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WASHINGTON - The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) has announced that President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend the annual Phoenix Awards Dinner Sat., Sept. 24. The dinner concludes the Foundation's 41st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). President Obama is scheduled to address more than 3,000 expected attendees at the evening's event.
Four distinguished individuals will receive the prestigious Phoenix Awards: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson; U.S. Representative and civil rights activist John Lewis; athlete and humanitarian George Edward Forman Sr; and civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery. President Obama himself, was the recipient of the Phoenix Award in 2008, which recognizes individuals for their efforts and accomplishments that have made significant contributions to society, and symbolizes the immortality of the human spirit and an eternal desire to reach its full potential.
In addition, the six surviving founders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will be honored during the evening, in recognition of the organization's 40th anniversary. Actor and activist Hill Harper and WJLA veteran evening news anchor Maureen Bunyan will serve as co-emcees.
ALC provides an outlet to highlight the mission of CBCF - to develop leaders, to inform policy and to educate the public - by providing more than 80-high level, thought-provoking forums to address the critical challenges facing the African-American Diaspora.
This year, thousands are expected to reflect on the conference's theme: iLead|iServe. ALC attendees will have many opportunities to share their thoughts and experiences on leadership and service - how and why they do it, the value of each, and the impact of each within their lives and their communities. The conference will use social media, a town hall meeting, brain trusts and personal interaction to further encourage discussions and follow-up conversations among attendees.
Mayor Vincent Gray 
Mayor Vincent Gray expressed appreciation over budget automony./Courtesy Photohas sent a letter to Representatives Louise Slaughter of New York and Diana DeGette of Colorado, publicly thanking them for supporting what they called the "District of Columbia's right to self-government as well as the health and reproductive rights of low-income women" in D.C.
The Congresswomen documented their support in a letter they sent to Democratic members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees in advance of committee consideration of the D.C. appropriations bill this week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Coca-Cola Company and the Washington Nationals have teamed up for the second consecutive year to promote Live Positively: Get the Ball Rolling, an initiative designed to educate local youth about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle through proper exercise and nutrition.
As part of Coca-Cola's Get the Ball Rolling program in the Disrict, the Nationals will host a youth baseball clinic beginning at 10 a.m., Mon., Sept. 19 at Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. in Southeast. Lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m.
Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman will join approximately 300 middle school students for the event, which will utilize the entire ballpark to teach batting, fielding and pitching techniques. In addition to the Nationals clinic, the Washington Redskins, Capitals, Wizards and Mystics will host a series of clinics throughout the fall for youth living in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Each sports team, in partnership with Coca-Cola, will host a clinic focused on teaching youth the importance of exercise and a balanced diet. Professional athletes will run fitness drills and nutrition experts will provide information on balanced eating for participants to take home and share with their families.
The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum held it's 44th Anniversary luncheon at the Museum, located in Southeast Washington DC, Thursday,September 16, 2011. The current exhibition features artist BK Adams, standing here between two of his favorite paintings, he poses with his palm up, which was the inspiration for the painting on the left. He shares his story with museum director Camile Giraud Akeju. Photo by Victoe Holt.
Throngs of students and alumni dressed in black and gold piled into Bulldog Stadium at Bowie State University in Maryland to cheer on their home team during their homecoming game against Livingstone College.
Spirits were high as the Bulldogs led the game, 34-14 into the fourth quarter, a staunch contrast to the feelings of sadness felt across campus just days before.
On Thursday evening, while getting ready for a homecoming comedy show, freshman Dominique T. Frazier, 18, was stabbed and killed in her suite in Christa McAuliffe residential community on campus.
The accused murderer is her roommate, Alexis Simpson, 19.
A group of about 40 people arrested during an April protest along with Mayor Vincent Gray, is slated to go on trial.
The group, who protested on Capitol Hill over restrictions Congress placed on the District's budget, initially decided to pay a fine but later some of the protesters opted for their day in court.
The trial begins Sept. 19 and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes is expected to testify.
Shelia Stewart is noted for excellence in journalism./Courtesy PhotoRadio One DC's News and Community Affairs Director Sheila Stewart has been named "Black Radio/TV News Director of the Year."
Stewart received the honor this past weekend at The Washington Post with The National Black Press Association.
Stewart was among notables in the category for "excellence" in journalism and community service.
Stewart is a "pillar" in the Washington Metropolitan area and often lends her name to support charitable causes.
Stewart will celebrate 25 years in broadcasting next year.
Markus Batchelor,19, is Ward 8 Democrats' new first vice president./Courtesy Photo
Joyce Scott, a long time Ward 8 activist, was elected president of the Ward 8 Democrats on Sat., Sept. 17 at the Savoy Elementary School in Southeast. Scott, who was the organization's first vice president, will serve as president until September 2013.
Meanwhile, there is a new star in the D.C. political landscape: 19-year-old Markus Batchelor, who was elected first vice president of the organization. His success makes Batchelor part of a new breed of young elected officials and political aspirants who have pledged to make Ward 8 a better place to live.
Ward 8 is a strong Democratic enclave and gave Barack Obama the most support in the city in terms of percentages in 2008. The ward was also the second most pro-Vincent Gray district in D.C. next to Gray's own Ward 7.
At-Large Council member Vincent Orange's proposal is aimed at reducing unemployment among D.C. residents./Courtesy Photo
By August joblessness in the District had increased by 0.3 percent -- and now hovers at 11.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"This proposed legislation will serve to declare war on unemployment by creating, developing and training a workforce ready to connect with job opportunities within the District of Columbia," Orange said in a statement issued this week by his office. "In addition, this legislation will serve to alleviate the concerns of unemployed District residents by putting into action a plan to defeat unemployment."
Joe Barber/Courtesy Photo
Joe Barber, Arts Critic for WTOP and WETA, Dies
WASHINGTON, D.C. --Joe Barber, longtime arts and entertainer editor/commentator for radio station WTOP, has died. Barber, 53, was found dead late on Sept. 19 at his home in Northwest.
A presence in local media for 20 years, Barber – a native Washingtonian – also provided broadcast reviews of music and theater; and was a frequent panelist on WETA's Around Town, where since 1994 he commented mostly on film. He had most recently commented on the movie, The Help.
While reports state that Barber died of natural causes, DCRTV first reported the news and Jacqueline Todt, a senior director at WETA, who oversees Around Town, said Barber had been struggling with diabetes.
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Former federal judge Norma Johnson./Courtesy Photoily ,friends and members of the legal profession are mourning the death of Norma Holloway Johnson, the trailblazing judge from Louisiana who went on to become the first black woman to be appointed to the federal bench in D.C.
Johnson, also the only female to serve as chief judge of the court, rose to prominence when she oversaw the grand jury investigation into President Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
Dominique Frazier will be remembered at BSU service./Courtesy PhotoBowie State University will host a memorial Wednesday night (Sept. 21) in honor of Dominique Frazier, the freshman student who was stabbed to death in her campus dormitory last week.
The service will be held in Room 102 of the Center for Learning and Technoly.
"Bowie State administration, faculty, staff and students offer deepest condolences to the family of the victim Dominique T. Frazier, 18, from Washington, D.C.," officials said in a statement. "This kind of senseless violence is difficult to understand."
Alexis Simpson, 19, has been accused of the stabbing which occurred after the two women argued about music playing from an iPod.
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