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The National Museum of African American History and Culture Is The Blackest Thing I’ve Ever Seen This Week…and Ever
I’ve been to the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) twice so far – yes, that was a stunt – and it is easily the second Blackest place I’ve ever been in life. The Blackest? I’m glad you asked. That would be in the southeastern quadrant of Washington, DC, where…
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DC Releases Video Showing Moments After Police Shot and Killed Unarmed Black Man
The Washington, D.C., mayor’s office has released video from an officer’s body camera showing the moments immediately after the cop shot and killed an unarmed black motorcyclist, the Huffington Post reports. Officials released the video following protests demanding answers and transparency. The protest took place at the intersection in the District’s Mount Vernon Square where…
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Woman Uses Couponing to Feed Thousands in Need
One East Coast woman has set a lofty goal, feeding some 30,000 meals to people in need by her 30th birthday, using a little bit of extreme couponing to help, NJ.com reports. Twenty-nine-year-old Lauren Puryear said that if she does it correctly, she can feed some 150 people with just $20, depending on the items.…
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16-Year-Old Girl Found Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder in Stabbing Death of Another Teen
A 16-year-old girl was found guilty of second-degree murder Monday in the stabbing death of an older teen during a fight at a Southeast Washington, D.C., bus stop, the Washington Post reports. On the morning of March 22, a fight broke out between the 16-year-old and 18-year-old Amanjanea Whitley. The teens had reportedly had another…
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Apparently Dashikis Are Popular In (Local) DC Now
When I got to Morehouse College in 1997, there were two groups of people on the yard whose geograhic residence was pretty easy to point out: Atlanta and Washington, DC. Atlanta was easy for me for obvious reasons, to the point where it was even fairly easy to distinguish between an East side dude and a…
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How to Get Away With Murder: A Story of Grief, Apathy and Gun Violence in the African-American Community
Ken McClenton is a grieving father whose family is getting by on faith. His daughter, Charnice Milton, was killed last year in Southeast Washington, D.C., while she was changing buses on her way home from work. “We are persevering in the midst of our loss,” McClenton tells The Root. “You never get fully over the…
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1st Look at the Obamas’ New DC Home
After recent news that the Obamas would stay in Washington, D.C., once the president finished his term in office, Politico reports that the first family has found its new digs. According to the report, the president’s family has leased an 8,200-square-foot mansion in the District’s posh Kalorama neighborhood. The $6.4 million, nine-bedroom, eight-and-a-half-bathroom home is…
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Why I Stopped Caring About Baseball
Growing up, I was fortunate enough to play several organized sports at varying levels from early youth through high school. I played soccer and basketball, ran both track and cross-country, gave football a short stint. In college I took badminton as one of my physical education requirements, and apparently my particular class was so good,…
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On the Closing of Bohemian Caverns and the Void It Leaves in DC
(This is long. And yes, that’s what she said.) Because I started blogging, a significant number of opportunities came my way. One of the most significant was my relationship with Bohemian Caverns, and the ownership team of Omrao Brown, Sashi Brown, and Jamal Starr, who all became family for me. In particular, Omrao Brown became…
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Lit. District. Chapter 2: #LOVE | Tuesday, March 1
Lit. District Chapter #2: LOVE |Tuesday, March 1| Tap & Parlour Come join us for books, beats, and booze as we kick off our proverbial shoes and relax our feet as @djclevelandbrowne spins the dope sounds while you sip and chill with the cool kids. We’ll have as many as 10 people read up to…