Zooey Deschanel is hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, and — oh my goodness, you guys — it’s going to be super cute. In the newly released promos, Deschanel, alongside Kenan Thompson, catches a case of jazz hands, talks about Black History Month, reveals the quirkiest thing about her (a collection of human teeth) and sings a funny little ditty in an opera voice. Read full article > >

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Miss Williams made her debut at the New York City Opera in 1946 to rave notices. She was the first black woman to secure a contract with a major United States opera company.

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Camilla Williams, Opera Singer, Dies at 92

Among the throngs of inmates in downtown Kabul’s prison trying to prove they are not thieves or insurgents is a soft-spoken Sikh man with piercing black eyes. He is being held on a highly unusual charge: falsely claiming Afghan citizenship. Read full article > >

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Sikh’s detention reveals flaws in Afghan justice, nation’s religious intolerance

Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, faces a problem in Europe as businesses look for other smartphone options, including Apple and Android phones.

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In Europe, Some Lovers of the BlackBerry Now Seek A New Flavor

Some tech gadgets that once seemed indispensable have been mercilessly superseded over the years, and Research in Motion is trying to avoid that fate for its BlackBerry.

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BlackBerry, Aiming to Avoid the Hall of Fallen Giants

Baratunde Thurston describes himself as a “globe-trotting comic writer and agitator.” He was born and raised in Washington and has taken his life experiences, mixed them with modern-day observances, and created the tongue-in-cheek book “ How to Be Black ,” which is available in stores Tuesday. Read full article > >

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Baratunde Thurston can teach you ‘How to Be Black’

The National Audit Office criticises an £80m Home Office programme to equip police forces with Blackberrys and other mobile devices.

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The National Audit Office criticises an £80m Home Office programme to equip police forces with Blackberrys and other mobile devices.

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Blackberrys for police criticised

When authorities caught up to Yonathan Melaku, it was more than six months after a mysterious spree of overnight shootings at the Pentagon and other military buildings in Northern Virginia. Melaku was lurking in Arlington National Cemetery with a backpack filled with bags of ammonium nitrate and a can of black spray paint. Read full article > >

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Yonathan Melaku admits shooting at Pentagon, military buildings 

What? Huh? Are you talking to me? Can’t you see that I’m in the middle of a very important e-mail on my BlackBerry? If you stand to the RIGHT side of the escalator, I might pull my earbuds out and roll my eyes while you ask me where the Hope Diamond is. But sorry, I don’t have time to show you how to use your Metro Farecard. Read full article > >

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D.C.: Rude, busy or both?

Rich or poor, educated or not, black women sometimes feel as though myths are stalking them like shadows, their lives reduced to a string of labels. The angry black woman. The strong black woman. The unfeeling black woman. The manless black woman. Read full article > >

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Survey paints portrait of black women in America

The main sponsor of a House bill targeting online piracy announced Friday that he will postpone further action on the measure that has triggered fierce protests, blackouts from Internet sites and some rethinking among lawmakers. Read full article > >

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SOPA action delayed in House until ‘wider consensus’

The main sponsor of a House bill targeting online piracy announced Friday that he will postpone further action on the measure that has triggered fierce protests, blackouts from Internet sites and some rethinking among lawmakers. Read full article > >

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SOPA action delayed in House until ‘wider consensus’

Yesterday’s Web site blackout — otherwise known as “The Day the LOLcats Died” — did a great deal of awareness-raising against the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, also known as SOPA and PIPA . But for those who weren’t aware of the legislation, confusion reigned. Read full article > >

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The nation’s black history is deeply intertwined with Washington. ¶ As the capital city, the area long attracted prominent African Americans, including civic leaders and artists. Slaves in the District of Columbia were freed before the Emancipation Proclamation, African American men had voting rights before those elsewhere and institutions such as Howard University were a draw as well. ¶ But the vestiges of that history won’t always be found in statues or memorials. ¶ “It is all around us,” says Marya McQuirter, an adjunct professor at George Washington University and the author of Cultural Tourism DC’s African American Heritage Trail guide. “There is so much to choose from and so much we don’t know.” ¶ You’ll find the story in historic homes, quietly displayed in our art museums and public spaces and in simple etchings. ¶ With Black History Month approaching, we’re singling out eight of Washington’s quiet treasures, the artifacts that are full of resonance, even if you have to look twice to notice them. Each has a story to tell, and some will downright surprise you. Make it a point to see them all. Read full article > >

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Black History Month: Artifacts you have to see