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Something Old, Something New Highlights Spring Elections

June 8, 2015 Staff 0

Local voters favored a blast from the past with this week’s elections bringing a former news anchor and former mayor to key positions in addition to showing a perference for job experience and a business […]

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Rep. G.K. Butterfield Becomes New CBC Chair

January 13, 2015 Staff 0

by Joyce Jones Rep. G.K. Butterfield takes over the helm of the Congressional Black Caucus during what could be described as the worst of times for African-American lawmakers on Capitol Hill. When they take the […]

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Edward Brooke, 1st Black Elected U.S. Senator, Dies

January 5, 2015 Staff 0

BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He was 95. Brooke died of […]

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Former DC Mayor Marion Barry Dies at 78

November 24, 2014 Staff 0

Ben Nuckols, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP)— Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by […]

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