Wednesday, February 5, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser broke ground on the new Southwest Library. The $18 million project will feature 22,000 square feet of public space, providing a variety of seating options and spaces for reading, a community meeting room, three conference rooms, four study rooms, separate areas for children, teens, […]
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If you are a writer, you almost never write. You experience things, things that are sad, happy, weird, funny and just plain real. However, if you are like me, you almost never open your laptop to write these experiences down. It often goes like this; you feel a spark of inspiration, you rush to your
Anyone that watched that farce last week called an impeachment shouldn\’t continue to wonder why the criminal justice system has been broken for so long. The hearings made it clear what the poor and people of color have known all their lives – the system is rigged towards those with power, wealth, and influence. In
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Saturday, February 1, 2020, in the 3800 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. At approximately 2:39 am, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival officers canvassed […]
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) officially kicked off work on the 16th Street, NW Circle Traffic Signalization Upgrade Project in Ward 4, which will create safer passage for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers through a busy corridor that connects the District and Montgomery County, Maryland. “All […]
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Sunday, February 2, 2020 On Monday, February 3, at 11:30 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will unveil the DC Public Schools Pocket Guide, a new tool to assist students, parents, guardians and staff to discuss school-based budgeting. This announcement kicks off Fair Shot February, a series of engagements ahead of the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Presentation […]
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A recent Washington Post-Ipsos poll confirms what many of us already know: Black voters prefer Joe Biden. The factor most responsible for this, of course, is his attachment to Barack Obama’s presidency and cultural icon-status. Biden and his supporters hope to pivot the nation back to Obama-era politics, and it’s possible that some supporters are
This post was first published in February of 2015. I couldn\’t think of a better way to open the celebartion of Black history than with what my parents and grandparents referred to as the Negro National Anthem. And let us not forget that Black History is American History. Lift every voice and sing Till
Friday, January 31, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Thursday, January 30, 2020, in the 100 block of Atlantic Street, Southeast. At approximately 8:10 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located […]
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Thursday, January 23, 2020, in the 1600 block of F Street, Northeast. At approximately 10:18 am, members of the Fifth District responded to the listed location for the report of […]
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