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(Washington, DC)  —  Mayor Vincent Gray is getting ready to deliver his first-ever State of the District address.  Mayor Gray will come to the podium tonight with a 31-percent approval rating.  While staffers say he’s expected to talk about the budget, Washingtonians may be more interested in hearing about the state of corruption in the […]

A new AARP survey of District of Columbia residents who are 50 or older reflects a population that dreams of leisure pursuits, traveling, and spending time with family in retirement. However, older adults don’t have what they need to accomplish their most important goals, due to growing concerns over health care and economic issues. Over […]

The Affordable Care Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by the President in March 2010, gives you better health security by putting in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that hold insurance companies accountable, lower health care costs, guarantee more choice, and enhance the quality of care for all Americans. However, one year after […]

Are you happy? Hopefully you are because the Nation’s Capitol was named the nation’s happiest city, according to a new poll. The DC Metro areas not tops the list but is also the only East Coast city in the top 5. The cities that round out the top five are Austin, Texas, San Jose, Calif., Seattle and San […]

Radio One DC Director of News Programming and Community Affairs Sheila Stewart recently spoke to Journalism students at Prince Georges Community College for “Women’s History Month”. Stewart talked with journalism department students about her 24 year veteran broadcasting status as a radio/tv/print/media personality. Stewart is pictured with the school’s President Dr. Charlene M. Dukes Reporter for […]

According to reports, trace amounts of radiation have been found in Colorado and Oregon. SOURCE

(Canberra, Australia)  —   Facebook is removing 20-thousand kids a day from its social network for lying about their age. The site weeds out kids who try to pass as older than age 13.  That’s the minimum age for posting to the globally popular network.  Facebook privacy adviser Mozelle Thompson testified yesterday to the Australian parliament’s cyber-safety committee […]

(Richmond, VA)  — Today is “Dorothy Irene Height Day” in Virginia.  Governor Bob McDonnell has issued a proclamation saying the state will celebrate the life of the one-time preeminent female civil rights leader, who was a Virginia native.  Height was born 99 years ago today.  She died in April of last year at the age of […]

This show confronted the issue of Gay marriage and why the state of Maryland’s black clergy adamently opposed the legislation that was proposed. Click below to hear this very spirited and extremely insightful discussion. Panelists included: Dr. Martino Pastor of First Church Washington and openly gay Pastor Bishop Cheeks of Inner Light Ministries. GAY MARRIAGE […]