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We would like to extend a congratulations to Radio One founder/ chairwoman Cathy Hughes, 93.9 WKYS program director Neke Howse, Majic 102.3 and Praise 104.1 program director Jamillah Muhammad and the rest of our Radio One family who made Radio Fact’s Top 30 Black Women in Media list. Click here to see entire list
Real Housewives of Atlanta and Celebrity Apprentice reality star Nene Leakes spent the morning with Cortney Hicks and My Majic 102.3 listeners at Indulj Lounge on Wednesday. Our listeners were treated to a delicious free bunch provided by the U Street restaurant. They also won cash money in on site contests and they were able […]
(Metro Networks) — More than two dozen public schools in the District received a letter with white powder inside yesterday. So far, the FBI has not found anything harmful and while several of the targeted schools were evacuated, nobody was injured. James McJunkin, who heads up the FBI’s Washington field office says the letters are […]
(Washington, DC) — It will be a slow ride on parts of Metrorail this weekend. Allow extra time for your trip on the Red, Orange and Blue lines as trains single track around work zones. Projects include track rehabilitation, platform repairs, and work on the extension to Dulles Airport. All the work will be picked […]
(Washington, DC) — DC Mayor Vincent Gray honored three freedom riders yesterday for their efforts to protest segregation 50-years ago. More than 400 civil rights activists boarded buses in Washington, DC in 1961 to challenge segregation policies as they traveled through the south. Abdul Aziz, Dion Diamond and Joan Mulholland were among those imprisoned in […]
(Washington, DC) — The District’s Ward Three Councilwoman, Mary Cheh and several other women were arrested last evening while protesting for DC rights on Capitol Hill. Cheh was part of a rally organized by DC Vote focusing on a bill passed by the House that would permanently impose a federal ban on using DC taxpayer […]
(Columbia, MD) — Speed cameras will soon be going up in Howard County after lawmakers there approved the measure on a four-to-one vote yesterday. A total of eight cameras will take pictures of drivers speeding through school zones beginning later this fall with two of them set up in mobile van units that can go […]
(Washington, DC) — Those who live and work around the nation’s capital gathered to mark the death of Osama bin Laden on Monday. At the Pentagon, there was a quiet memorial as family and friends remembered those lost on 9-11, 2001. Meanwhile, security has been increased around Washington amid concerns over anti-American violence. DC Mayor […]
(Columbia, MD) – Speed cameras will soon be going up in Howard County after lawmakers there approved the measure on a four-to-one vote yesterday. A total of eight cameras will take pictures of drivers speeding through school zones beginning later this fall with two of them set up in mobile van units that can go anywhere […]
(Metro Networks) Hundreds gathered in front of the White House, chanting USA-USA in celebration of the news that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead. President Obama’s announcement just after 11:30 last night, led to a jubilant crowd spontaneously coming together at Lafayette Park across from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, and they were joined by a […]
(Alexandria, VA) — The 911 call center in Alexandria was evacuated Sunday, after fumes in the city’s public safety building forced the workers out. Firefighters were called to the building Sunday morning to investigate an odor, and found a contractor applying a chemical sealant to a locker room floor. Those fumes caused headaches among 911 call […]
(Washington, DC) — Plan to add some extra time to your trip on Metrorail this weekend. Work crews will be on the tracks between the Shady Grove and Twinbrook stations on the Red line, and on the Yellow line between the Huntington and Braddock Road stations. Trains will single track to avoid the work zones. All […]
