The box next to the question on job applications that asks whether a person has ever been convicted of a felony could soon become a thing of the past under […]
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Opponents Contend, Thomas Needs More than Name Recognition
While the races for mayor and D.C. City Council chairperson have heated up several degrees in anticipation of the Sept. 14 primary, the contest in Northeast Washington’s Ward 5 has […]
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National Faith Leaders Raise $1.4 Million for D.C. King Memorial
On June 17, seventeen of the nation’s most influential ministers launched the Faith Based Countdown to Completion campaign to raise the remaining $13 million for the Washington, D.C., Martin Luther […]
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D.C. Museum Faces Detour on the Road to New Facility
The African American Civil War Memorial and Museum, located on 12th Street, N.W., has begun a transition to the Grimke School Building – which is adjacent to the Civil War […]
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Local Educator Shoots for the Stars with ‘Project Promise’
One of the winning programs in the 2010 ING Unsung Heroes awards competition was submitted by Dr. Alesia Slocumb-Bradford, a teacher at Jefferson Middle School in Washington, D.C. She is […]
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Councilwoman Asks Secret Service to Improve Inconvenient Procedures
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) recently sent a letter to U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan after hearing complaints at “Norton in Your Neighborhood” community meetings about inconveniences when the […]
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Zeta Phi Beta, March of Dimes Collect Thousands of Diapers at Mystics Game
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, the March of Dimes and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield joined forces at the Verizon Center during a recent Washington Mystics game. The groups participated in a massive […]
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Federal Dollars to Speed up District’s Aggressive Paving Program
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is speeding up its efforts to improve the streets in Washington, D.C. DDOT announced last week that the department will use federal funds from […]
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National Teacher’s Federation to Oversee D.C. Union Elections
In a measure to ensure fair practices are followed in the Washington Teachers Union elections, the American Federation of Teachers has placed the organization under its control. According to the […]
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District Purchases New Vehicles to Transport Elderly
Getting to and from doctor’s appointments and geriatric care facilities has just been made easier for District senior citizens, who lack their own transportation. According to an announcement this week […]
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Interstate 295 Pedestrian Bridge Reopens
Eight months after it was closed for demolition of a pier and widening of the roadway, the pedestrian bridge over Interstate 295 re-opened this week, restoring important links to the […]
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KIMA Charter Challenges Revocation in Court
Despite community outcry, the Public Charter School Board last week voted unanimously to close the doors of the Kamit Institute for Magnificent Achievers Public Charter School, an Afrocentric charter school […]