AVStar
Beautiful brown skin, curves of a Goddess, the face and voice of an angel, these are just a few ways to describe Ms. AVee Star. With the looks of a model, and the talent of a superstar, she is on a path that many greats before her have taken;
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Kalu
“When no words, music speaks.” Those words are tattooed on 20-year-old Chidibiere Kalu’s arm. 
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Chris Stylez
From the “Continent” of Southeast DC, hip hop artist Chris Styles Bacon wants to bring a mixture of new live music and a little bit of everything in-between to his rhymes. Chris began rhyming at a young age, realizing by the 7th grade that this was something he was serious about. Chris expressed his feelings about hip hop by saying “It’s a power to move people with rhymes. It really brings people together.”  
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Skaters in D.C.
In the state that our earth is currently in, people are always looking for more efficient and eco friendly ways to get around. While the use of fuel efficient cars, the metro, bicycles and scooters are on the rise the youth in D.C. have taken on another form of transportation.
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Miss Teen D.C.
Hard work, dedication, intelligence, beauty, talent, these are just a few of the qualities a contestant must have to compete to become Miss Teen D.C. The Pageant committee requires their contestants to be between the ages of 13 to 17, must be enrolled in and attending classes on a full-time basis at an accredited school, and live or go to school in the District. The preliminary judging process consists of an interview, lifestyle and fitness in sportswear, talent, evening wear, on-stage questionnaire, and scholastic achievement.
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Redline Metrorail
The Redline Metrorail train crash between Fort Totten and Takoma stations happened on June 22, leaving some riders jittery, but not 19-year-old Brittany Clark
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NovelTeens'Ink
In 2007, Ragasten Paul walked into Sameerah Stocks classroom at Theodore Roosevelt High School. What Paul bought with him ended up changing her life.
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Thats Wassup Lanesha
It took LaNesha Kearse, 18, four months to realize that she had a higher calling, being a leader. Hailing from Northwest Washington D.C., Kearse had always shown a keen interest when it came to her academics. Kearse’s mother started getting her daughter involved in academic programs at a young age so that she could have a first-hand experience in various cultures.
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