When CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield (CareFirst) announced that it was having a community health fair at the arena in Congress Heights that bears its name on Oct. 18, Maurice Foushee decided it was a good idea for him to attend.

An active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s Omicron Eta Lambda chapter and the MLK Holiday DC Peace Walk and Parade Committee , Foushee drove a few miles south from his Hillcrest home in Ward 7, to the Ward 8 site as a way of engaging with the community and prioritizing his health.

“I learned about this event from an email that I received from the Anacostia Coordinating Council, so I decided to check it out,” Foushee, 63, told The Informer while at Carefirst Arena on Saturday. “Besides, I needed to get my A1C checked [for diabetes] and I did, and

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