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Headline News
Activism is Alive

Coretta Scott King Shared and Continued Dr. King’s Dream

After 38 years, Coretta Scott King Finally Joins her Husband

‘Real Men’ Speak at the Takoma Theater

Rev. Joseph Lowery and Marion Barry to Speak at the Funeral of Civil Rights Activist and Attorney Wilhelmina J. Rolark


Regional
Carter G. Woodson’s Home Acquired by National Capital Parks-East to Rehabilitate

Patrons Touch and Go at the Auto Show

New Businesses Thriving on Church Street Thoroughfare

Code Blue: Changing Perspectives About Police

“Frederick Douglass” Advocates for Freedom from Self-Deprecation

“The Ripple Effect: Our Stories” Premiers at Women’s Museum

Films, Fires and A Flood: Katrina On A Bigger Screen

“From the Steel Mill to the Baseball Diamond”
2006 D.C. Lottery Black History Calendar Celebrates Washington’s Homestead Grays

Action Steps from Walk-through of 14 th and Ridge Road

Mayor Presents Key to the City to Conductor Leonard Slatkin

Advocates Join Mayor Williams to Press for Local Forensic Lab

Photographers Honored at the Parish Gallery

Will the Smoking Ban Go Up in Smoke?

The D.C. Spelling Bee: Championing a Proud Tradition

Lt. Gov. Michael Steele Woos Seniors

A Room of Students All Touched by Violence

Despite Critics and Concern, Some Sursum Residents in Accordance

Ugandan Electorate Speaks and Washington Listens

Ward 8 Residents, Business Owners Debate End to Drug Paraphernalia Sales

Howard Hosts a ‘Woman to Woman’ Rap Session


Tribute to Wilhelmina J. Rolark
Celebrating the Life of Wilhelmina J. Rolark

Celebrating a Life of Purpose:
Hundreds Gather for Homegoing Service of Wilhelmina Rolark

Photo Gallery

Wilhelmina Jackson Rolark: A Renaissance Woman

How Can We Say Thank You…?

Special Tribute By Rev. Sandra Butler-Truesdale

Wilhelmina Helped Pave the Way:
Friends and Neighbors Remember a Firebrand



National
KATRINA SERIES - PART 3
Saving Survivors of Katrina One Person at a Time

Was there a Conspiracy in New Orleans?

Did God Punish New Orleans for its Decadence?

Katrina Hearings Show Litany of Bad Decisions

Hurricane Katrina's Devastating Effect on African American Higher Education

King’s Birthday was Mocked on Campus with Chicken and Watermelon


Opinions/Editorials

Let's Talk - Denise Rolark-Barnes
Coretta Scott King – A Special Woman

Telling Our Stories, Keeping History Alive

Positivity: Sonsyrea Tate
Honoring Our Grand Mothers

Steer Our Rebellious Sisters Straight

Stirring Up the Stamina to Carry On

Askia at Large: Askia Muhammad
Don’t sneak up on Cheney!

Salute to Queen Mother Dorothy Height

The Only “Good” Arab…

Cartoon Controversy: Blaming the Victims for
the Crime

Editorials
Long Live the Spirit of Championing for Change

Gays and the BlackChurch

A Lady of Grace Shall Lead the Way

King’s Death Gives Birth to Emerging Women Leaders

Letters to the Editor

Guest Editorials
Marian Wright Edelman
Making Sure our Children Know Their History


Betty Friedan was More Than a Feminist

Remembering Coretta Scott King

The Escalating Criminalizing of Children

Barbara Chinn
Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself

Maulana Karenga
Seeking Solutions to Inter-ethnic Conflict

Phill Wilson
Coretta Scott King was Sensitive to Gays and Lesbians

G.W. on the Hill
A Fond Farewell with a Twist

Dems And You: Make Them Earn Your Vote

Reporting the Obvious

The Union’s State

Ron Walters
Alito Causes Strategy-Shift for Blacks

Rev. Joseph Lowery: Speaking Truth to Power

Bush Budget: Anti-Human Rights

George Curry
Tarnishing the King Legacy


Patrice Gaines
Loving Ourselves

Daughters of Jailed Mothers Feel the Void

Where’s the Truth, Really?

