The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one’s self. All sin is easy after that.” --IPearl Bailey
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Alexis Hammonds 17, a Ballou Senior and her date Emonte Wimbush were among the lucky Ballou Senior High School students escorted to their prom on a party bus by motorcycle clubs from all over the area. Among the clubs, the Shriners and District police took part. / Photo by Lafayette Barnes IV
D.C. Gives Chuck Brown Rousing Sendoff By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer If there was ever any doubt about the depth of the affection D.C. has for Chuck Brown, last Thursday’s memorial service and
the thousands of people who bid the chief architect of GoGo goodbye put that to rest. At the Celebration of Love at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest, more than 10,000 people – dignitaries,
celebrities, government officials and ordinary Washingtonians – crowded into a massive auditorium for the almost four-hour service. In keeping with Brown’s wishes, the memorial was more party than funeral, more festive
than somber. Veronica Ambrose, her daughter Miya, 33, and granddaughter Kaiara, 17, stood in line for more than two hours to get in. “Chuck is definitely a legend. I grew up with his music,” said
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Ambrose, a 55-year-old program coordinator who works at Howard University. “I like his spirit. He’s a very humble man who showed a lot of love. I wanted to
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