Back To School JUMP OFF 2012

DC Mayor Gray announces Langdon Park to be renamed “Chuck Brown Memorial Park” near 20th, Franklin & Girard St NE. THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 26th (11AM-8PM)>>> Come Join the DiamondStar Divas & Unique Cutz Barbershop as we are one of many sponsors that will be out there supporting a Community Event rebuilding Langdon Park and reshaping the educational/vocational programs for the youth {“Back To School” JUMP OFF~1st Annual Supply Drive!} … DATE: Sunday, August 26 TIME: 11am-8pm LOCATION: Langdon Park Field (20th & Franklin St. NE, Wash., DC) **Please Bring In-Kind Donations of School Supplies & Your Entire Family!!!!!!! -FREE FOOD/BEVERAGES … Continue reading Back To School JUMP OFF 2012

Students Robbed at Gunpoint Near Friendly High School

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

Evolution of Go-Go at the Anacostia Museum – Yessir… Go-Go’s About To Be Taught In The Schools

The Go-Go Beat in Washington, D.C.: Workshop and Teacher Curricula Meeting Workshop for All Ages and Meeting for Teachers on The Evolution of the Go-Go Beat in Washington, D.C. Saturday, July 9, 2011 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE 20020 www.anacostia.si.edu 1- 3 p.m. Discussion and Performance on the Evolution of the Go-Go Beat in Washington, D.C. Charles Stephenson and Kip Lornell, co-authors of The Beat! Go-Go Music from Washington, DC, present the history of Go-Go music in the nation’s capital. Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliot of EU discusses his story and tells how Go-Go led him to the … Continue reading Evolution of Go-Go at the Anacostia Museum – Yessir… Go-Go’s About To Be Taught In The Schools