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From Howard to the White House? DC campus astir over Kamala Harris

Zoe Poindexter Jul 16, 2019
On the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Kamala Harris announced in a TV appearance that she was running for president in 2020. Her next stop was her alma mater: Howard University. Harris, the junior U.S. senator from California,…
Homelessness

Amid DC’s unemployment problems, training offers ‘Digital Hope’ for homeless

Zoe Poindexter Sep 5, 2018
The Church of the Epiphany looks different on a Saturday afternoon. There are no robed choir members singing hymns. The black iron gate, usually wide open, is padlocked shut, and the only way in is through a back door in the alley, propped…

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District Links: DC sees 30% decline in opioid overdoses amid Naloxone distribution; Supreme Court allows White House…

Sep 1, 2026 8
The Bowser administration is reporting a 30% reduction in opioid overdoses in the District over the past year, attributable in part to the distribution of 510,000 free Naloxone kits with medication…

District Links: J.O. Wilson, Barnard ribbon-cuttings mark first week back for DCPS students; Meta settlement could mean…

Aug 28, 2026 15
With DC Public Schools back in session this week, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the 2026-27 school year by highlighting newly modernized facilities at J.O. Wilson Elementary in Ward 6 and Barnard…

District Links: Officials mark school year’s start with renaming, expansion of Ward 3 high school; new campaign…

Aug 25, 2026 42
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials yesterday celebrated a $91 million expansion of the newly renamed John R. Thompson Jr. High School on MacArthur Boulevard in Ward 3.

District Links: DC reports modest rise in student test scores; six MPD employees accused of overtime fraud; Bowser names…

Aug 20, 2026 19
The Bowser administration today reported a fourth consecutive year of increased proficiency rates on the annual statewide assessments taken by students in DC Public Schools and DC public charter…
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