The Black woman was sleeping when police raided her apartment and was fatally shot.
The Stop The Violence Rally is this Saturday August 6th
The Stop the Violence Be A Hope Activist Rally is Saturday, August 6that 12pm at Baker Park Bandshell in Frederick, Maryland. For more information go here:
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Abortion, DC Gun Violence, Biden and COVID and much more.
In 2015, the same neighborhood was targeted with dozens of car tires slashed.
The Afro News is celebrating 130 years of service with a star studded gala
Celebrating 130 years with Vision, Legacy and Culture. The Afro Gala is Saturday, August 13that 7:30pm at Martin’s Crosswinds – 7400 Greenway Center Drive in Greenbelt. For more information go here:
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Four black female fire fighters are suing DC’s Fire and EMS.
National Night Out is tonight in District Heights at the St. Paul Towne Center at 5pm
WHUR is joining with the community of District Heights to host National Night Out Tuesday, August 2nd from 5pm to 8pm at St. Paul Towne Center on Marlboro Pike. At 7pm, there will be a special live in the community edition of the Daily Drum with Harold Fisher.
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What you need to know about C-sections.
The original “Star Trek” premiered on NBC on Sept. 8, 1966.
Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89.
Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico.
“Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration,” Johnson wrote on her official Facebook page Sunday. “Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all.”
Her role in the 1966-69 series earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the series’ rabid fans, known as Trekkers and Trekkies. It also earned her accolades for breaking stereotypes that had limited Black women to acting roles as servants and included an interracial onscreen kiss with co-star William Shatner that was unheard of at the time.
Shatner tweeted Sunday: “I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Nichelle. She was a beautiful woman & played an admirable character that did so much for redefining social issues both here in the US & throughout the world.”
George Takei, who shared the bridge of the USS Enterprise with her as Sulu in the original “Star Trek” series, called her trailblazing and incomparable. “For today, my heart is heavy, my eyes shining like the stars you now rest among, my dearest friend,” he tweeted.
Nichols’ impact was felt far beyond her immediate co-stars, and many others in the “Star Trek” world also tweeted their condolences.
Celia Rose Gooding, who currently plays Uhura in “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” tweeted that Nichols “made room for so many of us. She was the reminder that not only can we reach the stars, but our influence is essential to their survival. Forget shaking the table, she built it.”
“Star Trek: Voyager” alum Kate Mulgrew tweeted, “Nichelle Nichols was The First. She was a trailblazer who navigated a very challenging trail with grit, grace, and a gorgeous fire we are not likely to see again.”
Like other original cast members, Nichols also appeared in six big-screen spinoffs starting in 1979 with “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and frequented “Star Trek” fan conventions. She also served for many years as a NASA recruiter, helping bring minorities and women into the astronaut corps.
The original “Star Trek” premiered on NBC on Sept. 8, 1966. Its multicultural, multiracial cast was creator Gene Roddenberry’s message to viewers that in the far-off future — the 23rd century — human diversity would be fully accepted.
She often recalled how Martin Luther King Jr. was a fan of the show and praised her role. She met him at a civil rights gathering in 1967, at a time when she had decided not to return for the show’s second season.
“When I told him I was going to miss my co-stars and I was leaving the show, he became very serious and said, ‘You cannot do that,’” she told The Tulsa (Okla.) World in a 2008 interview.
“‘You’ve changed the face of television forever, and therefore, you’ve changed the minds of people,’” she said the civil rights leader told her.
“That foresight Dr. King had was a lightning bolt in my life,” Nichols said.
During the show’s third season, Nichols’ character and Shatner’s Capt. James Kirk shared what was described as the first interracial kiss to be broadcast on a U.S. television series. In the episode, “Plato’s Stepchildren,” their characters, who always maintained a platonic relationship, were forced into the kiss by aliens who were controlling their actions.
