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Rev. Anthony Lee promotes HIV Testing while standing before his congregation.

Pastor tested for HIV in church pulpit

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Rev. Anthony Lee, pastor at the Community of Hope church in Washington D.C., is tackling the subject of HIV/AIDS and taking a stand in the pulpit that many pastors might choose to shy away from...
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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Jesse Jackson Jr.'s absence goes unnoticed in DC

Henry C. Jackson and Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - When Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. disappeared last month for a mysterious medical leave, it took weeks for anyone in Washington to even notice...
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In this June 23, 2012 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama gives the keynote address to the African Methodist Episcopal Church general conference in Nashville, Tenn.  (AP Photo/Donn Jones)

DC chief: Conflicting reports on first lady threats

Eric Tucker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A District of Columbia police officer found that out this week when he came under investigation for threatening comments he was accused of making about first lady Michelle Obama...
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This image released by ABC shows first lady Michelle Obama on the morning program "Good Morning America," Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in New York (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)

DC cop allegedly threatens first lady

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A Washington D.C. police officer who was serving as an escort for White House officials was reportedly heard marking threatening comments about first lady Michelle Obama...
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Washington DC Mayor Vincent Gray is pictured at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Campaign workers for Gray tell The Associated Press that day laborers who worked at polling places on Gray’s behalf in 2010 were routinely paid $100 in cash _ twice the legal limit. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

DC mayor caught in poll workers' pay scandal

Ben Nuckols, Associated Press
(AP) - District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign routinely paid day laborers $100 in cash — twice the legal limit...
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Family members of the boys who drowned in a Federalsburg creek say they suspect foul play. Police say it was an accident, but the investigations is ongoing.

Drowned boys had never been in water

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NBC Washington Three boys who drowned in a shallow creek on Maryland's Eastern Shore did not know how to swim and had never before been in the water, said a local pastor...
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Rap karaoke ends in 100 person brawl

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - Outside Red Rock Cafe in Gaithersburg, Washington, a 100 person brawl broke out leaving 1 person shot and more than 6 people stabbed...
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HIV rate remains epidemic among black women in DC

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According to the Washington Post, the rate of HIV positive, heterosexual, poor African-American females in Washington DC has doubled since 2008...
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George Minor a recent graduate of the Fathering Court Program in DC

'Fathering Court' helps ex-cons become better dads

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
VIDEO - A DC training program to help young fathers returning from prison find jobs to pay child support, reconnect with their children and have better relationship with the mothers of their children...
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Frederick Douglass (file photo)

Frederick Douglass may get statue at Capitol

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The most recent bill approved by the Senate panel this week would allow Washington D.C. to build a statue of Frederick Douglass in the halls of the Capitol...
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