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WEBBridging Cultures & Igniting Futures: An Evening Honoring African and Diasporan Visionaries in Arts and Culture. The Africa-America Institute will host its 40th Annual Awards Gala on September 24, 2024, featuring a Presidential Fireside Chat with H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, president of the Republic of Ghana, and H.E. Joseph Boakai, president of the Republic of Liberia, and honoring the late H.E. Dr ...
D.C. Launches $1.5M Payout Program for 132 Expectant and New …
WEBJan 19, 2022 · District officials announced on Jan. 13 a new $1.5 million pilot program that will give 132 expectant and new mothers who live in Wards 5, 7 and 8 cash for living expenses. The program, Strong Families, Strong Future DC, begins in February. Martha’s Table, a nonprofit that works to provide resources and services to low-income District ...
D.C. Government to Hold Job Fair on Aug. 11-12, Will Make On …
WEBJul 26, 2022 · DC Government Job Fair August 11-12 The online event requires preregistration. D.C. residents who want to work for the city government soon will have an opportunity to get in front of hiring managers. With almost 1,000 job vacancies needing to be filled, the DC Department of Human Services will host a hiring event on Aug. […]
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WEBOct 30, 2020 · Get Help. Customers can apply for payment assistance through several existing programs across Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Customers can make a payment or choose among many payment arrangement plans using our self-service online option. Give Help. Customers can aid those struggling to …
Celebrate MLK's Legacy in D.C.: Parade, Art Exhibit, and More - The ...
WEBJan 10, 2024 · Legacy: Civil Rights At 60. Time: Noon. – 5 p.m. | Free. DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 200 I (EYE) Street SE, Washington, D.C., 20001. “ Legacy: Civil Rights at 60,” an art exhibit commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The exhibit, which opens Friday ...
Greater Washington Urban League Gala Is Back
WEBMar 18, 2024 · D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser addresses the crowd at the Greater Washington Urban League Whitney M. Young Gala on March 15. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer) The event also honored the late Maudine Cooper, who served as president of GWUL for 23 years, and played a video in her memory. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser praised the ...
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‘I, Sniper’: Terror Delivered from the Trunk of a Car
WEBby Hamil R. Harris May 11, 2021. In October of 2002, 10 people died and three others were critically wounded by John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Hidden in a makeshift sniper’s nest in the trunk of a Caprice Classic, the duo co-authored a bloody rampage that shook the Washington, D.C., area. People were afraid to buy groceries or pump ...
Delta Sigma Theta Founders Were on Front Lines of Suffrage …
WEBAug 28, 2019 · Delta member Ida B. Wells-Barnett would go on to found the first African American women’s suffrage organization and she and others crusaded against lynching. Since its founding, more than 200,000 women have joined Delta Sigma Theta. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, …