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Congratulations are in order to Radio One DC’s News and Community Affairs Director (Sheila Stewart) named “Black Radio News Director Of  The Year”over the weekend at The Washington Post with The National Black Press Association. Stewart was among notables in the category for “excellence” in journalism and community service. Stewart is a “pillar” in the […]

Sources are reporting that wide receiver Terrell Owens underwent surgery to repair his ACL this off-season. Rumors are spreading that the injury occurred during the filming of his reality show, though his agent Drew Rosenhaus shot down that claim. Owens is still actively looking to play a 16th season this year with the Cincinati Bengals, […]

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A film by Washington, DC resident Regina Griffin, “Brown Babies: The Mischlingskinder Story”,  has been selected as one of four documentaries to be screened at the Black American Film Festival in Miami, FL, July 6-9.  Her documentary directorial debut is a powerful story of the painful plight of biracial, bicultural, and illegitimate children  born to white German women and black American soldiers during postwar occupation Germany. For more information […]

This is the 5th year for the NBC4 FOOD 4 Families campaign. The 5th Annual NBC4 FOOD 4 Families campaign is on the horizon! On Monday, November 22, 2010 beginning 6am-6pm, NBC4 Food 4 Families and WMMJ(*) will be on site in front of the Verizon Center collecting donations, (if you are making a donation, please make […]

2010 Marlton Golf Club Charity Tournament Help the Marlton Golf Club raise money for The American Red Cross of the National Capital Region August 9, 2010 @ Marlton Golf Club 9:00 am Shotgun Start 4 Man Captains Choice Tournament Giveaways: shoes, sleeve of balls, sunglasses Contests: Longest drive, closest to the pin, and hole-in-one prizes […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: The Washington area is still at high risk for drops in housing prices by the end of next year, despite a recent uptick in home sales and prices, according to a new report. There is a 77 percent chance that local home prices will be lower in the fourth quarter of […]

VIA CBS NEWS: Today marks the federally-recognized National Day of Prayer, an annual tradition that dates back to 1952. Will it be the last? Last month, a U.S. District Judge in Wisconsin ruled that the government-sanctioned event, established by Congress and marked with a proclamation from the president, is unconstitutional. “It goes beyond mere ‘acknowledgment’ […]

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VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Officials at the National Zoo announced their latest addition: a scimitar-horned oryx born April 9 at their conservation center in Front Royal, Va. “Because most of the species we work with are critically endangered or extinct in the wild, each offspring born here is a real treasure and a testament to […]

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VIA THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: A collection of student, labor and community activists rallied for immigration reform near the White House Saturday in the wake of a controversial immigration enforcement law passed in Arizona. Immigrant advocates have used May 1 to lobby for reform for the past several years. This year, community, student and labor leaders […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and Northrop Grumman will announce Tuesday that the defense giant has selected Virginia over Maryland for its corporate headquarters, the Virginia Politics blog is reporting. According to two sources familiar with the deal, the company is still considering sites in Fairfax and Arlington counties for its headquarters, […]