Is there finally good news coming out of Nigeria? It’s being reported that Nigerian troops rescued 200 girls and 93 women Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Armed Forces announced on its official Twitter account. It is still unknown whether or not any of the girls were among the initial 200 who were kidnapped […]

Federal investigators are now looking into the shooting death of a 17-year-old killed by a Chicago police officer, who shot the teen 16 times last October. A police dashboard camera that captured much of the shooting of Laquan McDonald has lead to a “speedy city settlement” of $5 million dollars for the family of McDonald, just […]

Nigeria welcomed its new president yesterday, the military leader and northern Muslim, Muhammadu Buhari.

“One of our big mottos is book now, plan later,” Evita Robinson, founder of the Nomadness Travel Tribe gleefully admits. Even though we were chatting on the phone, I felt like I could see her fingering the pages of her passport with a smile stretched across her lips. Robinson’s got every right to be proud […]

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Holiday

  The 4th of July is coming up and we want to ensure everyone has a place to go to enjoy firework displays close to them. Here are five places throughout DC, Maryland and Virginia that all guarantee fireworks and fun.   1. National Mall– probably the most popular place for people to see the beautiful display, it’s first come first serve so […]