May 2021

Arrest Made in a Burglary One Offense: 2300 Block of 4th Street, Northeast

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fifth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to a Burglary One offense that occurred on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in the 2300 Block of 4th Street, Northeast.   At approximately 4:16 am, the suspect entered an occupied residence at the listed location. […]

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A Letter To Hip Hop

Can I Speak Freely /

The contemporary age of hip-hop is widely centered around the Black cisgendered male gaze. The genre has definitely paved its way in fighting against systemic oppression, the war on drugs, and the prison industrial complex. Subsequently, the genre has fallen victim to perpetuating sexism towards women, while spreading homophobia and transphobia to Black LGBTQ members.

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Vehicle Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 1000 Block of Congress Street, Southeast

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Seventh District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Monday, May 10, 2021, in the 1000 block of Congress Street, Southeast.   At approximately 6:04 pm, members of the Seventh

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Suspect Sought in a Burglary Two Offense: 1700 Block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest

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Monday, May 10, 2021   Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Second District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a Burglary Two offense that occurred on Sunday, May 2, 2021, in the 1700 Block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest.   At approximately 12:35 am, the suspect forcibly entered an establishment at

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Arrest Made in a Burglary One Offense: 4000 Block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast

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Monday, May 10, 2021   Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Sixth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to a Burglary One offense that occurred on Sunday, May 9, 2021, in the 4000 Block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast.   At approximately 2:04 pm, the suspect entered an occupied residence at the listed

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Covid-19 in Africa: Economic Breakdowns and a Looming Health Emergency

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Africa has been reporting tens of thousands of new Covid-19 infections weekly. As tragic as each instance of the illness is, African countries have so far not experienced Covid on the explosive scale it has reached in India. African leaders are looking at India with grave concern. India produces AstraZeneca vaccines. But the country has just

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Homicide: 2600 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast

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Monday, May 10, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Monday, May 10, 2021, in the 2600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast. At approximately 2:08 am, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of an unconscious person.

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