The shooting death of 11-year-old Karon Brown and 19 shootings in 5 days prompted Mayor Bowser to ramp up calls to end gun violence in DC. Gun violence knows no boundaries and any murder, especially those of our youth, is unacceptable. It\’s easy to get caught up in our single-member district (SMD) and lose sight […]
Thursday, July 25, 2019 Today the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) held a press conference to promote the partnership between MPD, the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for Washington, D.C. and the Eastern District of Virginia (USAO), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Mayor Muriel Bowser’s efforts in combatting illegal gun trafficking in […]
The population is getting older. Projections show that by the year 2060, the number of people living in America aged 65 and older will reach 95 million—nearly a quarter of the estimated population. For comparison, seniors represented just 16 percent of the US population in 2018. The aging of our country, while an indicator of
This weekend concluded the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the moon. \”One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind\” were the words announced by Neil Armstrong as he took this historic step. It\’s easy to look back at this achievement and marvel at the feat. Even as
This NBA offseason has been absolutely brain-rattling and debatably the most moves to take place in one year in NBA history. Just take a look at all the high-profile athletes that have been on the move in just the span of one month. I\’ve been covering this madness from The Brow and the King Looking
July 13, 2019 The colors were brilliant. The mood was festive. The food was good, and the entrepreneurial pride was overflowing. The 2nd Annual DC Pan African Festival was a marvelous display of colors and spirit on a hot Saturday in Ward 5. The festival took place with Brookland Manor as the backdrop on 1325
The frenzy of the free agency gets even more mind-blowing as the moves being made are progressively making this upcoming NBA season the most unpredictable season in 5 years. Before, the NBA audience almost automatically knew who we would be seeing battle it out for the championship every year. Those two colliding forces that came
States are increasing their push to pass legislation to restrict abortion. This year alone 9 states have passed such bills trying to lay the groundwork for the Supreme Court to review Roe v Wade. The DC Voice hasn\’t shied away from the subject of free-choice. Heartbeat Hypocrisy took on the male-dominated decision and focused on
The other treat of attending the ZAAF – Made in Africa exhibit at the National Museum of Africa Art was the Good as Gold exhibit downstairs. The exhibit displayed the stunning and fashionable gold jewelry of the Senegalese woman. The pictures below don\’t come close to doing justice to these remarkable pieces of art. Treat
The District braced itself for a collision between two extremes as the alt-right assembled in Freedom Plaza and Antifa and Black Lives Matter gathered across the street in Pershing Park. Standing in the DMZ of 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue between the alt-right and Antifa it becomes obvious that there is an undercurrent in American politics
