One hundred years ago, Chicago physician Dr. James Herrick reported anemia characterized by “peculiar elongated and sickle shaped” red blood cells in Walter Clement Noel, “an intelligent negro of 20,” who had left Grenada to study dentistry at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery. It was a discovery that changed the medical landscape—and that of […]
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Unemployment Marquee Issue at CBC’s Annual Conference
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Congressional Black Caucus this year is tackling the current debilitating joblessness in the Black community head on with several sessions on the connection between education and employment at its 40th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). The conference is being held this week, Sept. 15-18, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Sen. […]
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Help Seniors ‘Age in Place’
Age-In-Place, a nonprofit department of the Seabury Resources for Aging, seeks participants for a community volunteer fair at the National Mall on Sept. 25. In addition to learning about volunteer opportunities in the metro area, community members are needed to help with the event’s planning, logistics, set-up and more. Event coordinator Tawana Moore said national […]
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Black Leaders Host Town Hall Meeting to Address HIV/AIDS Disparity Among Blacks
The National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS (NBLCA), in conjunction with the Black Leadership Commission on AIDS of Washington, D.C., hosted a town hall meeting on Sept. 16 that brought together national leaders and community members to discuss the greater number of HIV/AIDS-related deaths and lower survival rates in the African-American community. “We as a […]
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Prince George’s County, Md. Candidates Make Final Push
As the Sept. 14 primary elections near, candidates for public office across Prince George’s County, Md. are gearing up for the last big push before Election Day. With the primary being the equivalent of a general election, it’s now or never for many of the candidates. Because of the dominance of the Democratic Party voters, […]
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Last-Minute Strategies Employed in D.C. Mayor’s Race
Incumbent Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and challenger Vincent Gray have pulled out all the stops in the closing hours of their race, employing a host of 11th-hour strategies to earn a four-year term in the executive suite at the John A. Wilson Building. Over the past few weeks, both candidates have turned to the […]
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A Different Face of Gentrification
Sharon Bing maneuvers down the pothole-infested alleyway between V and W streets, N.W. To her right, people congregate in the courtyard of the LeDroit Park Senior public housing complex. To her left stand the skeletal renovations of once public housing. Bing, 53, walks with a cane and wears a faded bandana, a wearied red T-shirt […]
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Local Library Associates Link Fun with Literacy
According to the 2009 Nation’s Report Card in Reading, Washington, D.C. ranks near the bottom nationally in reading test scores among fourth- and eighth-graders. Fortunately, library associates Angela Redmond of the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library and Michelle McIntyre of the Parklands Turner Neighborhood Library in Southeast are doing something about it. Through entertaining book […]
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Early Voting in D.C.
Absentee balloting in the District continues through Sept. 13, one day before the Democratic primary. The deadline for in-person absentee voting at the Board of Elections and Ethics office, located at 441 4th St., N.W. (at the Old City Council Chamber) is at 7 p.m., Sept. 13. All early-voting sites will be closed on Sunday. […]
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New Mentoring Program Helps D.C. Girls Dream Big
Washington, DC — With tennis powerhouses Venus and Serena Williams making international headlines daily for their athletic prowess, more African-American girls and women are turning to the fast-paced sport for health benefits and recreation. To help local girls in the District become more active and build self-esteem, a 2009 Harvard University graduate and Howard University […]
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Black Families to Converge on National Mall
Celebrating its 25th year of promoting the enduring strengths and traditional values of the African-American family, the National Council of Negro Women’s annual Black Family Reunion will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. this weekend. The much-anticipated summer event, usually a three-day extravaganza, has been merged into a one day “mega festival” […]
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Fenty Asks Forgiveness, Gray Responds
Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty realizes his disconnect with district residents could cost him the job he was as elected to four years ago, he said during a Sept. 1 Newseum debate against contender Vincent Gray, and asked voters for another chance. Fenty was elected with 89 percent of the general election vote on the […]