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Area communities get a touch up on Comcast Cares Day

DC volunteers spruce up Anacostia River Park on Earth Day

Ferbee Elementary students protest DC school closings

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Black museum on schedule for 2015 opening

With its foundation laid, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is starting to take shape on its five-acre site near the Washington Monument. Full story

College students go beyond friend zone, but don’t commit

The concept of “friends with benefits” is not new, however, it is a concept that college students explore, according to a study by the Sexual Information and Education Council of the United States. Full story

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Church leaders tackle mental illness stigma

The Rev. Frank Page, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was getting ready to work in the yard in the fall of 2009 when the phone rang. His daughter was on the line. Full story

Editorial

Justice Clarence Thomas’s deep-seated jealousy

For someone who seems to revel in being silent during the Supreme Court’s traditionally lively oral arguments, Justice Clarence Thomas’s out-of-court comments are extraordinarily revealing.
Longterm unemployed: the country’s invisible people

Suppose one of the key committees in Congress scheduled a hearing on one of the country’s most debilitating economic problems – the long-term unemployment – and none showed up?
Time for Blacks to embrace ‘Blackopoliticonomics’

As George Benson sang in “Moody’s Mood,” “There I go, there I go, there I go…” making up words again. I couldn’t resist this one in light of our penchant to choose sides when it comes to economics versus politics.
If you’ve got money, you don’t have to flaunt it!

Singers, media moguls and husband and wife Beyonce and Jay-Z have an estimated net worth of $775 million. They’re known to give each other lavish gifts.

Neighborhood

Dance Place renovations set for summer

Dance Place, one of the District’s premier center’s for the performing arts, formed a partnership with Brookland Artspace Lofts to complete a two-phase renovation plan
Metro Brief: Capital Bikeshare launches daily membership plan

Capital Bikeshare launched a new membership option in celebration of its 4 millionth trip taken, giving occasional riders the ability to purchase a key for quicker, on-the-go access to bikes
Metro Brief: GOP attack on women’s rights continues

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced a bill that would ban all abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks (with limited exceptions).
Prince George’s schools seek bullying solutions

Prince George’s County Public Schools officials are attempting to come up with ways to address the growing problem of bullying.

Personal Finance

Attorney General slams T-Mobile’s deceptive ads

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has ordered T-Mobile to correct deceptive advertising that promised consumers no annual contracts while carrying hidden charges
H Street eatery serves up job, life skills

Run by the Tate family, Inspire BBQ, located along the H Street NE corridor in Washington, D.C., is a business that began over a decade ago with a top goal of training youth for the job market.
Payday lending drains nearly $1 billion from communities

One of the worst ironies of the recession is that consumers with the fewest financial resources have lost the most. Now, a new report finds that payday loans strip much-needed income from low-income families.
Black-owned auto dealerships disappearing across the nation

After spending most of his life in the automotive business, 60-year-old Harry Lee Harris is shifting gears. Owner of Universal Ford since 1986, Harris will complete the sale of his successful Black-run business.

Politics

Grandson of Malcolm X dies in Mexico

For Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X, trouble seemed to come easy. His troubles began in 1997, when at age 12, he plead guilty to setting fire to the apartment of his grandmother
Immigration bill could reunite deportees with families in U.S.

Maria Del Rosario Rodríguez first heard the good news via a text message from her husband. She rushed to tell her co-workers – there might be a chance for her to reunite with her family on U.S. soil
Education cuts take heavier toll on HBCUs than others

As President Obama continues to underscore the need to increase the college-educated workforce significantly by 2020, all except two states have slashed their funding for higher education.
45 years after Martin Luther King, struggle goes on

This month marks the 45 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, when he was 39. King has now been gone from us longer than he was with us.

Area communities get a touch up on Comcast Cares Day

DC volunteers spruce up Anacostia River Park on Earth Day

Ferbee Elementary students protest DC school closings

Black museum on schedule for 2015 opening

College students go beyond friend zone, but don’t commit

Church leaders tackle mental illness stigma

Editorial

Justice Clarence Thomas’s deep-seated jealousy

Longterm unemployed: the country’s invisible people

Time for Blacks to embrace ‘Blackopoliticonomics’

If you’ve got money, you don’t have to flaunt it!

Neighborhood

Dance Place renovations set for summer

Metro Brief: Capital Bikeshare launches daily membership plan

Metro Brief: GOP attack on women’s rights continues

Prince George’s schools seek bullying solutions

Personal Finance

Attorney General slams T-Mobile’s deceptive ads

H Street eatery serves up job, life skills

Payday lending drains nearly $1 billion from communities

Black-owned auto dealerships disappearing across the nation

Politics

Grandson of Malcolm X dies in Mexico

Immigration bill could reunite deportees with families in U.S.

Education cuts take heavier toll on HBCUs than others

45 years after Martin Luther King, struggle goes on

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