May 20, 2013

Video: In Washington and Other Regions, Minorities are the Majority

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*Change is and has always been a constant. That’s becoming clearer and clearer as far as demographics and how it affects America’s cities and politics. The Washington Post has a story that illustrates how profoundly immigrants are changing the region. Washington is among eight big-city metropolitan regions in which minorities became a majority in the [...]




Big Spence is Back in Sac!

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*Big Spence, graduate of the Sacramento area’s Del Campo High (DC) in 2002 is back in town working on the new feature film Ivy. Many of you know him as Marcus Spencer, football phenom from DC but now he goes by ‘Big Spence’ christened with the name by non other than 4 time Grammy-Award Winner [...]




Now Coming To The Stage: Gospel Artist Tre’ Thomas

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*Washington, DC residents are in for a treat in July as gospel sensation, Tré Thomas, gets ready to perform at the popular upscale nightspot, Blues Alley, on Tuesday, July 5th. Thomas will do two shows at 8pm and 10pm, with songs such as his hit “My First Love” and other songs from his Debut CD, [...]




NFL’s Davis Brothers Are Changing Lives in DC and Africa

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*NFL brothers and Washington, DC natives Vernon Davis of the San Francisco 49ers and Vontae of the Miami Dolphins, have spent their off-season participating in a number of philanthropic endeavors both abroad and here at home.  In addition to their fundraising and subsequent mission trip this spring to Uganda and Rwanda with Pros For Africa [...]




We Remember Dwayne McDuffie: Revered Comic Book and Animation Writer Dies

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*Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote comic books for Marvel and DC and founded his own publishing company before crossing over to television and animation, has died. He was 49. The Detroit native died Monday, a day after his birthday, DC Comics said. He reportedly passed away due to complications following a surgical procedure he underwent Monday [...]




Chuck Brown Keeps on Gettin’ Down

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*GoGo music has been one of the most well kept secrets in the African music diaspora. Though it was born in our nation’s capital and has thrived, it has not gotten nearly as much props in other geographic areas. Many of our readers may have immersed themselves in D.C.’s GoGo culture while attending one of [...]