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• D.C. Caribbean Carnival No Longer In D.C.

  

  After weeks of speculation as to whether D.C. Caribbean Carnival will take place because of financial woes, the show will go on. Well, sort of. The parade that typically marches down Georgia Avenue won’t be in D.C. this year. Organizers announced that the … Read More

• Ethiopian Restaurant Finds Success In Going 'American'
• Malcolm X or Meridian Hill Park: On Symbolism And Accuracy

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• Loneliness And Race In The Twilight Years

  

  The quality of life for the elderly varies by race, and a new report from the Council on Contemporary Families sheds light on how loneliness affects seniors. The report, by the nonprofit, non-partisan group based at University of Miami, found that elderly … Read More

• Lost In Translation: Report Says D.C. Struggles To Serve Non-English Speakers
• Unmarried And Same-Sex Couples More Likely To Be Interracial

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• On Diversity, or Lack Thereof, in Media Criticism and Newsrooms

  

  Jon S / Flickr The Poynter Institute, a journalism-education organization, announced this week it hired Andrew Beaujon as a reporter to cover the media, taking over where Jim Romenesko left off. Beaujon (who is a former colleague of mine from … Read More

• Which D.C. Ward Has The 'Ideal' Racial Make-Up?
• Why so many black residents left D.C. and Marion Barry on diversity

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