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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DCPS Website Wins Best-in-Nation Award
District of Columbia Public Schools won first place in the 2010 Digital Education Achievement Awards (DEAA) and Best of the Web Awards, according to an announcement made today by the Center for Digital Education and Converge online. The awards showcase exceptional K-12 and higher education Web sites, digital technology projects and programs that have enriched […]
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Bridge in D.C.
–Nationwide Scholarship Benefit Part I (9-24-10) 7 p.m. Call Jewel Chapman at 301-686-1489. – Nationwide Scholarship Benefit Part II (9-25-10) 11 a.m. an ABA Benefit will follow at 3 p.m. Dinner will be served between the games. Call Jewel Chapman at 301-686-1489. – Open Pairs “C” Regional (9-8-10) Karen Pollock-Alice Harrison, 2. Elizabeth Wilson-Deloris Tolson, […]
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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 […]
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District Residents Share Preferences for Bottled or Tap Water
While many Americans say bottled water tastes better than water from the tap, many District residents think otherwise, according to a recent taste test conducted by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. The department’s outreach staff recently held a blind, comparative test at the Penn Branch Department of Motor Vehicles service center in […]
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Delta Kappa Gamma Honors Its Own
Diane L. Robinson was recently honored during the 2010 International Convention of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International that was held recently in Spokane, Wash. She was recognized as one of 187 “Women of Vision and Action” in the society of more than 107,000 key women educators in 17 countries. Robinson, whose vision is of […]