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There are three things that go on a headstone when one dies- the date you were born, the date of your passing and a dash in between, according to the District’s “Mayor-for-life” and current Ward 8 councilman Marion Barry. The dash is the time you spend on this earth and the impact you have. The councilman revealed that the […]
(Washington, DC) — The FBI has arrested a suspected white supremacist for allegedly paying an undercover agent to illegally modify his AK-47 rifle. Forty-eight-year-old Douglas Story of Manassas is also accused of making online threats against the President. Authorities say money and the gun were exchanged and Story was arrested after taking possession of the […]
The 100 Black Men of Greater Washington “Cocktails & Policy” Reception will be held Wednesday June 6th 2012 from 6:30pm-8:30pm The event will be centered around discussions dealing with the effects of Social Justice policy on the 2012 Elections. Proceeds willto benefit the Mentoring and Educational Programs of the 100 Black Men of Greater Washington […]
(Haymarket, VA) — A long-term substitute teacher and head baseball coach at a Prince William County high school is being charged with taking indecent liberties with a student. Prince William County Police say 28-year-old Richard Teller of Haymarket, who teaches at Brentsville High School, sent inappropriate messages to a 17-year-old girl who attends that school. […]
Washington, DC – Today, The Congressional Black Caucus will hold their inaugural Faith Leaders Summit in conjunction with the Conference of National Black Churches during their Annual Consultation. Hundreds of our nation’s leading African American Church leaders will gather to discuss major voting rights issues facing our community. Attorney General Eric Holder will give the […]
In Prince George’s County — where hundreds of people were shot last year and 64 of them died — people convicted of gun crimes may soon be required to register, regularly check in with police and submit to home visits from officers. More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/plagued-by-gun-crime-pr-georges-considers-making-offenders-register/2012/05/28/gJQAn5CJxU_story.html
Thousands of jobless Americans are set to be cut off early from unemployment benefits in the next few months. More than 100-thousand people who have been out of work for more than a year will no longer receive unemployment checks by the end of August. The cut-offs come as six states and the nation’s capital […]
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and the family of Chuck Brown announced the memorial events that will be held for the Godfather of Go-Go, who died last week. Read More: msnbc.msn.com
Virginians are expected to save a total of about two-point-six-million-dollars during the state’s Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday which starts tomorrow. Through next Thursday, the five-percent tax will be waived on smaller items costing 60 dollars or less such as batteries, flashlights, duct tape and smoke detectors as well as larger items costing one-thousand dollars […]
Here’s a heads up if your holiday weekend travel plans include riding the rails. Metro plans to shut off rail service to stations on the northern end of the Green Line this weekend, including the West Hyattsville, Prince George’s Plaza,College Park and Greenbelt stations. Trains will stop running to those stations starting at ten Friday night and continuing through […]
June 16th, 2012 hundreds of women will come together for The Lady Bugs, and Women’s Learning Center “Hat and Fashion Show” Saturday, June 16th, 2012. The event will start at 1p until 4p. The event will be held at 6400 Ivy Lane Greenbelt, Maryland For more information call at 301-539- (9461)
