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Photo: Duke Ellington

By | Feb. 25, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Duke Ellington, famous black pianist and jazz composer.

Photo: Leontyne Price

By | Feb. 25, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Leontyne Price, winner of 15 Grammy Awards and the first black opera singer to perform on television.

Nelson Mandela

By Erik Li | Feb. 25, 2005, midnight | In Print »

A South African nationalist and politician, Nelson Mandela became the first freely-elected president of South Africa in 1994. He implemented several social reforms and was a key player in the development of a democratic South Africa.

Whitney Houston

By Grace Harter | Feb. 25, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Whitney Houston is one of the most famous, highest-grossing, female vocal artists to date. She has set many records in album sales and was the first female artist to have an album debut at number one on the charts. Houston is not only a successful singer, however; she has also set up numerous charities and funds to help the less fortunate.

Photo: Whitney Houston

By | Feb. 25, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Whitney Houston, the first female artist to have an album debut at number one on the charts.

Photo: Morgan Freeman

By | Feb. 25, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Morgan Freeman, actor, winner of one Golden Globe award and nominee for four Oscars.

Photo: "Cursed" movie poster

By | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Text-a-friend: the high-tech approach to cheating

By Ravi Umarji | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In Print »

During his Modern World History final exam last year, Mike, a senior, came to a difficult question. After mulling it over and failing to come up with the right answer, he decided to turn to text-messaging. Quietly, Mike put his head down on his desk and pretended to sleep while texting his friend the question under his desk. The friend texted the answer back to Mike, who quickly bubbled it in " all without the teacher noticing.

Photo: Nelson Mandela

By | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Nelson Mandela, South African nationalist and politician and the first freely-elected president of South Africa in 1994.

Shirley Chisholm

By Zahra Gordon | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Legendary politician Shirley Chisholm died on Jan. 1, 2005 at the age of 80, but her spirit lives on. She was the first black woman elected to Congress and worked endlessly for the rights of women and minorities.

Ken Griffey, Jr.

By Adith Sekaran | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Ken Griffey, Jr. is the starting center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds. Griffey, whose father was also a legendary baseball player, recently entered the 500 Homerun Club and has been playing baseball throughout his life.

Maryland fans are over the top

By Grace Harter | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In Print »

In the world of college basketball, March Madness is almost here, which means a month of exciting games, intense rivalries and rowdy fan behavior.

Photo: Ken Griffey, Jr.

By | Feb. 24, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Ken Griffey, Jr., black baseball player who won every American League Gold Glove award as an outfielder in the 1990s and won the Most Valuable Plater during the 1997 season after hitting 56 homeruns, 147 RBIs and averaging .304.

Photo: 250 keanu reeves in "constantine"

By | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The brooding Keanu Reeves as John Constantine in "Constantine."

Photo: Metro - Dusit

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

snoWatch: bigger, better than ever

By Vivek Chellappa, Ely Portillo | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In Print »

With the threat of snow approaching, we here at the Silver Chips snoWatch team would like to propose a system we feel would benefit MCPS snow team (since we are the ones with real experience).

Photo: Ben's Chili Bowl

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Fort Totten Station

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Judiciary Square Station

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Whaton Metro Station

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Gallery Place/Chinatown - Chinatown

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: African American Civil War Memorial

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The African American Civil War Memorial near the U Street Metro station.

Photo: Languages

By Sheila Rajagopal | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Metro - Super Chicken

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Super Chicken in Silver Spring.

Thurgood Marshall

By Adith Sekaran | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Despite facing racism, Thurgood Marshall rose through the ranks to become the first black judge to be on the Supreme Court. Before becoming a justice, Marshall's most important case as a lawyer was the landmark civil rights case Brown v. the Board of Education.