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December 16, 1999, Thursday, Final Edition
SECTION: WEEKLY - DC; Pg. J02
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HEADLINE:
THE DISTRICT IN BRIEF
BODY:
Group Seeks
African American Museum
Tonight marks the beginning of a fresh
effort to build a national African American history museum in the District, a
drive led by a group of D.C. lawyers and headlined by Harvard University
professor Cornel West.
Eight years after a panel appointed by the
Smithsonian recommended the establishment of a national museum of black
history--and five years after Congress killed the idea--a private group aims to
get the project started, perhaps on Poplar Point along the Anacostia River.
"We cannot afford to wait on Congress any longer," said Robert L.
Wilkins, a senior attorney with the D.C. Public Defender Service and president
of a new nonprofit group, the National African-American Museum and Cultural
Center Inc. "That is why we created this private group to be the catalyst for
action."
At a 6 p.m. reception today at the Reserve Officers'
Association, 101 Constitution Ave. NE, the organization will describe its vision
of a 400,000-square-foot museum, conference center and cultural complex. Tickets
are $ 30 at the door. Wilkins said more information is available at
http://www.melanet.com/melanews/naam.html.
Applications Accepted
for Scholarships
Washington Gas Light Co. is offering $ 1,000
academic scholarships to 16 District high school seniors planning to pursue
undergraduate degrees in mathematics, computer science, engineering, science,
accounting, business, marketing or science. Two students in each ward will
receive scholarships.
Applicants must be high school seniors and
District residents, maintain a grade-point average of 3.0 or above and
demonstrate community involvement. Included in the application should be two
letters of recommendation: one from a high school instructor in a business or
science field or from a school counselor, and one from an employer, community
program supervisor or respected member of the community.
In submitting
the application, students also must include a two- or three-paragraph cover
letter, verification of grades, copies of PSAT or SAT results and a resume. The
deadline is Feb. 20.
Applications can be obtained from school counselors
and should be addressed to Washington Gas Scholarship Program, c/o Daniel
Flores, 1100 H St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20080. For more information, call
202-624-6792.
Hearing Planned on HIV Proposal
The D.C. Administration for HIV/AIDS will hold a public hearing
on the proposed Ryan White CARE ACT Title II Allocation Plan
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at One Judiciary Square, 441 Fourth Street NW, Room
1030.
The allocation plan is intended to improve the quality,
availability and organization of HIV health and support services for people
living with HIV infection.
The hearing will allow the public to testify
on the allocation of funds to Title II programs, including regional HIV
consortia, home- and community-based services and medications through the D.C.
AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
To testify, call Beverly Saunders Biddle
at 202-727-2500 by Dec. 30. Comments will be limited to five minutes. Written
comments may be mailed or faxed to Biddle, at 717 14th Street NW, Suite 600,
Washington, D.C. 20005, and must arrive by the close of business Jan. 17. The
fax number is 202-727-8471.
Copies of the plan are available by calling
Biddle.
LOAD-DATE: December 16, 1999
