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While the Trayvon Martin case in Florida has sparked a series of debates about race relations in America, a video of a violent attack that took place in Baltimore over St. Patrick’s Day weekend has now made its way to the national conversation. On March 30, an unknown person uploaded a camphone video taping of a group […]
Once again, Marion Barry is in the headlines for all of the wrong reasons. This time, the former four-time D.C. mayor was caught race-baiting on camera. The Washington Post reports that Barry told his supporters that Asian businesses should leave his ward during a celebration party for his landslide in the Democratic primary race for the D.C. Council […]
MEDIA ALERT Contact: Director of News/Community Affairs Sheila Stewart, 301-429-2639 WPRS-FM (Praise 104.1) Teaming Up Again With St. Jude In The Fight Against Childhood Cancer Lanham, MD– Radio One DC Station WPRS-FM Praise 104.1 will host The Annual St. Jude Radiothon onThursday, April 5th, 2012 from 6a-10pat their new facility located at 8515 Georgia AvenueSilver […]
(Washington, DC) — Maryland Senator Ben Cardin easily won his Democratic primary. His closest competitor, Prince George’s County state Senator Anthony Muse, got 16-percent of the vote to Cardin’s 74. Cardin will next face former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino who won the Republican primary. In Maryland’s 6th District, Republican Roscoe Bartlett was the winner […]
(Washington, DC) — There’s a close primary race of an at-large seat on DC Council. With all precincts reporting, Democratic Councilmember Vincent Orange led Sekou Biddle 40-percent to 39-percent. It’s not official, with absentee ballots to be counted next week. Orange defeated Biddle last year in a special election. In other council races, Marion Barry, […]
Via NewsOne As lead pastor of the Baltimore-based Empowerment Temple, Dr. Jamal Bryant (pictured) has used his command of the pulpit to keep a pulse on the social and cultural movements of African Americans. And Dr. Bryant’s passion hardly goes unnoticed. NewsOne was on hand for Monday’s rally forTrayvon Martin in the town of Sanford, where Bryant and his Empowerment Movement galvanized […]
WHAT: President Barack Obama will deliver remarks about American energy and highlight the important role community colleges play in partnering with businesses to provide innovative solutions to address the country’s energy concerns. WHO: President Barack Obama Charlene M. Dukes, president, Prince George’s Community College WHEN: March 15, 10:55 a.m. WHERE: Novak Field HousePrince George’s Community […]
Who: The Dorothy I. Height Education Foundation and the National Council of Negro Women (www.NCNW.org) What: A kick-off of the weeklong call for service marking the centennial birthday of civil rights, women rights and social activist Dorothy Height, who died in 2010 at 98 years. The 2-hour kick-off service will be a celebration of music […]