D.C. celebrating Black History Month

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It takes guts for a 10-year-old to steal the spotlight from the mayor, but at a kickoff news conference for Black History Month on Tuesday, David Patterson took over with ease.

Before Mayor Vincent Gray could find his words, a suit-clad David strode to the podium and took over the big announcement: He and 69 other children from Ward 8 will be performing their annual play celebrating black history at the Kennedy Center in March.

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