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UDC to Rename Sports Complex After the ‘Grandfather of Black Basketball'
The University of the District of Columbia will rename its sports complex after the “grandfather of Black basketball,” Dr. Edwin B. Henderson.
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UDC Renaming Sports Complex After Local Basketball Legend
E.B. Henderson popularized basketball among the African American community in D.C.
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Water Main Break Causes Disruptions to UDC
A 12-inch water main ruptured on Connecticut Avenue near Van Ness Street NW. DC Water says it may take until midnight to finish repairs and fully restore water at the University of the District of Columbia’s campus.
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Core Beauty: Ms. Senior DC Contestants Share Their Stories
The Ms. Senior DC is not a beauty contest, says Frances Curtis Johnson, who took home the crown in 2017. It’s about elegance, sophistication, poise and maturity.
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Ms. Senior DC Contestants Share Sisterhood, Talent and Life Lessons
The annual Ms. Senior DC Pageant offers women age 60 and older the opportunity to show off their talent and share their story.
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UDC Professor Combines Passion for Math With Hip Hop
Dr. Peter Plourde, also known as Professor Lyrical, is combining education with his passion for rapping. He says he uses rap to explain math to his students at the University of the District of Columbia. News4’s Nicole Jacobs reports.
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NBC4 Telemundo 44 Job Fair Has Dozens of Job Openings
WMATA, health care companies, law enforcement and — yes, indeed! — NBC4 are looking for qualified candidates at a job fair Friday at the University of the District of Columbia Student Center. News4’s Mollette Green checks in with some employers who are ready to hire.
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NBC4 Hosts the ‘Working 4 The Community' Job Fair This Friday
Looking for a job? NBC4 presents the “Working 4 The Community” job fair this Friday in D.C.
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Deals, Dialogue on the Menu for DC's Black Restaurant Week
Empty your bellies and block off your calendars: another restaurant week is here. Only this time around, the focus is not just on the food, but also the chefs and business owners behind it.
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Second Arrest Made in Shooting Death of College-Bound Teen
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the death of an 18-year-old who was preparing to start college this fall.
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17-Year-Old Charged With Premeditated Murder in Shooting of College-Bound Teen
A 17-year-old is being charged with premeditated murder in the shooting of an 18-year-old who was preparing to start college this fall.
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18-Year-Old ‘Horton's Kid' Killed Walking Home From Store
TaQuan Pinkney had plans to start college at the University of the District of Columbia this fall and was his sister’s best friend. Then, he was shot and killed Sunday while going to buy a soda. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with Pinkney’s heartbroken mother.
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College-Bound Man Shot, Killed Walking Home From Store
TaQuan Pinkney had plans to start college at the University of the District of Columbia this fall and was his sister’s best friend. Then, he was shot and killed Sunday while going to buy a soda. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with Pinkney’s heartbroken mother.
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New Md. Law Lets Quadriplegic Attorney Keep Job and Nursing Care
A new law to help a quadriplegic attorney keep both his job and his nursing care passed on the last day of Maryland’s legislative session Monday.
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Quadriplegic Attorney Must Choose Between Job and Nursing Care If Loophole in Maryland Law Isn't Addressed
A quadriplegic faces the prospect of losing either his job or his full-time nursing care because of a loophole in Maryland law.
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Attorney: Report Justifying D.C. Police Use of Force a ‘Whitewash'
A police investigation found officers used appropriate force in detaining two men on a sidewalk in the Capitol Hill neighborhood last month, Police Chief Cathy Lanier said, but an attorney for those men called the report a “whitewash.”
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Bill Would Rename University of D.C. After Marion Barry
A D.C. Council member wants to rename the city’s only public university after the late former mayor Marion Barry.