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Robinhood Is Going Public. It’s Time to Talk About Investing in Black-Owned Businesses

Robinhood filed to go public in March 2021. Stock in the company will be available for investors to buy at some point in April or May.  OK, you might be asking, what\’s Robinhood? It\’s an online platform that allows individuals to easily get into the stock market. It offers fee-free investing and a way to purchase fractions of […]

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Less Pollution. Better Transit Access. The Transportation and Climate Initiative Is Coming to D.C.

The era of the EV (electric vehicle) is here. Expect to see many more electric cars and charging stations on the streets of D.C. this year, and in the years to follow. How can we know? The District has signed a regional cap-and-invest agreement to (a) cap greenhouse gas emissions from driving, and (b) fundraise around

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A Deep Dive into Washington D.C.\’s Ward 8: Current Trends in Demographic Disparities

Eight wards make up the District of Columbia (D.C.). Of these, wards 5, 7, and 8 are considered the most underserved. Compared to their wealthier neighbors from Wards 2 and 3, residents of Ward 5, 7, and 8 tend to have lower median household incomes and struggle with greater barriers to access to public and social services.  We complete

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A Deep Dive into Washington D.C.\’s Ward 8: Current Trends in Demographic Disparities

Eight wards make up the District of Columbia (D.C.). Of these, wards 5, 7, and 8 are considered the most underserved. Compared to their wealthier neighbors from Wards 2 and 3, residents of Ward 5, 7, and 8 tend to have lower median household incomes and struggle with greater barriers to access to public and social services.  We complete

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A Deep Dive into Washington D.C.\’s Ward 8: Current Trends in Demographic Disparities

Eight wards make up the District of Columbia (D.C.). Of these, wards 5, 7, and 8 are considered the most underserved. Compared to their wealthier neighbors from Wards 2 and 3, residents of Ward 5, 7, and 8 tend to have lower median household incomes and struggle with greater barriers to access to public and social services.  We complete

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Coming Full Circle – Native American Secretary of the Interior – Deb Haaland

If any culture can make proclamations to \”take their country back\” or decry the impact of being overrun by immigrants – it would be Native Americans. Even that term is a slight to a great nation of peoples who now find themselves partially named after an Italian explorer since America is named after – Amerigo

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