A local advocacy group, which in the past has voiced its support for Oprah Winfrey to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, has now lashed out at the talk show queen who recently launched her show’s last season on TV by sending an army of super fans on a trip to Australia. The mega giveaway, geared […]
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Fired Child Services Workers Sue City
Alleging that Mayor Adrian Fenty’s administration wanted a different kind of workforce in place at the troubled Child and Family Services Agency, nine of its former workers recently filed a class action lawsuit charging that their terminations earlier this year were laced with race and age discrimination. “There was a pattern of dismissing primarily Black […]
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The Story of Pr. George’s Ridgley Community Comes Alive
In many ways, the story of Prince George’s County’s Ridgley Community is the story of America’s post-slavery experience. The Arthur and Mary E. Ridgley House, located on Central Avenue in Landover, Md., houses documents and mementos relating to the county’s historic Ridgley family and the emancipated Americans whose influence allowed them to develop farming land, […]
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Denzel Washington Touts Program to Boost Graduation Rates
Boys and Girls Club of America alumnus Denzel Washington, who was in Washington Sept. 15 to promote the organization’s new initiative to decrease dropout rates among youth, told a National Press Club gathering that more such programs are needed to help keep kids on the right track to becoming productive citizens. “We support programs that […]
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Fate of DCPS Reformation in Limbo
Now that Mayor Adrian Fenty’s administration is history, the fate of education reform in Washington, D.C.’s public schools system remains to be seen. Fenty lost his bid for a second term at the city’s helm in the heated Sept. 14 mayoral primary against City Council Chairman Vincent Gray. While the mayor-elect has already begun acting […]
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Anacostia Development Boom Tied to River Cleanup
The Maryland Department of the Environment and the D.C. Department of the Environment, with help from the Environmental Protection Agency, took a major step this April to ignite the trash cleanup effort in the Anacostia by proposing a plan that would require the removal of solid waste from the river. Called a total maximum daily […]
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DMV Launches Bike Sharing Program
Expect to see more suited cyclists whizzing through rush-hour traffic in the coming weeks. Mayor Adrian Fenty, D. C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and other local officials teamed up Monday amid a backdrop of vibrant mass of red bikes to announce the launch of Capital Bikeshare, a long-anticipated system of transportation for commuters throughout the […]
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Army Reservist Buoyed by Visit Home
TV. Steak. Plumbing. Privacy. For many Americans, those items are banal conveniences, but for Army Reservist Maj. Wendi Brown, they were luxuries for which she gained a new appreciation during her eight-month stint in Kandahar, Afghanistan. “Afghanistan has taught me to appreciate how we live here in America,” she told the AFRO during a recent […]
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District Customers Respond to Smart Grid Pricing
Results from a smart metering pilot in Washington, D.C., show that residential consumers in the nation’s capital consistently respond to variable electricity prices, according to a new report. The PowerCentsDC™ pilot tested behavior of Pepco customers who were offered different rate designs facilitated by “smart” meters and found that, participants saved money and reduced their […]
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Ward 8 Talent Showcase Provides Platform for Local Youth
Local Youth will have the opportunity to shine on stage in a local talent showcase sponsored by the Catch Them Young Performing Arts Program (CTY) on Oct. 9 at Mary Virginia Merrick Center. Joy Stevenson, CTY’s president, said the talent show also serves as an introduction to a broader program targeting the city’s youngest residents. […]
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Dentist in Training Avenges Death of Local Boy with Education
Mathias Dunwoody’s heart was set on becoming a dentist. The son of a pastor and grandson of a barber, the Detroit native insists service to others was a natural choice that followed the path taken by the men in his family. Once he learned about the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP), a free […]
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Local Woman Graduates Air Force Basic Training
Air Force Airman 1st Class Domonique P. Simpson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. She completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Air Force members who complete basic training earn […]