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May 03, 2012 -
In the wake of Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposed budget cuts to critical housing, homelessness, and family support services, sixty homeless children and parents interrupted the Budget Support Act hearing. April 30, and handed their city representatives hand-painted houses with the message “Kids Need Homes” written on them, as a young man sang a gospel song.more
May 02, 2012 -
Howard University Geriatrics Division has been awarded a grant by the District of Columbia Office of Aging (DCOA) to operate fitness and wellness programs at the city’s new Hayes Senior Wellness Center.
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May 02, 2012 -
After being struck by a vehicle across from his school, the life of young Teone Lancaster, 8, will never, at least in his mind, be the same. more
May 02, 2012 -
A new program for breast cancer screening and diagnosis has been launched in Washington DC to target African American women who live in Ward 8, where the breast cancer death rate is 10 percent higher than the national average.
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May 02, 2012 -
Achievement Preparatory Academy (Achievement Prep), a public charter school serving 210 scholars east of the Anacostia River, is among the highest performing public schools in the city, according to 2011 DC Comprehensive Assessment System (DC-CAS) scores.
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May 02, 2012 -
Last week, hundreds of thousands of people attended a series of events in Washington focusing on science and science related fields. These events included a White House Forum on Women and Girls in STEM, a pair of health policy forums, and a science and technology festival.more
April 27, 2012 -
Mayor Vincent C. Gray and officials from the Washington, D.C. Department of Health announced April 26 that the District’s infant mortality rate has declined to a historic low of 8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births.more
April 27, 2012 -
Riders of the Washington D.C. Metro system are about to get hit with another fare increase, after the transit authority’s board approved across-the-board hikes in parking fees, bus and rail fares in an effort to offset a projected budget deficit of more than $100 million.more
April 27, 2012 -
A report to the D.C. Council released April 27 faults officials at the Children’s Youth Investment Trust Corp. for failing to detect fraudulent expenditures, and claims former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. may have had help from someone in city government when he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the nonprofit group.more
April 25, 2012 -
At gas stations in the District of Columbia, fuel is not the only popular product sold. Surprisingly, cigar products, such as the brand Phillies Blunts, are also amongst the fastest selling products at gas stations as well as convenience stores, and drug stores particularly in Wards 7 and 8 according to advocates.
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April 23, 2012 -
A Washington, D.C. elementary school beat out a crowded field nationwide to become one of eight schools that will participate in a new White House initiative created with an eye toward improving low-performing schools via the arts.more
April 21, 2012 -
The 27th Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference will convene in Washington, D.C. Feb. 7, 2013 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.more
April 19, 2012 -
Washington, D.C.’s public school system (DCPS)will be streamlined in the next five years into a system that will focus on improving academic achievement, increasing graduation rates and lengthening the school day—or possibly the academic year—while generating more student satisfaction, if D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Kaya Henderson have their way.more
April 19, 2012 -
Hackers disabled municipal government web sites in D.C. and New York City this week in a cyber assault that shut down nyc.gov for two hours on April 17 and targeted Washington, D.C.’s departments of Transportation and Consumer and Regulatory Affairs on April 19.more
April 18, 2012 -
The crowd of people who gathered at the Howard Theatre’s re-opening night gala indulged in a little retro glam and opulence for the evening, with details befitting a scene from “Harlem Nights.”
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April 18, 2012 -
(Washington, DC) HandsOn Greater DC Cares will once again sponsor its largest annual service project, Servathon 2012, April 20 and April 21.more
April 14, 2012 -
D.C. Councilman Vincent Orange’s (D-At-Large) narrow victory in the April 3 primary was confirmed by the District’s Board of Elections on April 13. Out of all the races where council incumbents faced challenges; the at-large seat was the one that had residents on edge.more
April 12, 2012 -
They came by wheelchair, crutches, motorized wheelchairs, buses from high schools around the country, bicycles, on foot and from their jobs, to send a message that the spirit of peace still lives.
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April 12, 2012 -
As the nation’s low-income households navigate tough economic times, a national program is helping them acquire vehicles to get to work and become financially independent in the process.more
April 12, 2012 -
If D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray has his way the city government will confront--and end-- bullying throughout the town.more
April 12, 2012 -
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) is looking for transit riders with disabilities and senior citizens to participate on a volunteer Accessibility Advisory Committee to advise the transit agency on ways its services can be improved.more
April 12, 2012 -
The Rock Creek Conservancy will conduct its Fourth Annual Extreme Trash Clean-Up of the park area along North Portal Drive and along East Beach Drive from 9 a.m. to noon on April 14. Cleanup is to begin at North Portal and East Beach Drives, N.W. and is a way for students to earn community service hours and for neighbors to pitch in to help care for the environment.more
April 11, 2012 -
Virginia McLaurin, affectingly known as Granma Virginia, was honored recently by family members, the staff and students at Sharp Health School in Northwest Washington on the occasion of her 103rd birthday.
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April 07, 2012 -
Very few people trying to move up in the business world can avoid it: networking. Whether employee or employer, the ability to network is an essential skill to have. For African American women looking to break through the glass ceiling in public relations, the essential task of networking is a little easier with help from ColorComm.more
April 06, 2012 -
Washington, D.C. Councilman Marion Barry has come under fire for comments he made about the Asian business community following his victory in a primary election.more
April 05, 2012 -
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has announced a partnership with AME Church Bishops Vashti Murphy McKenzie and Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr., and GREEN DMV to help local congregations in Washington, D.C. raise their environmental awareness.more
April 05, 2012 -
Mayor Vincent C. Gray swore in nine members of the District’s Financial Literacy Council April 4, which will help improve programs that educate District residents in how to manage their personal finances more effectively.more
April 04, 2012 -
The Howard University School of Divinity has received a $1 million, three-year research grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc., to study African-American churches in three cities and one rural location and document the best practices in those communities that lead to the spiritual, physical, social and mental health of black congregations.more
April 04, 2012 -
It was a lack luster day in the District of Columbia as voters took to the polls in the April 3 Primary Election. The results - incumbents overwhelmingly held onto their seats. more
April 04, 2012 -
About 400 seniors attended the first “Mature Workers Job Fair” hosted by the DC Department of Employment Services to attract resident 55 and over seeking employment opportunities.
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