Today” will be followed by dialogue […]
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Local Woman Honored for Service
A newly released report from Washington Area Women’s Foundation provides in-depth data on the status of women and girls in the District, Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland; Fairfax and Arlington counties in Northern Virginia and the city of Alexandria. The report, “2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area,” found […]
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Republicans Strip D.C.’s Voice and Vote in House Action
One of the first orders of business for the Republican-controlled House was to strip D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of her limited voice on the floor of the House. Shortly after the chamber convened Jan. 5, Republican leaders of the 112th Congress withdrew Norton’s right to vote when the House is convened in what is […]
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District’s Era Under Gray Officially Begins
In an applause-laden message of hope, unity and even courage, Vincent Gray took the oath of office this week to become the sixth mayor—since Home Rule—of the District of Columbia. But during the 10-minute speech before a beaming crowd of 3,500 well-wishers, who gathered for a slate of inaugural festivities Jan. 2 at the Washington […]
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Economic Times Demand Giving Beyond the Holidays
For many people, it’s a way of giving thanks, of acknowledging a sacred season by means of giving back to the community. But philanthropy should not be confined to just the end of the year, advocates say. “It’s a day to day for us, not just Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it’s a lifestyle,” said Gwen […]
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D.C. Homicide Continues Downward Spiral
D. C. police have recorded their first homicides of the new year. As of early this week, the homicide division of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was still investigating the fatal shooting 16-year-old Bryant Morillo, which occurred Jan. 2 in the 4500 block of New Hampshire, N.W. Morillo lived in Hyattsville, Md. According to an […]
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Meyer Elementary Opens as Relocation Site for Takoma Education Campus
About 300 students who attended classes at the Takoma Education Campus in Northwest Washington which was gutted by a fire over the holidays, will temporarily resume their studies Jan. 3 at Meyer Elementary School, according to an announcement by District of Columbia Public Schools interim chancellor, Kaya Henderson. Henderson said that while other options were […]