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Ceremony Celebrates Black Seminole Indians

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:55:28 -0400

The stories of the black Seminoles and the American Buffalo Soldiers are deeply threaded into the fabric of American history, but many have claimed that this history has not been accurately told. This problem was addressed at a recent celebration and nbsp...

Food for Your Heart & Soul at Mama Cole's

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:32:02 -0400

By: Jan Ransom

Hey Sugar," said Mama Cole as she greeted the young woman with a warm hug and a smile while filing paperwork at one of the dining tables. A familial euphoria filled the Anacostia Restaurant and Catering, also known as Cole's Caf and eacute;, where folks...

I ♥ Anacostia

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:32:01 -0400

By: Jan Ransom

An Unofficial Mayor With a Helping Hand on MLK Avenue

Jimmie Benbow, 62, held up an all black T-shirt that read "I and hearts; Anacostia" in big white letters. "D.C. means everything to him," said his oldest daughter, Edith LaVerne Grant, 44, of Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Benbow is a native Washingtonian ...

The History of the Black Church

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:31:58 -0400

By: Jan Ransom

The ushers of the Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church circled around her, hugging her and joining arms in prayer. Sister Wilson had recently lost her son to the streets of Anacostia. She stood before the congregation and Rev. Dr. Michael E. Be...

'D.C. Is Still Dying'

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:31:55 -0400

By: Jan Ransom

Protesters Call for National AIDS Strategy

An energetic, enthusiastic crowd got pumped and ready to march their way toward Anacostia Park in Southeast, to demand safe and affordable housing in the nation's capital for people living with HIV/ AIDS. ...

My Brother's Keeper

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:31:46 -0400

By: Jan Ransom

Two blocks from the Anacostia Metro station and the bus terminal, across Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., passed the staring of unfamiliar faces, men in cars honking and bordered-up homes, Jimmie L. Benbow unloads his merchandise from the white van onto a n...

Congress Heights on the Rise

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:31:46 -0400

By: Jan Ransom

Education, health care, housing and community leadership were some of the many topics discussed among commissioners, residents and guest speakers but there was also a fiery showdown between Commission Chair Mary Cuthbert and a local resident about ANC fu...

Missing, Black and Female

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:31:45 -0400

Many Link Race to Media's Failure to Present Diverse Coverage of Missing Persons

Thelma Butler, 76, prepared dinner for her family and greeted people with a tender smile as they entered her intimate home in Southwest Washington. She was composed. But then she broke-down as she recalled the events leading up to the disappearance of her...

Is There Still Hope in Hope VI?

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:31:44 -0400

By: Jan Ransom

Federal Program Started in 1992 to Upgrade Public Housing

I am happy to be back, said Sheila Brown, a community advocate and resident of Capitol Hill who recalled life in what used to be a drug- infested, crime-ridden community before Hope VI, a federal program created in 1992 by Congress and funded by the Depar...

In His Eyes

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:31:30 -0400

By: Jan Ransom

D.C. Fatherhood Initiative Program Helps to Create Responsible Fathers

A place where men help each other learn to build healthy relationships to raise healthy children....