Happy Mother’s Day to all of our readers with children!

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FOX 5 and myvoicedc.com is producing a commercial featuring real people like you talking about why they love myvoicedc.com. If you’re a big fan of the site and want a chance at being seen on TV in our commercial, then let us know. You just might be one of the people we feature in the […]

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Violence is a reality for too many people in our area especially the district. The group ‘Peaceaholics’, which we’ve profiled many times on fox 5, works to get young people to move from a life of violence to a life of peace. On Thursday, ‘Peaceaholics’ took about forty students from rival neighborhoods in DC to […]

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The American Association of Advertising Agencies announced a partnership with Howard University’s John H. Johnson School of Communications to establish a center to achieve a more inclusive ad industry workforce. The AAAA committed $250,000 to begin the planning of this national center with a mission to increase diversity leadership for people of color.

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Nearly one million Americans have been diagnosed with AIDS and more than 40% of them are black. NBA legend Magic Johnson, who is HIV-positive, was in town Wednesday night, trying to prevent that number from going up. Fox 5’s Wisdom Martin caught up with Johnson during a talk at Howard University.
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Event Name:              Free Foreclosure Prevention Class
Location:                    HomeFree USA Office
                                    3401A East-West Highway
                                    Hyattsville, MD 20782
(Across the street from The Mall at Prince George’s)
Homeownership is currently under attack as a result of the increasing rate of foreclosures and mortgage scams, and many homeowners are losing their homes.
This class is a comprehensive look at what you need to […]

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By Lamar Tyler
Talk show host and activist Joe Madison “The Black Eagle” will be the recipient of this year’s Freedom of Speech Award given by TALKERS magazine and members of the Talk Radio First Amendment Committee. The award will be presented at the upcoming New Media Seminar in New York.
According to Talkers Magazine the purpose […]

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By Marcus A. Williams

Hip-Hop artists, athletes, activists and media personalities all came out to raise the awareness and prevention of the HIV/AIDS virus, among young Black women and to discuss the responsibility the Black church has on its community.
The message at Howard University’s Third Annual Hip-Hop and Higher Ed Symposium was that it’s time for […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Several stars are joining the lineup for the Earth Day celebration planned for April 20 on the National Mall in Washington.
Jordin Sparks from “American Idol, Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, veteran rapper Doug E. Fresh, O.A.R. and others will join The Roots at the flagship event in Washington. Organizers say speakers will […]

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Washington, DC – The Free DC Campaign (FDC) will host the Give and Go Challenge on April 19, 2008. The workshop is designed to educate aspiring student-athletes with tools to market themselves to potential college coaches.
 
The workshop will give student-athletes exposure to recruiters and coaches from colleges and universities around the country.  During the […]

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