LANHAM, Md. (AP) — Democratic lawyer and nonprofit executive Donna Edwards won a special election Tuesday to become Maryland’s first black woman elected to Congress.
Edwards beat Republican Peter James in the race to serve the remainder of former U.S. Rep. Albert Wynn’s term in Maryland’s 4th District. Wynn left office May 31 to take a [...]

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By CHRISTOPHER WILLS
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO — Barack Obama celebrated Father’s Day by calling on black fathers, who he said are “missing from too many lives and too many homes,” to become active in raising their children.”They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men. And the [...]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayor Adrian M. Fenty is the new owner of a fuel-sipping Smart car.
The European style two-seater made famous by high gas prices and celebrities like George Clooney arrived Thursday at the District of Columbia’s city hall. The 1,800-pound car gets 33 miles per gallon in the city and 41 miles per gallon [...]

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They’re the only professional company in the world dedicated to the art and tradition of stepping and this morning Step Afrika’s world tour brings them home to DC! Brian Williams is the founder.

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By The Associated Press
ORANGE, Va.  –  Students from James Madison University and the University of Virginia are taking part in an archaeological dig at President James Madison’s Montpelier.The students are hoping to discover part of Montpelier’s past by digging in old slave quarters that they believe were taken down after [...]

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Exclusive Raw footage of T.I. speaking at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington followed by an exclusive one on one interview with Platinum Rapper T.I.

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Big Tigger was in studio on Friday talking about his celebrity weekend that he hosts annualy to promote HIV testing in the DC area.

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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Prince George’s County officials say a Wall Street bond rating agency has upgraded the county’s bonds to the top rating, a move that will likely make it easier and cheaper for the county to borrow money.County Executive Jack Johnson said Tuesday that Standard & Poor’s gave the county a AAA [...]

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Matthai Kuruvila
San Francisco Chronicle
The Bay Area’s Benjamin Jealous, who will become the youngest president in the history of the NAACP when he takes office in September, embodies a shift in the country’s African American leadership.
African American leaders have typically ascended out of the church and the civil rights movement, while younger activists [...]

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Several families in Rockville haven’t just lived through a lot, they’re living on history. Descendants of freed slaves are living on the burial ground of their ancestors and this weekend, they’re celebrating their lives. Fox 5’s Roz Plater takes us to a special part of Rockville where those families are preparing for the special celebration.

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