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DC's only full service YMCA named after man who helped shape city before the Civil War
YMCA Anthony Bowen is named after a man who helped shape D.C. before the Civil War. News4’s Tommy McFly takes a trip through history and how Bowen’s strategy in the 1800s help young men and boys of color today.
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James Farmer Multicultural Center helps students become agents of social change
When you think of a college education, you might focus on academics and career preparation. But for more than three decades, a special center at the University of Mary Washington has worked to help students become agents of social change and engaged citizens. Growing up in Fairfax County, Owen Chong graduated from Mount Vernon High School, where he was...
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University of Mary Washington multicultural center helps students become agents of social change
A multicultural center at the University of Mary Washington thrives in diversity, equity and inclusion helping students become agents of social change. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.
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Caps host Rising Stars Academy for Black History Month
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin met with players and coaches of the Rising Stars Academy, part of the team’s celebration of Black History Month that includes a special jersey that has style and purpose. News4’s JP Finlay reports.
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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination
Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, was initially suspended the same week Texas outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles.
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DeSantis faces backlash after defending new Black history academic standards
Along the campaign trial, DeSantis has touted Florida’s new public school curriculum on Black history, a topic that has stirred political controversy across the country.
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VP blasts Florida's new Black history standards, which say slavery had ‘personal benefit'
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to travel to Florida Friday to deliver critical remarks in response to the state Board of Education’s approval of new standards for how Black history will be taught in public schools.
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DC Mural of Black Activist Paul Robeson Defaced With Spray Paint
D.C. police are searching for the suspect who was caught on camera defacing a mural of Black singer and activist Paul Robeson along the U Street corridor. For Abdur-Rahim Muhammad, the mural depicting Robeson’s life has been a dream come true. “We now have tours of all the murals up and down U Street. At any day in the...
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DC Mural of Black Activist Paul Robeson Defaced With Spray Paint
Someone casually spray painted graffiti over the mural honoring Black history. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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Historic Potomac Church to Undergo Restoration
Freed men and women built the Scotland A.M.E. Zion Church in Potomac, Maryland, in the early 1900s. Now, the church is gathering donations to complete a restoration and expansion project. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.
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Fredericksburg's Oldest African American Families Learn Their Ancestry Through DNA Project
The ancestral roots of the ten oldest African American families in Fredericksburg, Virginia, were revealed Friday as part of a project created to recognize the city’s Black residents. Representatives of families with deep roots in Virginia gathered together on the auditorium stage at James Monroe High School. They submitted their DNA for the research months ago to learn more...
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Genealogy Project Focuses on Fredericksburg's Oldest Black Families
The ancestral roots of the ten oldest African American families in Fredericksburg, Virginia, were revealed Friday as part of a project created to recognize the city’s Black residents. News4’s Julie Carey reports.