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Will D.C. Finally Get Full Voting Rights?
By Darrick Jones "Taxation without Representation." You'll see this phrase on the back of Washington, D.C. license plates but what does it mean? As a resident of D.C., I feel proud of being in the most important part of the U.S., even honored to have been born here. We are...
By George Telzrow | October 12, 2006; 11:03 AM ET | Comments (0)
Geography Students Get Up Close and Personal with the Potomac River
By Joe Brown Cardozo students plot their course aboard the Half Shell. (George Telzrow) Boating on the Potomac sure beats another day in the classroom. The day before spring break 14 students in Mr. Telzrow's D.C. History class took a boat trip on the Potomac River with and educational group...
By George Telzrow | October 12, 2006; 12:31 PM ET | Comments (0)
Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life and Death
By Irma Tirado In the United States, we celebrate Halloween by dressing up in many pretty and scary costumes and getting candy at every house in the neighborhood. On October 31st, you will not see any pumpkins or witches in Latin America. In Latin America, many countries instead celebrate the...
By George Telzrow | November 13, 2006; 04:48 PM ET | Comments (0)
Braids, What's the Twist?
By Shawntika Johnson Braids are very popular with teenagers this year, especially girls. If you walk around this school, you will see a lot of girls with many kinds of braids or twists. You have individual braids, pixies, Senegalese, Nubian twists, yarn twists, African twists, African twist pixie, kinky twists,...
By George Telzrow | November 13, 2006; 04:53 PM ET | Comments (0)
Eating Your Words in Style at Busboys and Poets
by Zenani Bishop Busboys and Poets is a chaotic clash of a bookstore, restaurant, and beat poem reading hall, internet café and much more. Located on the corner of 14th and V, Busboys and Poets attracts many creative minds and aspiring poets as well as those who simply enjoy the...
By George Telzrow | March 1, 2007; 11:31 AM ET | Comments (0)
Mayor Fenty, Now Hear This! Cardozo Speaks Out on Mayoral Priorities
If you were the new mayor in D.C what would be your two priorities? by Maria Aguilar Ms. Barron: I would provide more low-income housing in the city by forming a partnership with companies that offer low wage jobs, such as Starbucks, Pot Belly Sandwich, and others. These companies would...
By George Telzrow | March 1, 2007; 06:16 PM ET | Comments (0)
Just Like Us: Cardozo and South African Students Find Common Ground
Cardozo students and their South African visitors on the stage of Cardozo Senior High School. (Photo by Mr. Telzrow) By Ugochi Onyeukwu You might think meeting South African students would be a stretch, and that teenage South Africans are way different then DC teens. But when you start to...
By George Telzrow | March 1, 2007; 06:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
My Adventure In Liberia
By Leon Lee According to www.historyofnations.net, Liberia, which means "land of the free," was founded by freed slaves from the United States in 1820. These freed slaves were part of the American Colonization Society. They first arrived in Liberia and established a settlement in Christopolis, now Monrovia (named after U.S....
By George Telzrow | March 1, 2007; 06:23 PM ET | Comments (0)
