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Metro implemented speed restrictions Tuesday afternoon because of an increased risk of heat-warped tracks, causing delays through rush hour, into the evening and possibly into Wednesday as temperatures climb. Trains traveled no faster than 35 mph on aboveground sections of the system as a preventive measure after the Green Line derailment July 6. That train was […]
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH HIV FORUM TUESDAY, JULY 24 What: Community HIV/AIDS forum presented by Whitman-Walker Health and 54 other community organizations. Who: Councilmember Jim Graham; Jeanne White-Ginder, mother of Ryan White, keynote speaker; Cornelius Baker, Senior Communications Advisor & Project Director, FHI 360, and former Whitman-Walker Executive Director; Regan Hofmann, Editor in Chief, POZ magazine; JoAnne Keatley, […]
NFL quarterback Michael Vick, who was at the top of his game before pleading guilty in 2007 for his role in a dogfighting ring — a sentence that led to 19 months in prison. Out with a new autobiography called “Michael Vick: Finally Free,” the football star and Humane Society spokesperson has been working to […]
FAIRFAX, Va. (July 16, 2012) – The UNCF/Merck Science Initiative, a partnership of UNCF (United Negro College Fund), the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, and Merck, a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well, today announced that it would award scholarships and fellowships to 37 African American students of […]
From the Heart Community Health Fair 2012 “Reaching 1 person at a time, Changing 1 life at time, from our heart to yours” Garden of Gethsemane Church PresentsFrom the Heart Community Health Fair 2012 FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS: BLOOD PRESSURE, GLACOMA, DIABETIES, EXCERSISE CLASSESCOMMUNITY RESOURCES, VETERANS SERVICES. Fun for all, free give-a-ways and much more……. SaturdayJuly […]
Hometown boy coming out BIG!!! Coming from a bloodline of musicians; writing, ministering and accompanying A-level gospel artists is quite familiar to Gerald. As a teen he served in the Easter High School Choir where his passion for gospel music soared. In2008, Gerald released his first project “Intro” and in 2010 he released his second […]
He first hit the scene as a writer and vocal arranger for Maurette Brown Clark on the “One God ” record. I’ve watched him grow and develop into the awesome artist that he is today. Serving under the leadership of Stephen Hurd at the First Baptist Chruch of Glenarden’s Music Department, where Pastor John K. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A District of Columbia police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for the White House and other officials has been moved to administrative duty after he allegedly made threatening comments about Michelle Obama, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The officer was overheard making the comments Wednesday as several officers from the […]
First Harry Thomas and then Kwame Brown! Both were accused of wrongdoing and in both cases they promised they were innocent and they would not resign only to be exposed and forced to resign due to criminal charges. Now we are dealing with an ongoing investigation of campaign finance violations where people are pleading guilty […]
Bible study leader Michael Salman is sitting in jail today after his home was raided earlier this week by more than a dozen Phoenix, Ariz. police officers and city officials. His offense? The city says people aren’t allowed to hold private Bible studies on their own property. Salman was sentenced to 60 days in jail, three years […]