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Unnecessary Confusion About Who Can Use the Worst Word in the English Language

Can I Speak Freely, Fashion & Entertainment, Opinion /

Almost everybody knows the words to the Fugees classic Ready Or Not. Gina Rodriguez recently posted herself singing along. Voodoo/I can do what you do, easy/ Believe me, frontin’ niggas give me heebie-jeebies. The issue? Gina Rodriguez is not Black. To add insult to injury, she has exhibited behavior that is extremely anti-Black. She frequently […]

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AG Racine Announces Ginosi USA Banned From Offering Illegal Short-Term Apartment Rentals in the District

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November 1, 2019 OAG Settlement Requires Ginosi USA To Pay $728K+ in Unpaid Sales Taxes, Interest, and Penalties, Imposes 10-Year Reporting Requirement WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Ginosi USA Corporation (“Ginosi”)—a California-based company—and its owners and officers are banned from selling illegal short-term rentals in residential apartment buildings in the District […]

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Statement from Mayor Bowser on the District’s Results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 (Washington, DC) – As results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) come out tonight showing the District as the fastest improving state in the nation and DC Public Schools (DCPS) as the fastest improving urban school district in the nation, Mayor […]

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Mayor Bowser Announces the District’s Public Schools as the Fastest Improving in the Nation

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Mayor Celebrates NAEP Results at the Launch of a New Homebuyer Program for Public School Teachers and Staff (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bower announced that based on the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the District is the fastest improving state in the nation and DC […]

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AG Racine and Apartments.com Announce New Effort to Fight Housing Discrimination in Online Rental Listings

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October 30, 2019 Apartments.com to Block Discriminatory Ads Against Low-Income Renters in the District and Nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced Apartments.com will take additional steps to eliminate discriminatory housing advertisements from its platform as a result of a collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). Apartments.com—a leading online apartment […]

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The DC Voice Turns 5!

Can I Speak Freely, Opinion /

The DC Voice launched on October 31, 2014, with the article \”There\’s Always a Beginning.\” We\’ve reprinted the article over the past few years as part of our anniversary celebration. We have reached nearly 25,000 readers, achieved over 80,000 page views and maintain a current bounce rate of 2.88%. That means that when people come

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ANC Commissioners Need to Come Out of the Shadows on Sex Work Decriminalization

Opinion /

The DC Voice commends the participants and councilmembers that withstood 14 hours of emotional testimony on Thursday, October 17, 2019, during the hearing on Bill 23-0318, the \”Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 20.\” Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) did an excellent job maintaining order and allowing a safe space for everyone to express

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Decriminalization of Sex Work Draws National Attention

News & Politics /

On Thursday, October 17, 2019, Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), convened a public hearing on Bill 23-0318, the \”Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 20\”. The committee heard from nearly 150 public witnesses advocating for and against the decriminalization of sex work in the District. Participants from as far as Seattle, Washington, weighed-in during

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