Police shot a man on Monday after he pulled a weapon at a U.S. Capitol checkpoint as spring tourists thronged Washington, authorities said. The suspect was previously known to police, who last October arrested him for disrupting House proceedings and yelling he was a “Prophet of God.”
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Police: Man Killed by MARC Train was Suspect in Slaying
Police say a man who was a suspect in a fatal shooting apparently killed himself by putting himself on the tracks of a commuter train in a Washington suburb
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Screening of Dunbar High Documentary
Gumshoe Rumpus Productions is scheduled to host a premiere screening of Dunbar: The Alchemy of Achievement, An Oral History of America’s First Black Public High School”
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Give DPS back to Detroit
Now that the emergency funding package has been approved and Detroit Public Schools are no longer in danger of coming to a grinding halt next week, the real fight is back on center stage; the fight over local control.
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Maryland Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill
The Maryland Senate unanimously passed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill Thursday, despite debate that amendments had limited the legislation’s scope and effect.
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Part IV: HU’s Chaplain Breaks140-Year Tradition As First Woman In Position
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide The Old Testament’s Book of Judges, (chapters 4 and 5) reveals the story of the Priestess Deborah who held the office of Judge, tasked with helping Moses resolve disputes among the Hebrews under the shade of a palm tree. Outside the tradition of culture, Deborah […]
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Pan-hellenic Council Hosts 28th Annual Unsung Heroes Banquet
The South Hampton Roads Pan-Hellenic Council – SHARPC – recognized the performance of members and community leaders at a banquet held on March 19 at the Edmonds Center in Portsmouth.
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Social and Civic Whirl: Black Law Students At Regent University Hosted ‘Making Black History Banquet’
The Vice Chair of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA), Brittany Tabb, Welcomed the guests to their 2nd annual Making Black History Banquet. Chelsea Mack, Chaplain of the BLSA, prayed the Opening Prayer followed by a delicious buffet dinner prepared by the dining staff of Regent’s University.
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Norfolk NAACP Launches Probe Into NPD Shootings
The Norfolk Branch and the State Conference of the NAACP are launching an investigation into incidents where Norfolk police officers have shot and killed two citizens in the past two weeks.
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8th St. Arts Park
Dance studio Dance Place is scheduled to host an “Arts Park at N.E. DC 8th St.” on March 31.
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