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Moses Dixon is the kind of young man who is likely to have a lot of influence on Hartsville's future.

President Barack Obama intends to nominate Gayleatha Beatrice Brown to beAmbassador to Burkina Faso.

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing" II Tim.4:7&8." CHATTANOOGA, TN: Elderess Rhoda 'Ma' Walls, age 62 was born ...

Scout.com was at the a oeSound Mind, Sound Bodya Football Academy held at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Determined to offer its participants much more than an athletic experience a oeSound Mind, Sound Bodya , part of a oeThe Lifting As We Climba Foundation, was a tremendous success.

Try to peg the character of U Street, the revitalized and once-again trendy corridor in Northwest D.C., and you may have to check your watch.

Words failed Roslyn Haywood-Broadnax, and that doesn't happen often. Her eyes softened and she pointed to the ceiling -- or, rather, through it, toward the heavens.

Khalid Clemmons of West Oak Lane is the new chess master for the Philadelphia chapter of Concerned Black Mena s revived chess program.

Hillside graduate earns dual degrees at Howard : From staff reports Jun 28, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Janell Glennette Hill received dual degrees from the Howard University Medical and the Howard University Graduate Schools on May 9. The requested content is restricted to registered users.

West-Indian-born civil-rights activist, leader of black nationalism in the United States in the 1960s and originator of its rallying slogan, 'black power.' Carmichael immigrated to New York City in 1952, attended high school in the Bronx, and enrolled at Howard University in 1960.

Michael Jackson burst onto the national scene in 1969 as a cherubic 11-year-old leading a dynamic brothers' group.

When Corinne Bridgewater of Sacramento selected Howard University to attend this fall, her mother, a school teacher, supported the decision but worried about how they would muster up the funds to cover the $22,000 a-year tuition.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores today announced that the 2009 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference will provide a forum at which to provide further recognition to Leonard J. DeMino, RPh., a chain pharmacy icon whose resume already includes some of the industry's highest honors and achievements.

One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city's Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and injuring scores of others as the front end of the trailing train jackknifed violently into the air and fell atop the first.

At least 76 people involved in the Metro Red Line crash were taken to area hospitals last night for treatment of injuries that ranged from minor to critical.

During eight years of professional soccer in Europe, American-born Oguchi Onyewu had grown accustomed to monkey noises and racial remarks made by fans toward black players.

Four fatalities have been confirmed as a result of a collision of two Metro trains between the Takoma Park and Fort Totten stations on the Red Line, according to the transit agency.

PBS board members, who for 25 years have turned a blind eye to religious programming at some of their member stations' religious programing, have decided to enforce a rule banning the broadcasts -- a move that spells the beginning of the end for religious shows on public television.

DESIREE COOPER With faith, miracles can still happen BY DESIREE COOPER * FREE PRESS COLUMNIST * June 17, 2009 For a decade now, I've been writing about the lives of ordinary Detroiters.

Even though she had to start crunching her budget, Lori Geyer refused to stop tightening her abs.

It's a story that Nine News Now has been covering for more than a decade. Howard University grads, Lawrence and Lamont Garrison were convicted and sent to prison-despite theirs and others claim of innocence after a convicted Cocaine dealer named them and eighteen others as part of his drug conspiracy.