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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Southern Maryland Hospital Welcomes First Baby of 2013

Riley Maykayla was born at 7:19 a.m. on New Year's Day.

Southern Maryland Hospital saw its first baby of the year just seven hours into 2013. The hospital greeted Riley Maykayla at 7:19 a.m. while her mother, Kimberly Moten donned a glittery crown. “I kept saying I wanted to have her on New Year’s Day,” Moten said.  “And I got my wish.” Sharmaine Spain, the baby's aunt, said Riley has her mom’s lips and her father’s nose. “I’m glad it’s over,” Moten, who works at Joint Base Andrews as a medical clerk, said. “It was fun being pregnant during the holidays. For a while I thought she might be born on Christmas. And I got to eat a lot of food, especially on Thanksgiving—because I used the excuse that I was pregnant."    

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1:59 pm on Friday, January 4, 2013

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

For Some, New Year's Day Marks Kwanzaa Celebration

Seven-day holiday honors African-American history and culture.

To those that celebrate, the seven-day festival of Kwanzaa means taking time to spend with family, honoring African-American culture, and focusing on the “seven principles” that are central to the holiday. What Kwanzaa isn’t, according to Germantown resident Michael Friend, is an alternative to Christmas. “I think the fear for a lot of Christians is, ‘Don’t take my Christmas away,’” said Friend, who founded the Rockville-based African performing arts group Soul in Motion Players, Inc. and has celebrated the holiday for decades. “It’s not about religion at all – it’s about a value system. It gives us seven days to kind of reevaluate and realign and think about how we want to go into the next year.” Launched by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, …

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