May 24, 2013

D.C. Sisters Reunite After 17 Years During a Track Meet (Video)

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*Everyone, adopted or not, need to look around and start asking questions about everyone they meet. It seems that more and more parents have not been forthcoming about information from their past. Two Washington, D.C. teenagers, Robin and Jordan, have been going to school 10 minutes from each other, yet have never known that they [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: The Evolution of Me

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*When I graduated from college the first time followed my dreams and became a newspaper and television news reporter. I traveled across the country covering stories, one of the most memorable was when I met Nelson Mandela during his visit to the United States after his release from a South African prison. When I graduated [...]




D.C. Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder by Voodoo?

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A relationship can be lethal to a person’s brain when they become obsessed with their mate. They begin to stalk, threaten, humiliate, and may even turn to psychics and mystics who unwittingly assist them with their insanity. Raymond E. Bradshaw, Jr., 65, of Washington, D.C., turned to voodoo for help with keeping his wife. But, [...]




D.C. Schools Encourage At Risk Students by Offering Money to Attend Summer Program

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*The drop-out rate in schools in America has been a problem for many years. It has been an equally tremendous problem in pinpointing a solution. But, it seems that one thing that young people have always responded to at home is being used at school…allowance. In Washington, D.C., the public schools are trying out an [...]




Don’t Mean A Thing if it Ain’t Got that ‘Go-Go’ Swing

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*By Wednesday afternoon the news had spread about the passing of 75 year old R&B legend Chuck Brown, who formulated the pulsating beats known as “go-go” music. It’s rhythmic phrasings are a mix of calypso, funk, soul, jazz, dance hall and all else that makes for indescribable feel good music.  If you’re cool enough to know that Washington, D. C. [...]




Woman Found Guilty in Another Butt Injections’ Case (Video)

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*Women, and men, out here are desperately seeking the perfect assets. (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.) They want the right eyelashes, lips, butt, breasts, and the list goes on. Some are so desperate they are willing to risk their lives for their aesthetics to be [...]




‘No Tags’ Vanity Plate Gets Man $20K in Tickets (Video)

Danny White of D.C. stands next to his vehicle with the infamous tag: 'NO TAGS'

*If you’ve ever had a vanity plate on your vehicle you try to go all out to be unique, right? Some of the plates that come to mind are GR8FUL, NVME, ON TYM, L8R, etc. Well one guy was simply trying to keep up with the “unique” factor and, well, to say it didn’t work [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Perpetuating the Insanity: Innefective Black Leadership

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*The residents of the District of Columbia’s Ward 8 are insane. Why else would they continue to vote for Marion Barry, Jr. who over-promises and under-delivers? Since 1975 when he began his political tenure in the nation’s capital as an at-large council-member then weaving his way in and out of the mayor’s seat for more [...]




‘Dear Daddy’ Doc Gives Voice to Black Women Without Fathers (Video)

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*Almost everyone you talk to has their story about Daddy. They wonder where he is, why he treated them so bad, does he think about us, but most of all, why did he leave? Some saw the relationship he had with their mother up close and personal, so they know why he left.  But the [...]




D.C. Slips Under African American Majority for First Time in over 50 Years

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*Chocolate City has slipped some cream in the cup and folks are starting to notice all over the country. The city that was the first on record to become a majority black town was Washington, D.C.  They’ve managed to maintain that status until recently when the nationwide gentrification touched down there a few years ago. [...]




Video: Watch Michelle Obama Do the Dougie … Well, Sorta

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*The history of the U.S. White House hasn’t had very many inhabitants that knew how to get jiggy with it. In fact, they have maintained a reserved image and followed protocol of the hierarchy.  But now that we have an African American president, things are a little different. President Obama has a coolness that the White [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: The Year In Review: Out With the Old, In With the New

*The New Year, just like birthdays and anniversaries, makes people survey the past and contemplate the future. For the past three generations some people who claimed to want more affordable healthcare in America got what they asked for in 2010. But they were not willing to accept affordable healthcare in America if it came from [...]




Terror Suspect Arrested for Planning D.C. Subway Bombing

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*A young man in D.C. thought that he was working with his beloved al-Qaida when he was working diligently to find ways to bomb D.C.’s metro system. The man was so sincere in his compliance with the terrorist organization that he offered money to help with the “cause.” But, the members of al-Qaida that 34-year-old [...]




Video: D.C. Islamic Leader Shares Info on U.S. Government’s Terrorism

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*On Christmas day last year there was an attempted plane bombing by a young Nigerian man.  The media told us that it was, once again, a terrorist act on behalf of Islam and its relentless movement to bring the U.S. to its knees…right? Well, Imam Abdul Alim Musa of D.C. was interviewed on The Middle [...]




Photos: President Obama & Celebs Gather for 2010 National Urban League Centennial Conference Washington, D.C.

Marc Morial, President & CEO National Urban League, singer Ayanna Gregory and her dad, activist & comedian Dick Gregory, at the Women of Power Luncheon held during the 2010 National Urban League Centennial Conference.

*The National Urban League kicked off its annual conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 28. The National Urban League, founded on its dedication to foster black economic equality, celebrates its 100th year. President Obama was greeted by an overwhelming welcome reception, as he took to the microphone to address delegates Thursday morning at the [...]