The One Nation Working Together Coalition, a collection of over 350 groups across the nation, is mobilizing a massive march on Washington on Oct. 2 to fight for civil rights and end joblessness in America. The rally will unite an amalgam of human rights, civic and religious organizations – including the NAACP, National Newspapers Association […]
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U.S. Attorney General Offers Support for Council Chairman
Around 11 a.m. Sept. 22, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived at the John A. Wilson Building, where he met with City Council Chairman Vincent Gray to offer official “congratulations” and support from the Obama administration after his win in last week’s Democratic mayoral primary. “I want to congratulate our presumptive mayor and talk about […]
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University of Phoenix Graduates Share Inspiring Stories
Their stories are as diverse as their backgrounds. From a female military member who balanced deployments with responsibilities as a White House communications manager to a former teen mom whose college aspirations seemed to be fading, the University of Phoenix’s Class of 2010 includes a number of graduates who’ve overcome numerous obstacles. On Oct. 3, […]
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Whitman Walker Clinic Announces 2010 AIDS Walk Courage Award
The Whitman-Walker Clinic, a District-based organization offering service to men and women battling HIV/AIDS, will present the 2010 AIDS Walk Courage Award to clinic patient and local inspiration Waldon Adams, who was diagnosed with HIV seven years ago and developed full AIDS two years ago. Adams currently receives medical care, dental care and mental health […]
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Men’s Choir Clinches Top Spot at ‘How Sweet the Sound’ Sing-off
An evening of praise in Washington was capped off with the announcement of Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound Regional Overall Winner, Greater Mount Calvary Men of Valor, who performed “Available to You.” The group will perform at the national church choir competition on Nov. 13 at the Washington Convention Center and compete for a bevy […]
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Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown, Appears at Industrial Bank
Industrial Bank’s Southeast Banking Center in the Anacostia Gateway Building was host to Chuck Brown, the godfather of Go-Go, on Sept. 23. The bank was celebrating the release of Brown’s new triple disc set entitled, Chuck Brown: We Got This! A never ending line of adoring fans streamed into the bank to wish him well […]
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Anti-Hunger Org. Recruits Black Press
A District-based organization that advocates for the eradication of worldwide hunger recently extended its appeals to include assistance from the Black press. In doing so, officials for the nonprofit Bread for the World (BFW) discussed new data on poverty among African Americans during a roundtable at the National Press Club. “We wanted the Black press […]
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D.C. Youth Detention Facilities Crowded
Despite widely-heralded reforms of Washington, D.C.’s juvenile justice system, youth advocates recently decried the increase in District youths being locked up for low-level offenses, and alleged the youths were being subjected to substandard medical care and increased instances of isolation in the District’s overcrowded, understaffed secure facilities. At the same time, a District councilmember said […]
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D.C. Group Chides Oprah for ‘Extravagance’
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 […]