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Three days before the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, brother and sister Sulton and Iman Naieem passed around index cards to protesters gathering in Lafayette Square. The cards contained a list of basic demands: evacuate…

Thousands of people flocked to the Lincoln Memorial on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington last weekend to demand voting rights protections and DC statehood — two efforts many speakers related as being one and the same.  …

Some families living in rapid rehousing (RRH) received letters in the mail last week informing them the DC Department of Human Services (DHS) would be terminating their rental subsidies on Oct. 31. The letters, dated Aug. 17, contradict an…

Summary: With a backlog of over 70,000 households, the demand for public housing is steadily growing in the city amid a precipitous rise in housing costs. Meanwhile, seniors and people with disabilities already in D.C. public housing…

More than 1,000 families who have stayed in the rapid rehousing program (RRH) beyond its usual time limit due to the pandemic are receiving an official extension — and some may get an extra reprieve along with job training. No one in…

Southwest residents are pushing for soon-to-be-available land to become a new community-controlled, permanently affordable housing and retail space. At a community meeting Thursday, lead organizers Coy McKinney of grassroots…

The DC Council capped its deliberations on the fiscal year 2022 budget last week, giving final approval to the Budget Support Act at its virtual legislative meeting on Aug. 10. Council members introduced several amendments at the meeting…

In what’s known as a hot spot for maternal mortality in the United States, Mallory Mpare is seeking to make a difference for pregnant people of color in the District through a mobile health clinic that brings comprehensive care to parents…

During the pandemic, families living in rapid rehousing have not been required to move out once their time in the program ends. Now, with the publicly declared health exemption coming to an end, many program participants are growing…

The DC Council debated several amendments to fiscal year 2022 budget legislation to include a measure to tax high-income earners at a higher rate to support a number of new initiatives, as well as a failed measure to allocate additional…