Washington Post: Experience the sights and sounds of a historic protest in the nation’s capital
The Post followed five demonstrators through one day. Turn your sound on for the full experience.
Yearly Archives
2020
DCist: D.C. Council Approves $5 Million In Funding For Undocumented Workers Impacted By Coronavirus…
Two months after Events DC, the District’s sports, entertainment, and conventions authority, set aside $5 million for undocumented workers who were laid off or furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the D.C. Council on Tuesday approved…
DCist: Park Service Plans To Remove Some Of The Fencing Around The White House On Wednesday
Certain areas around the White House, including the Ellipse and parts of Lafayette Square, are scheduled to reopen this week, the National Park Service says. The perimeter around the White House expanded dramatically in the last week as…
WTOP: Brooks Brothers in Georgetown will not reopen
One of the nation’s oldest apparel chains will not return to Georgetown in D.C.
David Schwartzman: Confronting DC’s racial wealth and income gap in this crisis
“Economic gap between black, white Americans may help explain protests” — that was the print headline for a recent Washington Post article by Eli Rosenberg. Earlier, The Post had an important editorial pointing to the need for national…
Press Release: Executive Director Tyrone Garrett Pledges to Work with OAG to Address Issues Raised…
News Release — DC Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 9, 2020
Contact: Jose Sousa
The District of Columbia Housing Authority is in receipt of today’s filing from the Office of the Attorney General.
“The safety and…
Press Release: AG Racine Sues DCHA for Endangering Thousands of Tenants at 10 Public Housing…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
DCHA Neglected to Make Critical Security Enhancements to Properties Following Repeated Instances of…
Press Release: The Deadline for Absentee Ballot Requests for Ward 2 Special Election is June 9
News Release — DC Board of Elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 9, 2020
Contact: LaDawne White
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE) reminds all non-
military and overseas voters that the…
Press Release: Norton, Carper Announce New D.C. Statehood Bill Cosponsors
Press Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 9, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
Occupation of D.C. by federal police and out-of-state troops highlights need for statehood
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor…
UrbanTurf: 500 Units and a Public Courtyard: Urby’s First Foray into DC May be at The Yards
As projects at The Yards move through the pipeline, Brookfield Properties and Ironstate Development are teaming up to propose a residential-and-retail development across the street from Nationals Park.
WTOP: 7 DC ‘slow streets’ give space to spread out and enjoy outdoors during pandemic
Seven streets in D.C. are now all but closed outside traffic so that the people who live there can safely enjoy some outdoor space during the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Post: For 48 hours, the nation’s capital was gripped by chaos. Then everything changed.
The crowd swarming the fence north of the White House turned its attention from the rows of riot police on the other side of the barrier to one of their own. A young man had scaled the street sign at 16th and H streets last Tuesday night…
DCist: Fewer Protesters Turn Out After Crowd Swells In D.C. Over The Weekend
By 4 p.m. Monday, Black Lives Matter Plaza was less crowded than it has been since it got its new name Friday. After a surge of demonstrators over the weekend, it seemed like the 11th consecutive day of protests in D.C. proved to be one…
Press Release: Norton, Beyer Federal Police Body Camera Bill Included in House’s Police Reform Bill,…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 8, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced that their Federal…
Washington Times: D.C. mayor says ‘no’ to defunding police department
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she had no plans to defund the police department, despite calls to do so around the city and across the country in response to George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
Washington Post: From bland bureaucrat to anti-Trump fame: Mayor Bowser’s transformation
LeBron James retweeted her. Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis posed for pictures with her. “Morning Joe” wanted her on MSNBC.
Washington Post: Halfway house for 300 men will open in Northeast after departure of Hope Village
For much of the past two years, two corrections companies dueling over a federal contract have sown confusion over where District men returning from prison will live.
WTOP: NPS: Part of Lafayette Park to reopen Wednesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — That massive fence erected around Lafayette Park, which the National Park Service said will partially reopen Wednesday, has become a do-it-yourself gallery of protest art.
Washington Post Editorial Board: Take down the fence outside the White House
“ICONIC PLACE for civil discourse.” That is the National Park Service description of the grounds around the White House, and until recently it was apt. Generations of Americans have gone there to speak out on issues of their day. Sadly,…
District Links: Police reform set to figure into budget talks; Bowser gains nat’l stature;…
Happy Monday. With the DC Council set to meet tomorrow amid the ongoing protests over police brutality, local leaders are expected to debate and vote on a police reform measure.