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D.C. Students To Be Tested On Sex Education and Drugs

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DC public schools are planning to test students on their knowledge of human sexuality, contraception and drug use this spring. According to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, the exam will be the first standardized test on health and sex education in the country. The 50-question exam will be given to students in grades 5, 8 and 10. The city’s rates of childhood obesity, sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy are among the highest in the country. School officials say the test will help determine what students know about risky behavior. Continue reading D.C. Students To Be Tested On Sex Education and Drugs

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32 (of DaMixx Band) Fires back at Steve Roy (of Suttle Thoughts)

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This could actually turn out to be something really exciting in the making… something that Go-Go could use right about now… something that can actually generate creative concepts based on an old school tactic. As DaMixx Band’s 32 swiftly tosses back the hand grinade that was originally released on the microphone by Suttle Thought’s Stever Roy, opinions are beginning to surface in as who would really run it, if they were to actually take things to the stage in an old fashion, fun-loving loving, money generating out battle.  DaMixx -vs- Suttle Thoughts.  Who would be the last band standing?  Y’all … Continue reading 32 (of DaMixx Band) Fires back at Steve Roy (of Suttle Thoughts)

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Steve Roy of Suttle Thoughts tells #32 and DaMixx Band to simply “Bring It!”

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In an old school spirit straight from the chest, vocalist Steve Roy (of Suttle Thoughts) demonstrates that he also posses freestyling skills by melodically responding to DC rapper 32 and Da Mixx Band’s goal to take it to the stage in a battle consisting of Suttle Thoughts -vs- DaMixx Band.  Who gets your vote? WATCH VIDEO CLIP BELOW: Continue reading Steve Roy of Suttle Thoughts tells #32 and DaMixx Band to simply “Bring It!”

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Dear Daddy…

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If you’re a daddy’s girl, you know how special the bond is between a man and his daughter. For most young girls of color in today’s society, they cannot relate. They have never had a dad who cared for them, guided them or in most cases claimed them. Statistics show that 82.3% of African American children born in the U.S. since 1990 will not live in the same household as their biological fathers before they graduate high school. The continuation of the dialogue that must happen in order for there to be a re-conciliatory healing in the African American Community. … Continue reading Dear Daddy…

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Local Officials Aim To Prevent Gang Violence In PG County Schools

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(Prince George’s County, MD)  – State and local officials are launching a 100-thousand-dollar program to fight gang violence in two of Prince George’s County’s most troubled middle schools .  A 50-thousand-dollar grant from Maryland’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention is being matched with another 50-thousand-dollars from the United Way of the National Capital Area, to create seminars, films and other programs to keep kids out of gangs and help gang get out.  The money will be used at Benjamin Stoddert Middle and Thurgood Marshall Middle Schools in Temple Hills. Continue reading Local Officials Aim To Prevent Gang Violence In PG County Schools

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Black Boo featuring Killa Call “Hit’em Hard” (Redskins Song Week 2)

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As heard on Big Tiggers Morning show. Black Boo puts out his 2nd installment of the weekly Redskin Hype Song. Hit’em Hard (Redskins Song Week 2 Featuring Killa Cal) Download the track here http://www.4shared.com/audio/UpGBOnOo/Hitem_Hard__Redskin_Song_Week_.html WATCH VIDEO CLIP BELOW: Continue reading Black Boo featuring Killa Call “Hit’em Hard” (Redskins Song Week 2)

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Kato Apologizes For His Coverage of CNN’s Apology for Playing The Wrong Song

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Updated: Without a doubt, I want to take the time out for allowing myself to be flimflammed regarding CNN clip, because after further investigation, turns out that this clip is actually altered from the actual original CNN. Although there was a slip of the “N” word using the song of Coolio’s Fantastic Voyage, the clip embedded earlier is NOT the correct clip. (please see below for the correct clip. And therefore please accept my apologies in posting erroneous information. -Kato Hammond Continue reading Kato Apologizes For His Coverage of CNN’s Apology for Playing The Wrong Song

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Students Robbed at Gunpoint Near Friendly High School

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By WISDOM MARTIN/myfoxdc FORT WASHINGTON, Md. – On any given day, you would see children of all ages walking to and from Friendly High School. But some parents FOX 5 spoke with say they won’t be anymore. “I know that my son, my nephew, they are afraid,” said one parent who did not want to be identified. On Monday, police say three students walking to school were robbed at gunpoint by four suspects in a late 1990s gray Toyota Camry. Some parents say their kids had just seen the suspects moments before the robbery. “It was a car that was … Continue reading Students Robbed at Gunpoint Near Friendly High School

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New Date for MLK Memorial Dedication

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Oct. 16 has been set as the new date for the Martin Luther King Memorial dedication, which was postponed last month after torrential rains from Hurricane Irene hit the D.C. region. According to reports, organizers of the dedication  — who rescheduled the event out of concern for the public’s safety — are expected to make a formal announcement this week surrounding the new date. The dedication service for of the 30-foot granite statue, where President Barack Obama was scheduled to speak, was to have taken place on Aug.28 on the 48th anniversary of King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, and … Continue reading New Date for MLK Memorial Dedication

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DC Launches The “One City One Hire” Initiative

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One City One Hire is an innovative strategy that will encourage Washington metropolitan area employers to commit to hire at least one unemployed District resident. It is designed to serve as a catalyst to jump-start the Mayor’s pledge to put unemployed District residents — in every ward of the city — back to work. The initiative is being launched with support from the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, and is modeled after Atlanta’s highly successful Hire One Atlanta jobs program which achieved nearly 13,000 new hires within six months of its launch. One City One Hire aims to get area employers … Continue reading DC Launches The “One City One Hire” Initiative