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The 2012 Radio One DC Media Appreciation Day Awards Lunch will be held Wednesday, March 7th, 2012.

Singer Norwood Young received word from members of Vesta’s family that the beloved singer passed away from complications of an enlarged heart. The Williams family was given the autopsy report a “day or two ago” according to Young. “Although it’s a sad situation overall, it’s great news to find that Vesta’s death, as I said […]

Rick Santorum calls it snobbery to suggest that students ought to go to college. On Monday, several of his fellow Republicans — and President Obama — begged to differ. Some GOP governors in Washington for the National Governors Association took issue with Santorum’s remark, which he made Saturday as he mounted a last-minute sprint for […]

CHARDON, Ohio — A teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at a suburban Cleveland high school Monday, killing one student and wounding four others before he was chased from the building by a teacher and captured a short distance away, authorities said. A student who saw the attack up close said it appeared that the […]

In the pre-dawn darkness, the gym doors close, and the black women start to move. House versions of Whitney Houston’s “I’m Every Woman,” and Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” blare from speakers as the 30 or so women, most with curves, not angles, grab their jump ropes at the L.A. Fitness club in Capitol Heights. […]

LARGO, Md.—Rear Admiral Barry C. Black (retired), the first African-American to serve as the Chaplain for the United States Senate, will deliver an address, Call of Duty: Leadership, Legislation, Lifestyle, at Prince George’s Community College’s 18th Millennium Management Lecture Series, March 6, 2:30 p.m., Accokeek Hall, Room 300. The gathering is one of the college’s […]

Rear Admiral Barry C. Black (retired), the first African-American to serve as the Chaplain for the United States Senate, will deliver an address at Prince George’s Community College’s 18th Millennium Management Lecture Series on March 6, 2012.

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley says he plans to sign the just passed same-sex marriage bill into law on Thursday.

Metro will hold a public forum tonight to discuss its 2013 budget plans, which include the possibility of fare hikes.

President Charlene M. Dukes has been appointed to the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) board of directors.