I recently had a conversation with someone I hold in high regard. We have known each other all our life. He recently looked at me with a deep scowl and said \”I\’m sick and tired of this person of color crap – I\’m a Black man\”. He went on to say that it devalues any […]
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No matter how many statues of Christopher Columbus are felled, beheaded, or legally removed, his murderous legacy lives on in the city named for him. The terrifying volume of murders and other violent crimes in the District of Columbia is a topic The DC Voice has covered extensively. Unfortunately, it is an issue that continues
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020 MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: August 10, 2020 to August 17, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to recover and investigate illegal firearms in Washington D.C. In addition to our patrol officers, the Department has specialized units—such as the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU), Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU),
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Second District have announced an arrest has been made in reference to a Burglary Two offense that occurred on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, in the 5200 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest. At approximately 3:03 am, the suspect gained entry to an establishment at the listed
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Monday, August 17, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle of interest in reference to a homicide that occurred on Monday, August 10, 2020, in the 5500 block of 9th Street, Northwest. At approximately 9:34 pm, members of the Fourth District responded to
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Monday, August 17, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fifth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in reference to a Burglary Two of an Establishment offense that occurred on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, in the 2000 block of Fenwick Street, Northeast. At approximately 9:00 pm, the suspects gained entry to an establishment
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and Washington, DC’s ongoing fight for full equality: “Today, as we look back on a century of progress in building a more inclusive and diverse democracy, here in Washington,
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Monday, August 17, 2020 includes 52 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 13,325. The District reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths. 67-year-old female 86-year-old female Tragically, 599 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
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Monday, August 17, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situational Update for August 17, 2020
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\”…Yet do I marvel at this curious thing: To make a poet black, and bid him sing!\” Countee Cullen, “Yet Do I Marvel” The final two lines of my favorite poem, “Yet Do I Marvel” by Countee Cullen, address a topic that has entertained much discussion in Black art and scholarship. In the poem,
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