The voicemail simply asked whether The DC Voice was interested in sharing the narrative of a Black man, who\’s also a black Muslim in America today. The hour-long conversation with Clarence Cherry, entrepreneur, former DC firefighter, activist, father of 5 and the CEO and Founder of Health & Wealth Nation, LLC shed new light on …
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Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:30 am Celebrate Preservation of Affordable Housing in Brightwood Community Location: Modernized Ft. Stevens Place Apartments 1339 Fort Stevens Drive, NW Open Press *Closest Bus Lines: 52, 54, 59, D31, S2, S4* 3 pm Lead Community Walk & Office Hours Start Location: West Education Campus Elementary 1334 Farragut Street, NW Open […]
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 11 am Join Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School for Class on DC Statehood Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School 3200 6th Street, SE Open Press *Closest Metro Station: Congress Heights Station* *Closest Bus Lines: A2, A6, A7, W1, W4* 3 pm Meet with Administration for Third Quarter Cabinet Meeting […]
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 (Washington, DC) – On Thursday, September 26, at 11:30 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will join the residents of the Ft. Stevens Place Apartments to cut the ribbon and celebrate the preservation of affordable housing in the Brightwood neighborhood of Ward 4. The tenants, who organized and exercised their right to purchase […]
September 24, 2019 Attorneys General Argue that Proposed Changes to SNAP Would Violate Federal Law; Harm Low-Income Families, Children, Seniors, and the Economy WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, today led a coalition of 24 Attorneys General opposing the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Supplemental […]
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 1 pm Announce Expansion of Crime Gun Intelligence Center Initiative Location: Department of Forensic Science, Atrium 401 E Street, SW Open Press *Closest Metro Stations: L’Enfant Plaza Station and Federal Center SW Station* *Closest Bus Lines: 735, 850, P6*
September 23, 2019 The STATES Act Would Increase Public Safety by Allowing Cannabis-Related Businesses to Access the Banking System without Fear of Prosecution WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a bipartisan coalition of 21 Attorneys General urging Congress to pass the “Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act” (H.R. […]
Saturday, September 21, 2019 Benjamin Banneker Academic High School Serves Students from All Eight Wards (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser broke ground on the modernization and expansion of Benjamin Banneker Academic High School at the site of the former Shaw Junior High School. Banneker currently serves students from all eight wards of the […]
Monday, September 23, 2019 11:30 am Attend General Meeting of the Penn Branch Chapter of AARP Location: Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church 3000 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Open Press *Closest Bus Lines: 30N, 36, 39, D51, M6*
Sunday, September 22, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the passing of long-time DC political analyst Mark Plotkin. “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Mark Plotkin. Mark embodied DC politics, cared deeply about this city, and was an unrelenting advocate for securing voting rights for […]
