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New Ward 5 council member Kenyan McDuffie
New Ward 5 council member Kenyan McDuffie (Courtesy Photo)
Ex-Gray Aide Succeeds Thomas in Ward 5 Race
Originally published May 18, 2012

Kenyan McDuffie, a former aide to Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, triumphed over a crowded field in a special election May 15 to replace scandal-plagued Harry Thomas Jr. as Ward 5 Council member.more More Arrow
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Gray, Brown Announce Plan to Renovate DC Playgrounds
by AFRO Staff
May 18, 2012 - Mayor Vincent C. Gray and D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown announced May 15 that a deal had been worked out in the city’s budget negotiations which would fund renovations for 24 playgrounds in the District. more More Arrow

District Employment Program Nets 3,000 Jobs
by AFRO Staff
May 18, 2012 - Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced May 17 that his One City, One Hire program had connected 3,000 District residents with jobs; nearly a third of the way to the program’s goal of finding employment for 10,000 previously unemployed District residents .more More Arrow

Vigil at the Howard Theater
Capital Mourns Chuck Brown
by AFRO Staff
May 17, 2012 - He was known as the Godfather of Go-go, the mustachioed baritone singer-songwriter-guitarist-bandleader who traveled the world on behalf of the music genre that became the hallmark of D.C.more More Arrow

Student wearing Our Good Karma (OGK).
Howard Student Develops Philanthropic Clothing Line
by Shane Sumbu
May 16, 2012 - In the spring of 2010, then-freshman marketing major Patrick Oseni came up with the idea for a philanthropic lifestyle brand after seeing an ad for Toms Shoes.

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PhD Project Grad Wins Promotion, Tenure at Howard University
by Special Report
May 16, 2012 - Montvale, N.J. – The PhD Project, an award-winning program to create a more diverse corporate America, announced that Project participant Russell Price, PhD, was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure at Howard University, effective August 2012. He received his Ph.D. in Finance from Florida State University.
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Contractors Plan Lawsuit to Prevent Hiring DC Quotas
by Valencia Mohammed
May 16, 2012 - The Association of Builders and Contractors of Metropolitan Washington plans to file a lawsuit against the District government for requirements to increase the percentage of DC residents for large construction projects. more More Arrow

Members of the Century Club and awardees pause for pictures after the 59th Annual Founders’ Day Awards Luncheon, April 22, at the Navy Yard. Sitting, from left, Gladys Epps, Community Service awardee; Sandra Y. Bears, Community Service awardee; Julia P. Marshall, Sojourner Truth awardee; Joy G. Kinard, Professional Achievement awardee; Evelyn T. McKenly, member. Standing, from left, Adrienne Lynch, member; Brenda Mason, member; Theresa Lewis, member; Evelyn Hagwood, member; Makea Gasden-Locke; Carolyn D. Kornegay, president; Elnora Askey, member; Lillie Simmons, member. Not shown, Dana M. Jones, Man of the Year awardee; scholarship recipient; Abijah Swingon Stokes, student at George Mason University.
Century Club Holds 49th Founders’ Day
by AFRO Staff
May 16, 2012 - The Century Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club held its 49th Annual Founders’ Day and Awards Luncheon, April 22, at the Washington Navy Yard and Catering and Conference Center. Approximately 200 guests were in attendance at this gala affair.
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First Lady of Niger
First Lady of Niger Seeks Answers on Sickle Cell Disease from Howard Experts
by Special Report
May 16, 2012 - WASHINGTON -- Dr. MalikaIssoufouMahamadou, the first lady of the Republic of Niger and president of the Tattali-Iyali Foundation, met with doctors and other clinicians with the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Monday as part of her continuous effort to upgrade health care for the citizens of her African nation.

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Emmett C. Burns, member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 10th district
Md. Delegate Recants Statement, Won't ‘Stay Home’ On Election Day
by Alexis Taylor
May 16, 2012 - The black church is still reeling from President Barack Obama’s announcement that he is in agreement with the legalization of same-sex marriage in America. more More Arrow

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