April 2019

20 Attorneys General Declare Support for DC Statehood for the First Time

April 15, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that 20 Attorneys General have joined him in supporting Statehood for the District of Columbia. In a first-of-its-kind statement issued ahead of D.C.’s April 16th celebration of Emancipation Day, the Attorneys General affirm that District residents deserve voting rights and autonomy and urge Congress […]

April is National Financial Literacy Month

In celebration of April as National Financial Literacy Month, District residents are encouraged to Get Financially Fit by taking advantage of free educational programs, resources and services to improve financial wellness and make more fiscally sound decisions to prevent fraud. Subscribe here to get updates from DISB. Also, you can follow the Department on Twitter: […]

What Does Freedom Mean During the 157th Emancipation Day Celebration?

What\’s one word we seldom think of, often take for granted, and servicemen and women must protect at all cost to be offered to every citizen of this great nation America? Freedom, is the word.  According to Webster\’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Freedom means the quality or state of being free as action, or a political …

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The Changing Landscape

Nothing depicts the changing landscape of Ward 5\’s Florida Avenue Market area than the juxtaposition of PNC Bank to the growing highrises with the Washington Capitol off to the left. This PNC Bank was built in 1957. Scroll through the Florida Avenues Market Study below for a pictorial walk through history. [gview file=\”https://thedcvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/FLaveMarketStudy.pdf\”]

Signs of Spring

From the Bloomingdale Community as art imitates life! [ngg src=\”galleries\” ids=\”48\” exclusions=\”686,689,691\” display=\”basic_thumbnail\”]     

MS-13 Member Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Violent Racketeering Conspiracy, Including a Murder and Attempted Murder

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 29, 2019 A Riverdale, Maryland man was sentenced to 312 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in the racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, including a murder and attempted murder. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski for the Justice Department’s […]

Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Introduces Legislation to Create a Commission to Review Names of District Memorials and Places

Press Release 02Apr 2019 by cmmcduffie McDuffie Introduces Legislation to Create a Commission to Review Names of District Memorials and Places Legislation Information McDuffie Introduces Legislation to Create a Commission to Review Names of District Memorials and Places Legislation Creates a Commission to Review Controversial Monuments, Markers, and Symbols, including Statues, Street Names, and School […]