Marion Barry: Go Inside


Business
Blackonomics: Buying Black – It just feels good

Report Finds Too Many Blacks Remain Vulnerable without Personal Transportation

Free Legal Aid within Reach at CCLU

YOUR MONEY MATTERS
Raise Your Credit Score?

A Power Networking Tip

Education
CBCF Schools Howard Students on Financial Literacy

Historian Calls for Better Leadership on College Campuses

This Woman’s Work

Ellington Students Build on a Legacy

Negroes Have Always Had Guns: Documentary Examines Black Power and the Pistol

College Financial Aid Increasingly Benefiting the Wealthiest Students

Norton Seeks More Funds for UDC


Health
Computer Courses for Seniors

Local Doctor Receives National Award

Local Yogi Resurrects a Soulful Past

This Just In: Prostate Cancer Deaths Drop 10 Percent

Prostate Cancer Mortality Rates among Race   


Religion
Making Sense of the Senseless:
Child Survivors of Darfur Genocide Communicate through Drawings

Violent Reactions Not the Answer to Muhammad Caricatures

Warith Deen Mohammad Lectures at Howard


Entertainment
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Premieres Four Works in DC

Anu Yadav: DC’s Playwright with a Mission

The Down Low with an Upbeat at Metro Stage

Michael Eric Dyson New Release Criticizes the
Katrina Aftermath

Carjacked Kid Fuels Racial Tensions in Taut, Well-Acted Thriller

A Tribute to the Harlem Renaissance

Hedgehogs or Handguns: New Film Featuring At-Risk Youth Program in Baltimore Leaves You Wanting More

The Lion King Reloaded

A Speed Chat with Martin on Momma

Nia, but Not for Long

Bridges Awarded the 2005 Cave Canem Poetry Prize

The Freedom Ride Cost More than a Ticket

“Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers” Examines Complexity of Mixed-Race Heritage in America

Studio Theater Holds 2006 Gala in Newly Renovated Space

Tracey Scott Wilson’s “The Story” is Brilliant

“My Soul is a Witness” Features Outstanding Acting
and Singing

Ask Pearls of Wisdom®
Pride or Prejudice

Nip and Tuck

Silence of the Man


Sports
Kevin Rivers, Jr.: A Young Gladiator in the Ring

Shelia Johnson Encourages Community Development

Let the Games Begin: D.C. City Council Approves Stadium Lease for the Washington Nationals

Nationals Kick Off New Season with a Winter Caravan

The Quiet Giant

The Scoring Machine with a Bright Future

Wading the Waters at the Black History Invitational Swim Meet

Wizards’ Arenas Becomes Back-to-Back All-Star

Washington Wizards Visit Children’s Hospital

Sports Shorts

February 16

February 23


Business
Blackonomics: Buying Black – It just feels good

Report Finds Too Many Blacks Remain Vulnerable without Personal Transportation

Free Legal Aid within Reach at CCLU

A Power Networking Tip

YOUR MONEY MATTERS
Raise Your Credit Score?



Capture the Moment
“Transformational Diplomacy: Meeting the Challenge of the 21st Century”

Ward 7 Councilman Vincent Gray delivered his 1st State of the Ward Address

This Week In Black History

February 5 to February 11

February 12 to February 18

February 19 to February 25

February 26 to March 4

Special Report
Was Cleopatra A Black Woman!

The Amazing Movement Of Marcus Garvey

New Archaeological Findings Help Confirm The “Blackness” Of Ancient Egypt Amenhotep III to Akhenaten

Has History Produced A Black Sports Superiority? A Review Of The Remarks Of Fisher DeBerry



Viewpoint
If a smoking ban is passed for the District, do you think the ban will be equally enforced in all areas of the city?

Do you think we still have Black leaders today? Why or why not?

What was the personal or community effort you most remembered Mrs. Wilhelmina Rolark for undertaking?

Do you support the rally for solidarity with Marion Barry and why?


Horoscopes
February 2 - 8

February 9-15

February 23 - March 1


Archives: February 2006