After we ended the initial interviews with Lynne and Bayla, the interview really began! We started talking about everything surrounding Domestic Violence and how it really affected the kids, other family members and the very destiny of their lives. As I spoke with them, though I was not involved in the situations, I felt as […]
Rapper and outspoken Muslim Lupe Fiasco told his Twitter followers Saturday that he believes Islam will conquer the world and asserted that equality for women is an insignificant issue. Twitter user @Aubi_chon asked Fiasco if he believes Islam will one day be the world’s religion and will conquer the world. The “Tetseo and Youth” emcee responded […]
The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died in a Dallas hospital Wednesday, a little more than a week after his diagnosis exposed gaps in the nation’s defenses against the disease and set off a scramble to track down anyone exposed to him. Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, was pronounced dead at 7:51 a.m. […]
Arlington Police are searching for a man who impersonated a police officer Saturday night in an attempt to lure a woman in to his car. Around 11:35 p.m., the 31-year-old victim was driving in Ballston when the suspect pulled his car behind hers, activating a red rotating light on his dashboard. Police say the woman […]
Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way by turning away several appeals on Monday, gay couples started marrying in Virginia. The high court unexpectedly and tersely turned away appeals from five states, including Virginia, seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions. At a press conference in Arlington, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring […]
Geoffrey Holder, the Tony-winning actor, dancer and choreographer known to millions as Baron Samedi in Bond movie Live and Let Die, has died at 84. Born in Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, Holder was also a composer, a designer and a celebrated painter. He will be best remembered to many as the cackling […]
Prince George’s County Police have arrested a man they say shot and killed a father trying to protect his teenage son. Around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mitchell White, 39, of Bowie, drove into the parking lot at the Belair Swim & Racquet Club on Midwood Lane, next to Bowie High School. White reportedly observed his son […]
A white Ohio mom is suing a sperm bank for sending her vials from a black donor, saying her biracial 2-year-old daughter will be stigmatized by her family and the “intolerant” town where they live and has to travel to get her hair done. Jennifer Cramblett thought she was being inseminated with a white […]
A shooting left a 39-year-old man dead at a Prince George’s County recreation center Tuesday night. It happened at the Belair Swim and Racquet Club in Bowie, and police now say the victim was trying to break up a fight among a group of teenagers. Police said Wednesday that the victim was Mitchell White of […]
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday in the face of multiple revelations of security breaches, bumbling in her agency and rapidly eroding confidence that the president and his family were being kept safe. President Barack Obama “concluded new leadership of that agency was required,” said spokesman Josh Earnest. Though the day, high-ranking lawmakers from […]
Police in the nation’s capital will begin wearing cameras Wednesday to record them as they perform their duties and interact with the public. It’s part of a $1 million pilot program that D.C. Metro Police Chief Cathy Lanier says will enhance safety for officers and the public and make investigations more efficient. More than 160 […]
A 13-year-old girl, Destiny Burton, who had been reported missing by police earlier Wednesday, has been found. Destiny Burton of Southeast D.C. was last seen Tuesday. Police reported her as “critically missing” Wednesday morning. “Critically missing” indicates police feel the missing person may be in danger and that his or her disappearance is out […]