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Washington Post Editorial Board: Davon McNeal’s senseless killing should serve as a breaking point

Editor Jul 11, 2020

TWO YEARS ago on July 16, 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson was shot and killed on her way to buy ice cream in her Northeast D.C. neighborhood. Last July, 11-year-old Karon Brown was fatally shot while running away from a fight that had broken…

Theresa Vargas in The Post: An 11-year-old boy’s killing isn’t proof black lives don’t matter to…

Editor Jul 11, 2020

In the short, out-of-focus video, Davon McNeal stands in front of a whiteboard fastened to a blue wall and speaks about courage.

Washington Post: On a D.C. street beset by gun violence, calls to fix policing, not defund it

Editor Jul 10, 2020

The children marching for Davon McNeal through the darkened streets of historic Anacostia this week shouted, “Kids’ Lives Matter.” Adults implored the crowd: “What. Is. His. Name?” to a thunderous ovation of “Davon.”

DCist: Davon McNeal’s Teammates And Family Share Their Memories Of The Slain 11 Year Old At Vigil

Editor Jul 10, 2020

Hundreds of family, friends, and supporters gathered in Anacostia on Thursday to honor and remember 11-year-old Davon McNeal, who was shot and killed during a Fourth of July celebration in Cedar Gardens, where he used to live.

DCist: Adams Morgan Streatery Will No Longer Be Closed To Traffic

Editor Jul 10, 2020

After what appeared to be a popular pilot program in late June, the Adams Morgan streatery will not close to traffic again through the course of the pandemic.

District Links: Grosso wants Police Chief Newsham out, with Bowser admin firing back; three car-free…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 10, 2020

TGIF. After independent at-large Council member David Grosso called for the ousting of Police Chief Peter Newsham, Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday defended DC's top cop and called Grosso a "lame duck."

DCist: As Some Schools Plan To Reopen, This D.C. School Is Staying Closed

Editor Jul 10, 2020

School leaders across the D.C. region are scrambling to prepare classrooms for students in the fall.

Colbert King in The Post: What would Frederick Douglass think of the killing of 11-year-old Davon…

Editor Jul 10, 2020

“He just was at the wrong place at the wrong time.” That’s simply not true. Eleven-year-old Davon McNeal was at the right place, and at the right time. What’s more, he was doing the right thing.

Daryl James in The Post: Appeals court schools D.C. day-care police

Editor Jul 10, 2020

Toddlers don’t come to Ilumi Sanchez with questions about world geography or algebra. They mostly want hugs, snacks and playtime in a nurturing environment. For more than a decade, Sanchez has exceeded expectations at her home-based…

DCist: Protesters Called On The D.C. Council To ‘Defund The Police.’ Did That Actually Happen?

Editor Jul 10, 2020

As protests against police violence picked up steam nationwide in early June, one of the consistent demands from Black Lives Matter demonstrators came in three words: Defund the police.

DCist: Presenting The Most Cursed Places In D.C., According To Locals

Editor Jul 10, 2020

This was an ill-fated year almost from the start, but on Thursday, locals noted on Twitter that plenty of places in D.C. were giving off bad vibes well before 2020.

Washington Post: In D.C. wards hit hardest by covid-19, sending kids to school is a risk some…

Editor Jul 10, 2020

At Capital City Public Charter School in Northwest Washington, three students’ parents have died after contracting the coronavirus. Many more grandparents and relatives of the school’s nearly 1,000 students, most of whom are black or…

DCist: Why Are So Many COVID-19 Test Results In D.C. Lost, Damaged, Or Inconclusive?

Editor Jul 10, 2020

In mid-June, Gabby Costabile wasn’t showing any symptoms, but she still wanted to get a COVID-19 test out of precaution, as she was returning to the Sirius XM office where she works part time as a producer. She went to the free walk-up…

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The DC Lineup for this weekend: skates, sculptures and outer space

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Jul 10, 2020

Culture, fun and learning are themes in the DC Lineup for this weekend, July 10 to 12. Skies will be partly cloudy on Friday and Saturday and then mostly sunny on Sunday. Temperatures will range from 72 to 94 degrees, according to the…

Press Release: Norton, Beyer, Wexton Call Out Park Police for Stonewalling Investigation into 2017…

Press Release Jul 10, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 10, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), and Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)…

Washingtonian: Just a Roundup of Some Truly Cursed DC Places

Editor Jul 10, 2020

Because everything is awful, so why not celebrate it!

WTOP: Bowser says DC councilman who asked her to fire police chief is ‘lame duck’

Editor Jul 10, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser used the term “lame duck” Thursday as she brushed off a councilmember’s call for her to fire the District’s police chief.

Gail and Paul Casey in The Post: D.C.’s failed investigation into our son’s death is a tragedy. So…

Editor Jul 10, 2020

No parent should have to be responsible for doing the investigation into their child’s death, but that’s exactly what we had to do when the D.C. police and the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia willfully failed to…

Washington Post: For Eleanor Holmes Norton, new urgency for long-fought battles

Editor Jul 10, 2020

As Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton walked through Lincoln Park the other day, a stranger stopped to call her a hero. Another asked when Congress would ever grant D.C. statehood.

WTOP: DC’s Kennedy Center unveils anti-racist initiatives

Editor Jul 10, 2020

The Kennedy Center in D.C. has unveiled new initiatives to support anti-racism within the institution.

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