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It\’s a Wrap!

Well, Ward 5 and greater Washington friends and family, we are reaching the end of another year. Most people spend this time looking backward, reflecting on the events of the previous months. However, for The DC Voice that would fly in the face of our motto, Always Forward ®. Although we are stealing a term […]

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The Candy Cane

It is beginning to look like Christmas! As the holiday approaches us hastily, we go about ways of inviting it ever-so merrily. Covering our homes with Christmas décor; white twinkling lights in our windows and wreaths hanging on the outside of our doors. Garland and tinsel wrapped around railings, elves on shelves, mistletoe and more.

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The Syracuse 8

A little known story of 8 student-athletes who risked their futures to protest injustices at Syracuse University. Their attempt to follow in the footsteps of Syracuse University legends like Ernie Daivs, Jim Brown and Floyd Little is chronicled in Leveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse 8.

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The Difference Between Hispanic and Latino

What Each Means, How they Overlap, and What Sets them Apart Hispanic and Latino are often used interchangeably though they actually mean two different things. Hispanic refers to people who speak Spanish and/or are descended from Spanish-speaking populations, while Latino refers to people who are from or descended from people from Latin America. In today’s United States, these terms […]

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Focus on: Clarence Cherry; On Islam, Community, and Our Youth

The voicemail simply asked whether The DC Voice was interested in sharing the narrative of a Black man, who\’s also a black Muslim in America today. The hour-long conversation with Clarence Cherry, entrepreneur, former DC firefighter, activist, father of 5 and the CEO and Founder of Health & Wealth Nation, LLC shed new light on

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