Opinion

Near the end of his testimony before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee Tuesday, the inspector general of the U.S. Capitol Police faced a “yes or no” question. “Do you believe the department is better prepared than they were on…

The D.C. attorney invented a toy while working with children who have been neglected and abused in ways that have, at times, left him sobbing.

To underscore her administration’s concern for road safety around children, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced new traffic safety enhancements near schools, but the link between traffic design and child safety is sometimes used to…

The area along Constitution Avenue including Federal Triangle is prone to flooding, as it was once a major low point and the location of Tiber Creek and the Washington Canal. Climate change is increasing the flooding concerns, and a host…

The passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has the potential to transform the Greater Washington region from Baltimore to Richmond – if done right. The flipside: we could just as easily miss the proverbial boat. Working…

Eleven months ago, the Capitol was physically assaulted for the first time since 1814 when a mob of Trump supporters overwhelmed D.C. and Capitol police. As the Trump administration dithered over sending in the D.C. National Guard, Mayor…

In search of how DC’s exclusive Chevy Chase neighborhood might address racial equity, some community members are creating a more inclusive vision for the neighborhood with the launch of the Chevy Chase DC Small Area Plan by the DC Office…

Earlier this month, complaints by White people incarcerated in the D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) for their involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection spurred an investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service into the conditions at the D.C.…

D.C.'s own Maury Wills is up this weekend for a long-stalled vote into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His election would be some end to a journey that began when Wills, a onetime Cardozo High School quarterback, played baseball barefoot with a…

Metrorail, the transit network on which hundreds of thousands of people depended daily before the pandemic, is limping along, a shadow of its once-robust self. October’s train derailment has sidelined roughly two-thirds of the system’s…

For more than five years, I’ve advocated for improvements to DC’s plans for Dave Thomas Circle so that they would better serve the needs of local residents, pedestrians, and cyclists. On November 15, the District Department of…

If you had met Fellonte Misher a decade ago, you would have encountered a teenager who believed the only way he could help his family was through football.

Your United Way of the National Capital Area has always worked to address the inequities in our systems for employment, education, health and food access, financial stability and opportunities for all. But, most importantly, we recognize…

For several years, I have written in late December about our city having once again reached a new and dreadful homicide death mark. This time, it’s different. On Monday, the city recorded its 200th homicide in 2021 — an annual death toll…

Most Americans would find it repugnant to value a Black child’s life lower than a White child’s, and surely no judge would overtly rule that Black lives are worth less based on the color of the person’s skin. And yet, in courtrooms…

Gentrification has changed ‘Chocolate City,’ making traditions such as this Thanksgiving Day football game vital

A welcome center wouldn’t be very welcoming if it didn’t welcome people with all sorts of needs. And all sorts of needs are what await Maisha Pinkard every day.

Regardless of when federal rental assistance can be expected, DC’s renters should not go without assistance especially as the pandemic continues to be a threat. Local leaders should collaborate to revitalize the program as soon as…

We often hear that New York is America’s “great melting pot” with such a diverse population and so many different cultures brought together. But I’ve always thought there’s a lot of that in D.C. as well. As an immigrant originally from…

Deon Jones said he has faced threats of violence and false accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior with inmates at the D.C. jail. On multiple occasions, and with senior D.C. Department of Corrections officials looking on, Jones said…