Finding shelter this winter within the District’s dozen or so homeless shelters might not be as simple as it has been in the past if the City Council gives its nod to a bill that would require proof of residency for indigent people looking for a warm place to stay overnight. Currently, the city allows […]
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Councilwoman Alexander Criticizes Barry’s Reality Show
Ward 7 Councilwoman Yvette Alexander is on the attack—nothing to do with city business, but rather her Council peers’ appearance on Marion Barry’s “Mayor for Life” reality show. According to Alexander, who has called the show “cheesy,” City Council members and staff need to stick to their duties serving the District and forget about visions […]
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Brown, Travel Industry at Odds over Tax Proposal
A key segment of the travel industry is taking the District of Columbia City Council to task, with claims that well-paying jobs with decent benefits stand to be lost in the wake of Councilman Michael Brown’s proposed online hotel vendors tax. Brown’s Payment of Full Hotel Taxes by Online Vendors Act of 2010 has the […]
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Impoverished Includes Black Middle Class and Seniors
While the recession continues to increase its number of casualties, the new faces of poverty in the region include the Black middle class, the elderly and youth. Ron Moten, 41, cofounder of Peacoholics, said needy, desperate and homeless youth have been around for over a decade. “They just didn’t come under the radar until now,” […]
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New Law, Technology Freshen Maryland’s Redistricting Process
WASHINGTON — It could drastically alter election results and affect who runs for public office. No, it’s not voting or a scandal. It’s redistricting. And the practice that occurs after each decennial census is getting a few updates in Maryland this time around. A state law passed in April will change how prisoners are counted […]
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Reginald F. Lewis’ Descendants, Friends Convene in D.C.
Click here to view a slideshow of the event in honor of Reginald F. Lewis. District-area residents converged at the Philippine Embassy in the city to support The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. Invited by Russell Fugett, an entrepreneur and nephew of famed businessman Reginald F. Lewis, the guests learned […]
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New Small Smiles Dental Center Expands Access to Care for D.C.’s Low-Income Families
Small Smiles of Washington, D.C., a dental facility focusing on children’s oral health, recently announced the grand opening of their new center on Minnesota Avenue N.E., which will provide professional dental care to children throughout the metropolitan area from low-income families. Across Washington, D.C. more than 85,000 children are eligible for dental care through Medicaid […]
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Mixed Reactions to Gray’s Proposed Budget Cuts
District residents have varying sentiments regarding the City Council’s proposed budget, especially a controversial move to curb spending on welfare benefits. During a Nov. 30 hearing, residents representing organizations ranging from neighborhood associations to nonprofit advocacy groups and a panel of District government workers heard how the city faces a $188 million budget shortfall that […]
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Obama: Nutrition Bill Vital to Children’s Future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands more children would get into school-based meal programs and those lunches and dinners would become more nutritious under a bill President Barack Obama signed into law Dec. 13, part of an administration-wide effort to combat childhood obesity. “At a very basic level, this act is about doing what’s right for our […]
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Mother of the Year Celebration
Vera Rolark Abbott was honored recently as the “2010 Mother of the Year” during a celebration at Michigan Park Christian Church located at 1600 Taylor St. N.E. American Mothers is an interfaith, non-political non-profit, that is inclusive of all races organization for women and men who identify with the purpose of strengthening the moral and […]
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Bread for the City’s Northwest Center Fundraising Efforts Successful
In its final push to raise funds for the expansion of its Northwest Center, leaders at nonprofit food assistance organization Bread for the City announced they’d reached an $8.25 million capital campaign goal. The funds will help double the center’s size and takes place on the vacant 11,000-square-foot lot next to their Seventh Street N.W. […]
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National Black Church Initiative Helps Pr. George’s Fight Mortgage Woes
The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a coalition of 34,000 churches, successfully assisted 182 families in Prince George’s County at the Face-to-Face Housing Workout event held last month at Hope Christian Church World Headquarters. The event’s primary purpose was to assist any resident in Prince George’s County facing imminent housing foreclosure or in need of […]
