Thursday, October 29, 2020 On Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and Wednesday, November 4, 2020, multiple First Amendment demonstrations are scheduled to occur in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restriction and potential street closures that motorists should take into consideration: The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking …
Something good is happening in 2020, although the impetus for it — glaring evidence of racial inequality and discrimination — is painful. Finally, reparations are being imagined at various levels of government and in multiple U.S. cities. D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie has proposed a law creating a task force to plan for reparations. McDuffie, quoted …
D.C. Joins a Groundswell of Support for Reparations Read More »
If you’re like me you\’ve probably been both frustrated and confused navigating your way through your usual routes zigzagging blocks at a time to get to your destination. The culprit is not potholes or traffic, but the increasing number of \”Road Closed to Thru Traffic\” barriers mushrooming up around the city. Several months ago DC …
Slow Streets Initiative in D.C.: Safe Spaces or Gentrification? Read More »
Mayor Muriel Bowser took a defiant stance against President Donald Trump when she painted Black Lives Matter along 16th Street near The White House. She later posed for an iconic photo with John Lewis standing on Black Lives Matter. Although these events have propelled her national image and landed her as a speaker in the …
D.C.\’s History of Policing Brutality and Abuses Didn\’t Start with Bowser Read More »
The DC Voice believes that elections should be more than popularity or name recognition contests. It\’s each voter\’s responsibility to learn more about the person we ask to represent us. We recently published a post (Grosso Announcement Opens At-Large Floodgates) highlighting how Councilman Grosso\’s decision not to run for re-election had \”opened the floodgates\” for …
Meet the Candidate – Chander Jayaraman (At-Large) Read More »
The DC Voice believes that elections should be more than popularity or name recognition contests. It\’s each voter\’s responsibility to learn more about the person we ask to represent us. We reached out to the DC City Council candidates to offer them an opportunity to make their case on why you should cast your vote …
Meet the Candidate – Christopher M. Cole (Ward 8) Read More »
For most Americans, it\’s difficult to imagine going to bed hungry every night, not being sure where the next meal will come from (or when), and struggling to bring home enough nutritious food to feed the family. Yet this is exactly the stressful situation faced by an estimated 40 million Americans every year. Food insecurity—defined by the U.S. Department …
Fighting the Food Deserts: On Food Insecurity in D.C. Read More »
People are asking for answers after facing the horror of geyser-like rushes of sewer water in their bathrooms, basements, and kitchens, through the toilets and up through the drains. This is how Edgewood and Brentwood residents experienced heavy rain on September 10th. It’s not the first day it\’s happened. It won’t be the last. What help is available? …
Flood Fatigue: What’s Going On With Northeast D.C. Sewers? Read More »
As of September 13, 2020, 616 Washington D.C. residents have lost their lives to COVID-19. Another 14,622 residents have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus driving the current global pandemic. While things appear to be trending in the right direction—the District of Columbia is consistently reporting case positive rates below 5%, among other metrics for an eventual Phase 3 reopening—these …
3 Things to Know About Socioeconomic Disparities and COVID-19 Read More »
At-Large Councilmember David Grosso announced earlier this year that he would not be running for reelection to the Council. This opened the floodgates for prospective candidates vying for his seat, whose numbers now surpass twenty. In concordance with the District’s “Home Rule Charter,” two of the four At-Large Council seats must be occupied by Councilmembers …