The kiss “suggested that there was a future where these issues were not such a big deal,” Eric Deggans, a television critic for National Public Radio, told The Associated Press in 2018. “The characters themselves were not freaking out because a Black woman was kissing a white man … In this Utopian-like future, we solved this issue. We’re beyond it. That was a wonderful message to send.”
Nichols first worked professionally as a singer and dancer in Chicago at age 14, moving on to New York nightclubs and working for a time with the Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton bands before coming to Hollywood for her film debut in 1959’s “Porgy and Bess,” the first of several small film and TV roles that led up to her “Star Trek” stardom. Nichols was known as being unafraid to stand up to Shatner on the set when others complained that he was stealing scenes and camera time. They later learned she had a strong supporter in the show’s creator.
In her 1994 book, “Beyond Uhura,” she said she met Roddenberry when she guest starred on his show “The Lieutenant,” and the two had an affair a couple of years before “Star Trek” began. The two remained lifelong close friends.
Another fan of Nichols and the show was future astronaut Mae Jemison, who became the first black woman in space when she flew aboard the shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
In an AP interview before her flight, Jemison said she watched Nichols on “Star Trek” all the time, adding she loved the show. Jemison eventually got to meet Nichols.
Nichols was a regular at “Star Trek” conventions and events into her 80s, but her schedule became limited starting in 2018 when her son announced that she was suffering from advanced dementia.
The Prince George’s County Family Justice Center Foundation is hosting a golf tournament this Friday, August 5th
The Prince George’s County Family Justice Foundation Golf Tournament is Friday, August 5that Lake Presidential Golf Club in Upper Marlboro, MD. For more information go here:
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Biden in isolation again after testing positive a 2nd time for COVID.
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Shanteari Weems is accused of attempted murder in the shooting of her husband. She’s scheduled to appear in court today.
Home Free USA is offering a 4-Part series to anyone looking to purchase a home.
For more information and to sign up for the series, go here: www.homefreeusa.org/hbseries
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How do you develop a bucket list?
How will school systems, parents and students handle this?
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Some of those spots include Cape Cod; Park City, Utah; Savannah, Georgia; Maine, Fiji, and Sonoma, California.
What is your dream wedding destination?
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This is precisely why Beyonce just pops up with an album and doesn’t give fans advanced notice. Her latest album, Renaissance, due out on Friday has leaked two days early. Many are surprised by the leak as Beyonce keeps a very tight circle. She has not announced an album release date since before 2013. It appears the album was released in Europe early and made its way here via internet uploads
Project 700 is on a mission to provide new shoes to our youth in the DMV
Project 700 is seeking to collect brand new for under-served youth in the DMV just in time for the return to school. New sneakers can be dropped off thru August 10that the Spirit of Praise Church on Alabama Avenue in SE, DC. For more information go here:
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The Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act) would introduce a presumption that limits the admissibility of an artist’s creative or artistic expression in court.
Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, and Rico Love, chair of the Black Music Collective, said: “Today’s introduction of the RAP Act in the House of Representatives is a crucial step forward in the ongoing battle to stop the weaponization of creative expression as a prosecution tactic.”
“The bias against rap music has been present in our judicial system for far too long, and it’s time we put an end to this unconstitutional practice.
We extend our gratitude to Representatives Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) for their leadership on this issue, and we will continue to work closely with them to advance the protections in this bill that ensure all artists can create freely without fear of their work being criminalized.”
Do you believe rap lyrics should not be allowed in court cases? Weigh in.
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Students return to school in Prince George’s County on August 29th.
The nearly 20,000-square-foot museum includes memorabilia, trophies, and other artifacts from Robinson’s life – spanning both his baseball career and tireless civil rights work.
An opening gala held Tuesday was attended by Robinson’s 100-year-old widow Rachel Robinson, as well as two of their children.
Other celebrities in attendance included Spike Lee, C.C. Sabathia, Billie Jean King, and NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
What are some great sports-related museums you’ve been to?
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A jury convicted the manager, Donnell Russell, of threatening physical harm through interstate communication.
They exonerated him on a conspiracy count.
