It’s hard to earn trust and marriage can be stressful depending on a person sometimes. People love each other enough to have a wedding, but how long is the marriage going to last? It seems as building a relationship is more important than just marriage. I interviewed Mrs. Potts last week just to find some first-hand information.
Read MoreDoes music even matter anymore? Students in marching bands work hard for numerous months only to receive little support. They work from the beginning of the school year until the end of the school and sometimes all the way through to next school year. Although the students put in so much time and hard work it seems to still be unrecognized.
Read More"Banned for life” were the words of Adam Silver to the LA Clippers Owner Donald Sterling after very racial remarks. Is it true that the NBA handles racism better than our own U.S Justice system? Even within a sport dominated by African-Americans, it is still surprising how racism can still surround it.
Read MoreDon Cornelius is the creator the best dance show called “Soul Train”. I picked this person because I love dancing and his show. I also picked Cornelius because I like how he influenced our black people to make us feel that we are beautiful. He really did a lot to help our people build confidence back then.
Read MoreNelson Mandela changed lives for black people in Africa. He fought for South Africa’s freedom from Dutch settlers. Mandela also risked his life participating in non-violent campaigns to get rid of the apartheid in South Africa.
Read MoreThere are a lot of people to thank for keeping schools up and running.There are principals, teachers, security guards and last but not least…lunch ladies. This might be shocking information but lunch ladies are a needed part of the school because they are not really seen...
Read MoreJAN. 9, 2014. “What's beef? Beef is when you need two gats to go to sleep. Beef is when your moms ain't safe up in the streets. Beef is when I see you guaranteed to be “ICU”. Biggie (Biggie Smalls) came out with this song in the early 90’s. Yet still today the beefs continue. Our young...
Read MoreHave you ever wondered why some schools are majority white? Have you ever though that there might be some unfairness or discrimination in that. Well there is some discrimination in that. So there is a program to balance this inequality and it's called Affirmative Action. Affirmative...
Read MoreThere are not enough positive leaders in our black community. What happened to our black leaders? Back in the day, we had MLK, Malcolm X, and more. Nowadays we don’t have enough young men who care and want to help our black youth to be successful. I think there are not...
Read MoreAugust 28, 2013 was the best day of my life and best day of school so far. My Journalism class and I experienced a history making moment at the 50th Anniversary march on Washington. This took place downtown Washington D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial. We traveled there by metro...
Read More‘’One day was never like the day before,” she remembers. Ms. Gilliam entered the unpredictable life of a journalist at the young age of 16, filling in for a journalist who was out on maternity leave. She wrote and edited small pieces. Over time, she eventually landed a prestigious position at the Washington Post in 1961 where she...
Read MoreName one DC coach who went to 15 Turkey Bowls. Anacostia former head coach, Willie Stewart has won 7 "Turkeys" as a coach. He has been at Anacostia for over 20 years. “First of all, I enjoy being around student athletes,” Willie said.
Read MoreDid you ever dream of becoming a musician or dealing with music? If so, sit down and have a conversation with Dr.Kilgo, a former member of the Blackbyrds to see what it’s like. Killgo has always been a person with a dream for music. He initially joined a jazz group, the Blackbyrds, as...
Read MoreIan Roberts was born a great leader on Dec 18, 1978 in Guyana, South America. Dr. Ian Roberts overcame childhood obstacles, became a successful student and athlete and ultimately attended Harvard University. He was a teacher for 8 years in Brooklyn NY, and has been a principal for 6...
Read MoreThe issue of racism still occurs in this year of 2012. To kill a black teenage boy because he’s wearing a hoodie and is walking down the street talking on his cell phone is racist. Trayvon Martin was found dead laying face down in the grass with a fatal bullet wound to the chest. It is pretty obvious that George Zimmerman had something to...
Read MoreTrayvon Martin, a 17 year old African American, was shot and killed February 26th, 2012 while walking through a gated community in Sanford, Florida. His accused killer, George Zimmerman, who has a Hispanic mother and a white father, told police he acted in self-defense and did not get...
Read MoreOn March 2, 2012, legendary singer/song writer Smokey Robinson was featured as a guest at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. He attended a master class and rehearsed with Duke students prior to a benefit concert he was giving for Ellington School at the Kennedy Center. The purpose of the...
Read MoreOn February 23, 2012, a classmate Lamar Penny and I had the opportunity to attend a press briefing and cocktail party at the Embassy of Australia. It was awesome. I saw members of the National Press Club who I had recently met at an earlier event at the home of the ambassador...
Read MoreOn February 9, 2012, a fellow student, Lamar Penny and I were guests at a dinner at the home of Shankar P. Sharma, Ambassador from Nepal. We were invited by foreign correspondent Eddie Walsh and the National Press Club who hosted the dinner. The purpose of this gathering was to...
Read MoreCan music and lyrics control a human's way of thinking? My answer is yes! Music can make a person hyper or change his or her adrenaline level. Melody, lyrics and rhythm can persuade and control a person's intentions. If a music artist is famous and has a song about doing drugs, people...
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