CHUCK BROWN MEMORY LIVES ON! Chuck Brown Memory lives on. On Saturday August 20th from 3 to 7 p.m. the DMV residents celebrated the 2nd Annual Chuck Brown day. The event was held at Chuck Brown Memorial Park, located at 2901 20th Street Northeast. It was hosted by DC Department of Parks and Recreation in […]
When you think of Hip Hop, your visions should consist of culture, style, principle, rhymes, fashion and art! Although the sounds of Hip Hop sample a little blues, jazz, and drums it\’s the melody that tops off the rhymes that make Hip Hop a force to be reckoned with. Before the 46th Annual Congressional Black Caucus
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Before the RNC or DNC, the Black Farmer\’s were in Washington, DC to support Eddie and Dorthy Wise v. The United States of America. On the path to restoring America\’s greatness, have you ever noticed that General Motors is always the platform for the presidential pitch to the people to restore the economy? Cars are
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A plant requires sunlight and water to survive. Moreover, if a farmer lacks the necessary water, equipment, and resources their crops will grow scarce. Ultimately, they end up out of the farming business. Out of business, or nearly on the verge, is where many Black farmers find themselves. It\’s very rare that conversations on our
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It was a rather sunny start on Thursday morning in the nation\’s capitol, however once the noon hour approached it felt like the universe had shift and the clouds would surface only to follow the news Prince Rogers Nelson has passed away. In that very moment the world felt bamboozled since the radical man had
Let the church say, \”Amen\”. Have you been to church lately? Perhaps or maybe not. Many people are caught in the crossfire and torn between the role of the church as it pertains to Justice and the State. The old age law, separation among church and state, does that still exist? If so, why are politicians
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A sense of accomplishment fell over the land as we inaugurated the first Black president of the United States of America. Legions of spectators took over the Washington Mall to witness this most historic event. The realization of Dr. King\’s dream was taking place right before the American viewing audience. Grown men wept, children smiled
Louisiana State Penitentiary is called Angola, named after its previous institution which was a slave plantation. The Angola 3 consisted of former Black Panther Party members Robert King, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox. These three men were prison inmates that were accused of killing a correctional officer in 1972 in which they were sentenced to
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One of the great benefits of living in the District of Columbia is that you never have to do the same leisure activity twice. From time to time I\’m inspired to visit the museums, and that particular Spring day I brought along my niece who was nine at the time. We visited the Holocaust Museum
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Who to vote for in the 2016 Presidential election seems to be the million dollar question these days. Hopefully, the people will show up at the polls as they did to receive their lottery tickets in hopes to be the next millionaire. Have you ever stopped to wonder why the Black vote is so important? Perhaps
