LinkLinks Refinery29: D.C.’s Lack Of Statehood Is An Issue Of White Supremacy. Here’s How It Could Change. By Editor On Apr 22, 2021 Last updated Apr 22, 2021 37 Share For Ty Hobson-Powell, his hometown of D.C. means go-go music, basketball culture, and mumbo sauce. The city is not the monuments or what you see on CNN for natives like him; it’s the Black-owned businesses on U Street, from Ben’s Chili Bowl to Lee’s Flower Shop, it’s Moechella, the go-go festival, recently held in front of the historic Howard Theatre, it’s the distinct way some natives talk. But ever since Hobson-Powell was old enough to be aware of it, D.C. has also been a place where he and his family and friends are disenfranchised because of a centuries-long practice, rooted in white supremacy, through which 700,000 residents — who, until recent waves of gentrification, were predominantly Black — pay their taxes every year but don’t have representation in Congress. 37 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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