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My Majic 102.3 is embracing local talent and so every Monday, Mymajicdc.com will prominently feature a local artist on the site. One Monday out of the month, My Majic 102.3 will host a New Music Monday listening party that will feature an artist that has been featured online and has received the most votes. If […]
(Undated) — President Obama’s top campaign strategist David Axelrod tells CNN’s “State of the Union” that California Congresswoman Maxine Waters is wrong in saying the President is ignoring African Americans. Congresswoman Waters says President Obama’s Midwest jobs tour last week ignored urban communities with high unemployment. Axelrod says the President’s policies benefit the African- American […]
(Washington, DC) — The new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial is set to open to the public this morning. The memorial, which sits along the Tidal Basin, will open at 11 a.m. and will close at 10 p.m. tonight. Tickets are not required to enter the memorial site. The official dedication event isn’t until […]
Radio One is excited to share the dream. A memorial celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be erected on the National Mall on August 28th. President Barack Obama will give an address at the Aug. 28 Memorial Dedication. Below are a full listing of public events: Wednesday, August 24 Honoring Global […]
(Forestville, MD) — A teenager is in police custody in connection with the killing of 92-year-old Thelma Steele inside her Forestville home.Prince George’s County detectives say the victim’s neighbor, 15-year-old William Fitts, is being charged as an adult with murder. Fitts has reportedly confessed to police that robbery was the motive. Steele had apparently been […]
(Rockville, MD) — A Rockville lawyer pleads guilty in California to wire fraud in a baby-selling ring. Federal prosecutors say Hilary Neiman of the National Adoption and Surrogacy Center sent women to Ukraine to be implanted with embryos, then charged would-be parents more than 100-thousand dollars, saying a previous arrangement fell apart. Surrogates were paid […]
If you want to see the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Memorial on Aug. 28 authorities say it’s best to take the Metro because roads will be closed, parking will be sparse and traffic will be hell. Mayor Vincent Gray joked that attendees should “march” for a dozen blocks as they did for the […]
(Columbia, MD) — A senior citizen is recovering after she was rescued from her car in her own swimming pool. Howard County Fire and Rescue believes the woman lost control of her car and went down a steep embankment into the backyard pool. When rescuers arrived at the Columbia home early Saturday morning, she was […]
(Washington, DC) — President Obama is hitting the road in the heartland to promote jobs. The President starts his three-day bus tour of several small towns in Minnesota today. Obama then travels to Iowa Tuesday and Illinois Wednesday. The President is scheduled to hold several town hall meetings to promote his job creation and economic […]
(Baltimore, MD) –Maryland shoppers are enjoying the weeklong tax holiday. Yesterday was the first day of the temporary rollback of Maryland’s six-percent sales tax. The tax holiday ends Saturday and can be applied to clothing or footwear under a hundred dollars. Source: Copyright © 2011 Metro Networks Inc.
(Washington, DC) — The U.S. Postal Service may be delivering thousands of pink slips to its ranks. The “Washington Post” is reporting the U.S. Postal Service wants to cut 120-thousand employees by 2015. The financially troubled Postal Service says it’s economically necessary. The Postal Service says job-cuts would come through employee buyouts and layoffs. The […]
You gotta love the guy’s optimism. Even though most analysts and even the Washington Football Team’s own fan base have narrow hopes for this upcoming season the franchise’s starting quarterback thinks the Washington Washington Football Team are good enough to win the NFC East, a division they haven’t won since 1999. And while it seem […]
