Ward 5 Council member Harry Thomas said he plans to disregard Attorney General Peter Nickles’ Dec. 1 deadline for submitting more information on his Team Thomas fund, saying he has already been in “full compliance” with requests for a full accounting of the nonprofit’s finances. In a brief interview earlier this week with the AFRO, […]
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Concerns Arise over Wal-Mart’s D.C. Expansion
In an effort to boost its presence in major cities across the country, the nation’s largest retailer has set its sights on the nation’s capital, recently announcing plans to open four stores in wards 4, 5,7 and 8 by late 2012. Wal-Mart’s decision to come to Washington, D.C. resulted from a poll of about 800 […]
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Road Scholar Present Award for Lifelong Learning
BOSTON — Road Scholar, the new name for the programs of education nonprofit Elderhostel, recently announced Sheila S. Walker as the 2010 Asa Grant Hilliard III Award for Lifelong Learning recipient. The award provides $5,000 toward a learning adventure offered by Road Scholar, and honors the late Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III, world-renowned Pan-Africanist, educator, […]
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The Mall at Prince Georges Offers ‘Comfort and Joy’ During Holidays
HYATTSVIILLE, Md. – As families decorate with lights and garland, bake cookies, make wish lists and whistle songs of the season, it’s apparent the holiday season is here. And with it comes Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust’s (PREIT) multi-faceted holiday promotion at 40 participating shopping centers, including The Mall at Prince Georges. With tidings of […]
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Capital Area Asset Builders Partner with Links
As Americans enter the Thanksgiving season, some District-based organizations are trying to help local citizens weather the economic storm still playing out. Area residents can pay off debts, save money, fund education, buy homes and start new businesses with assistance from the Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB). Offered twice a week at CAAB’s home office […]
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George Washington U. School of Business Partners with Black MBAs
The George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) MBA Admissions and the National Black MBA Association, Washington, D.C. Chapter, have partnered to offer a full or partial scholarship for a full-time MBA student to attend the GW School of Business. The scholarship will be awarded to a qualified student who is admitted to the full-time […]
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Barry Advocates Cutting Welfare to Long-term Recipients
Ward 8 City Councilman Marion Barry has never shied away from the national spotlight and his latest initiative may soon gain him another distinction. The gruff councilman, who appears to have been reinventing himself over the past few years, said during a recent interview, that he wants to become a national advocate for welfare reform […]
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District’s Shaw Neighborhood Preps for $520-Million Hotel
On Nov. 10, Washington, D.C. Chairman-elect Kwame R. Brown, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor-elect Vincent C. Gray and leaders from the Washington Convention and Sports Authority (WCSA) gathered to inaugurate ground in the District’s historic Shaw neighborhood in preparation for the 2014 opening of the Marriott Marquis Convention Center Hotel, located at Ninth St. and […]
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Miss America Wages Personal Campaign against HIV
WASHINGTON — When Miss America 2010 talks about HIV and AIDS, it’s not just something she read about in a book or heard in an infomercial. For Caressa Cameron, it’s personal. At 8, when most girls her age were preoccupied with Barbie dolls and jump rope, she was watching her uncle die from AIDS in […]
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Gray: ‘City Has to Establish Budget Priorities’
Spending in the District government has not focused on priorities, and, as a result, it could take years before an economic rebound fully occurs, said Mayor-elect Vincent Gray. Until then, he added, the city has to grapple with a multimillion-dollar hole in its operating budget that threatens a rise in taxes and cuts in programs […]
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Black Student Publication at GWU Awarded Grant
ACE MAGAZINE, the Black student publication at George Washington University, has received a $1,000 grant from Campus Progress, a nonprofit youth outreach arm of the Center for American Progress. According to a release announcing the grant, the entirely student- produced magazine, which is in its third year of operation, was founded as part of the […]
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Barry Movie Set for DVD Release
The biopic, “The Nine Lives of Marion Barry,” is set for release Dec. 7 on DVD. According to the film’s distributor, Indiepix, the highly acclaimed movie also be available on iTunes, Amazon.com and most major retailers. Barry currently represents Ward 8 in Southeast Washington where he’s often lauded as a folk hero. He has also […]
