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Here are some local 9/11-related events that are happening in the area.  National Day of Service September 11, 2012. Greater DC Cares recruits thousands of volunteers to serve at more than 50 nonprofit organizations as a part of the United We Serve. Participants will clean parks, revitalize playgrounds, sort food for the hungry, and much […]

  Join Praise 104.’1’s Award Winning News and Community Affairs Director (Sheila Stewart) hosting another edition of the station’s public affairs show “Praise In The City” Saturday morning. Guests include: Marcia Griffin National President of Homefree USA Montgomery County Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity John Patuksis. The two will talk about homeownership and how […]

  LARGO, MD – Prince George’s County Government along with NBC Washington, PNC Bank, Shred-It and the Prince George’s Community College will host a free NBC Washington PNC Bank Community Shred on Saturday, September 8, 2012. County citizens and residents can bring up to five archive boxes or trash bags of their personal documents to […]

  Join Prince George’s County Public Schools at a school bus driver job fair on Saturday, September 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lake Arbor Elementary School in Mitchellville. Salaries start at $16.68 per hour, with advancement opportunity of up to $30 per hour. Paid CDL training is provided to all new hires. […]

You’ve probably heard the phrase robbing Peter to pay Paul but this is just ridiculous– and scary. Video surfaced yesterday of a man caught on camera robbing another man inside Saint Stephens Church, which is located in the Columbia Heights section of Northwest Washington, DC. Local police are still searching for the gunman seen in the […]

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In order for you to know pain exists you must feel pain, you must experience pain and go “through” it. Pain exists physically, emotionally and spiritually and they all endure through a process. A “process” is a series of actions or steps taken to achieve an end. Therefore, to come to the end of “pain” […]

Tonight all roads lead to Union Temple Baptist Church, 1225 W Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020 for Vashawn Mitchell’s CD release party!  Doors are opening at 6:00pm so make your way there right now!  Tonight’s concert also features Jarmel Evans and Worship Forever, Steve McCoy and Anthony Brown and Group Therapy, hosted by our own Cheryl […]

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Welcome to the local lounge! A segment dedicated to the local gospel artist of the DMV.  In this segment we talk to Lynda Hodges, a native Washingtonian and music minister in her church; recently released her first project titled “Free”. In this project Lynda Hodges shares about the trials and tribulations God bought her through and  the […]

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In this installment of The Application, Sheylene reminds us that no matter what state we are in…..We are never too far from God. He is just at prayer away. You can hear The Application every Saturday at 1:20 on Saturdays with DatDude JC on Praise 104.1.  

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Many times when people don’t want to see you do better or accomplish anything they won’t encourage or support you but will be the first to criticize, discourage and tell you all the mistakes and errors you made because they fear your success. The spirit of jealousy and that Jezebel spirit of manipulation creates strongholds that […]

AIDS Walk Washington is a fundraising walk and 5k timed run benefiting and produced by Whitman-Walker Health, a non-profit community-based health organization which provides dependable, high-quality, comprehensive and accessible health care to those infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. The event will be held Saturday, October 27th, 2012 from 8am until 12pm. The walk will begin and […]