An emergency evacuation of the theater occurred forcing the cancellation of the premiere. The three part documentary was shown on Lifetime networks.
Are you surprised at the lengths R.Kelly’s team went to cover up his acts?
“The first time I saw H.E.R. perform was at the Black Girl’s Rock shows, and I was getting honored, and I was sitting in the front row where she came out with this guitar and all this hair,” recalled Mary J. Blige. “And I would say, ‘Who was this beautiful little girl with this bass?’ I was in love from day one.”
As for Summer Walker, MJB wants to work with her too.
Mary says, “to have my arms open and love on them because I was young and I didn’t get that kind of love from a lot of the people that came before me.”
Who else do you think MJB should collaborate with?
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DC police search for a kidnapper and his victim.
The Negro League Legends Hall of Fame is hosting it’s East vs West Vintage Baseball Games August 6th
Negro League Legends Hall of Fame East vs West Vintage Baseball Game is Saturday, August 6that 11:30 at Bowie Baysox Stadium. Auto Showcase in the East Parking lot begins at 10am. For more information go here:
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What is happening to the venerable profession of school teacher?
He was allegedly shot by his wife, Shanteari Weems, when she learned of the allegations.
A Homeschool Conference is taking place Saturday July 30th.
Homeschool Conference is Saturday, July 30thfrom 9am to 3pm. It is In-person and virtual at First Baptist Church of Glenarden Ministry Center 3600 Brightseat Road in Landover, MD. It’s hosted by SHABACH Christian Academy Homeschool Program. To register go here:
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We talk about the dangers of not taking care of your skin this summer and what you need to do right now.
The cash value of tomorrow’s jackpot is 470-million dollars.
The woman who shot her husband in a DC hotel room appears in court today.
Tom Perez concedes elections to Wes Moore. Hogan will not support the Republican nominee.
We break down the testimony and the politics of last night’s hearing.
He faces up to two years in federal prison when he’s sentenced on Oct. 21.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was convicted on Friday of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Bannon, 68, was convicted after a four-day trial in federal court on two counts: one for refusing to appear for a deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents in response to the committee’s subpoena. The jury of 8 men and 4 women deliberated just under three hours.
He faces up to two years in federal prison when he’s sentenced on Oct. 21. Each count carries a minimum sentence of 30 days in jail.
David Schoen, one of Bannon’s lawyers said outside the courthouse the verdict would not stand. “This is round one,” Schoen said. “You will see this case reversed on appeal”
But Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney in Washington, said in a statement, “The subpoena to Stephen Bannon was not an invitation that could be rejected or ignored. Mr. Bannon had an obligation to appear before the House Select Committee to give testimony and provide documents. His refusal to do so was deliberate, and now a jury has found that he must pay the consequences.”
Suspected killer of mother of five wanted by police.
The congressional committee investigating the January 6th insurrection shows what former President Trump was doing during the riot at the Capitol.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite desperate pleas from aides, allies, a Republican congressional leader and even his family, Donald Trump refused to call off the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol, instead “pouring gasoline on the fire” by aggressively tweeting his false claims of a stolen election and celebrating his crowd of supporters as “very special,” the House investigating committee showed Thursday night.
The next day, he declared anew, “I don’t want to say the election is over.” That was in a previously unaired outtake of an address to the nation he was to give, shown at the prime-time hearing of the committee.
The panel documented how for some 187 minutes, from the time Trump left a rally stage sending his supporters to the Capitol to the time he ultimately appeared in the Rose Garden video that day, nothing could compel the defeated president to act. Instead, he watched the violence unfold on TV.
“President Trump didn’t fail to act,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a fellow Republican but frequent Trump critic who flew combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. “He chose not to act.”
After months of work and weeks of hearings, the prime-time session started the way the committee began — laying blame for the deadly attack on Trump himself for summoning the mob to Washington and sending them to Capitol Hill.
The defeated president turned his supporters’ “love of country into a weapon,” said the panel’s Republican vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming.
