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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] Unlawful Home Foreclosures Rally Aims to Stop Predatory Seizures

April 7, 2016April 22, 2016Afro | Washington, Washington | Baltimore

It is not uncommon in the District to find investors surveying neighborhoods for abandoned, dilapidated, or empty houses.

‘DC Speed’ Youth Track Club: New Coach Ken Dudley Striving to Make Kids Believe They’re No.1

April 4, 2016April 22, 2016Afro | Washington, Washington | Baltimore

Ken Dudley just wanted to give his sons a competitive edge in youth football, so he signed them up for track and field with DC Speed, the premier youth track club in Washington, D.C. The club needed more coaches, and Dudley had prior coaching experience, so he volunteered to coach the 11-to-12-year-olds.

Pending Rape Case Results in HU Policy Changes

April 3, 2016April 22, 2016Afro | Washington, Washington | Baltimore

A Howard University student, who is also employed as a resident assistant in the university’s College Hall South dormitory, was recently accused of sexually assaulting another Howard student. The accusations have unveiled concerns about a rape culture on campus, which has led to policy changes at the university.

‘Hip Hop Diplomacy’

April 2, 2016April 5, 2016Afro | Washington

American University’s School of International Service is hosting an event by the Next Level group, a diplomacy group that aims to use hip-hop as a diplomatic tool. The event will showcase DJ and rap performances and a discussion on diplomacy.

On D.C.’s H Street, Some Black Businesses Strive, Others Struggle

March 31, 2016April 5, 2016Afro | Washington

Amidst the new expensive condominiums, busy upscale bars and restaurants, and the city’s only streetcar, Black entrepreneurs on the once riot-torn H Street in northeast D.C., are working hard to cash in on the community’s new prosperity and dramatically changing landscape.

D.C. Council Wants to Pay People Not to Commit Crime

March 31, 2016April 5, 2016Afro | Washington

To address an increase in violent crime within the District, the D.C. Council recently unanimously approved a bill that includes a proposal to pay residents and some youth a stipend to not to commit crimes.

Man Shot by Police after Drawing Weapon at US Capitol

March 29, 2016April 5, 2016Afro | Washington

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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