June 9, 2020 Statement of Karl A. Racine Attorney General for the District of Columbia Before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety Charles Allen, Chairperson Office of the Attorney General Budget Oversight Hearing Fiscal Year 2021 June 9, 2020 Chairman Allen, Council members, staff, and the residents of the District of Columbia, on […]
June 9, 2020 CTS Census Work Cure the Streets workers educating residents about how to complete the 2020 Census. In addition to their important work interrupting and de-escalating violence in target neighborhoods in the District, OAG’s Cure the Streets teams have been busy encouraging people to complete the Census. In fact, Cure the Streets outreach
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June 9, 2020 DCHA Neglected to Make Critical Security Enhancements to Properties Following Repeated Instances of Homicides, Assaults, and Drug Arrests WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) for endangering over 5,000 tenants at 10 public housing properties—as well as the surrounding
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Happy Pride Month, D.C.! This month, we honor all members of the LGBTQ+ community, both past and present. Although we cannot celebrate together in person, we know that Pride has never just been about the parades and marches. Pride is about the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ freedom and equality, and OAG is proud to be
Amidst the protests over the death and memorial of George Floyd, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a country seemingly on the brink, a Washington DC sports icon and legend passed away. Wes Unseld, who anchored the center position for the Washington Bullets, yes the Bullets, for 13 seasons at, what would be an undersized height by
When Colin Kaepernick took a knee on September 1, 2016, the sports world and conservative media threw a conniption about the irreverence of a young Black man exercising his First Amendment right of free speech by kneeling during the National Anthem. The cause – racial injustice exemplified by police violence against Blacks – particularly Black
Another day, another dead Black male at the hands of law enforcement! Now, another conversation (I lost count of how many) I have to have with my Black son in case he has an interaction with police or is walking in a neighborhood not his own. Let me say, conversations like these are not applicable
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I have been avoiding my White friends. I am angry, rightfully so. Once again, we are forced to relive trauma that reinforces the fact that our Black lives do not matter in this country. I am tired of educating “upstanding” White people on racism. My personal reasons for not assisting in White enlightenment are as
