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Positive Choices Football Camp celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala and its annual youth football clinic, offering players of all ages important skills, training and mentorship from college and professional athletes. (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)
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Positive Choices Football Camp Celebrates 20 Years

by Ed HillJuly 10, 2024July 16, 2024

Positive Choices Football Camp recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala and a partnership with the University of Maryland, featuring over 350 campers learning skills and techniques from certified coaches and NFL and college players.

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First Baptist Church of Glenarden held its annual Men's Conference under the theme “Decision Maker 24” on June 22, with University of Maryland head football coach Mike Locksley as one of the main speakers. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)
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Early in his career, puppeteer Jim Henson created Kermit the Frog for the television show “Sam and Friends” that aired on WRC-TV, now known as NBC Washington. This scene is from the documentary "Jim Henson Idea Man," produced & directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard. (Courtesy of Disney+)
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A butterfly lands on some goldenrod, one of the flowers native to the D.C. area that DMV student groups planted as part of the first Wild Visions Habitat Creation Challenge hosted by Garden for Wildlife. (Courtesy of Trisha Singh/Garden for Wildlife)
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DMV Dominates in Girls Basketball

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Student activists from around the DMV surround one of the tents at a George Washington University encampment on April 25, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, where over 34,000 Palestinians have died in Israel's retaliatory response to Hamas terror attacks on Oct. 7. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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An acrylic on paper by Alma Thomas, “Untitled” (1966), as part of the “David C. Driskell & Friends” exhibition. This gift to The Driskell Center was from Susan Kaim Talley and Bascom D. Talley III (Courtesy of Jonathan Thorpe/David C. Driskell Center)
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