Far from finishing its work after Thursday’s hearing, probably the last of the summer, the panel will start up again in September as more witnesses and information emerge. Cheney said “the dam has begun to break” on revealing what happened that fateful day, at the White House as well as in the violence at the Capitol.
“Donald Trump made a purposeful choice to violate his oath of office,” Cheney declared.
“Every American must consider this: Can a president who is willing to make the choices Donald Trump made during the violence of Jan. 6 ever be trusted in any position of authority in our great nation?” she asked.
Trump, who is considering another White House run, dismissed the committee as a “Kangaroo court,” and name-called the panel and witnesses for “many lies and misrepresentations.”
Plunging into its second prime-time hearing on the Capitol attack, the committee aimed to show a “minute by minute” accounting of Trump’s actions with new testimony, including from two White House aides, never-before-heard security radio transmissions of Secret Service officers fearing for their lives and behind-the-scenes discussions at the White House.
Two aides resigned on the spot.
“I thought that Jan. 6 2021, was one of the darkest days in our nation’s history,” Sarah Matthews told the panel. “And President Trump was treating it as a celebratory occasion. So it just further cemented my decision to resign.”
The committee played audio of Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reacting with surprise to the president’s inaction during the attack.
On Jan. 6, an irate Trump demanded to be taken to the Capitol after his supporters had stormed the building, well aware of the deadly attack, but his security team refused.
“Within 15 minutes of leaving the stage, President Trump knew that the Capitol was besieged and under attack,” said Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va.
At the Capitol, the mob was chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” testified Matt Pottinger, the former deputy national security adviser, as Trump tweeted his condemnation of his vice president.
Pottinger, testifying Thursday, said that when he saw Trump’s tweet he immediately decided to resign, as did Matthews, who said she was a lifelong Republican but could not go along with what was going on. She was the witness who called the tweet “a green light” and “pouring gasoline on the fire.”
Meanwhile, recordings of Secret Service radio transmissions revealed agents at the Capitol trying to whisk Pence to safety amid the mayhem and asking for messages to be relayed telling their own families goodbye.
The panel showed previously unseen testimony from the president’s son, Donald Trump, Jr., with a text message to his father’s chief of staff Mark Meadows urging the president to call off the mob.
And in a gripping moment, the panel showed Trump refusing to deliver a speech the next day declaring the election was over, despite his daughter, Ivanka Trump, heard off camera, encouraging him to read the script.
“The president’s words matter,” said Luria, D-Va., a former Naval officer on the panel. “We know that many of the rioters were listening to President Trump.”
Luria said the panel had received testimony confirming the powerful previous account of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson of an altercation involving Trump as he insisted the Secret Service drive him to the Capitol.
Among the witnesses testifying Thursday in a recorded video was retired District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Mark Robinson who told the committee that Trump was well aware of the number of weapons in the crowd of his supporters but wanted to go regardless.
Chairman Bennie Thompson, appearing virtually as he self-isolates with COVID-19, opened Thursday’s hearing saying Trump as president did “everything in his power to overturn the election” he lost to Joe Biden, including before and during the deadly Capitol attack.
“He lied, he bullied, he betrayed his oath,” charged Thompson, D-Miss.
“Our investigation goes forward,” said Thompson. “There needs to be accountability.”
The hearing room was packed, including with several police officers who fought off the mob that day, and the family of one officer who died the day after the attack.
While the committee cannot make criminal charges, the Justice Department is monitoring its work.
So far, more than 840 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Over 330 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. Of the more than 200 defendants to be sentenced, approximately 100 received terms of imprisonment.
No former president has ever been federally prosecuted by the Justice Department.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that Jan. 6 is “the most wide-ranging investigation and the most important investigation that the Justice Department has ever entered into.”
Five people died that day as Trump supporters battled the police in gory hand-to-hand combat to storm the Capitol. One officer has testified that she was “slipping in other people’s blood” as they tried to hold back the mob. One Trump supporter was shot and killed by police.
