Candace Buckner in The Post: At a beautiful and painful Howard homecoming, there were two kinds of…
Black excellence is more than words.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and Lyft Announce Free Capital Bikeshare Memberships for All DC…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 25, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
German Vigil (DDOT)
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Anthony Petty, James Carpenter and Shannon Fyfe: Courts need to bring IRAA and Second Look…
In cities across the United States, local government officials are worried about rising violent crime, and DC is no exception. In addition, pandemic-related court backlogs have led to claims that the courts are not working fast enough,!-->…
WTOP: Protestors rally to stop DC from closing applications for rent relief program
D.C.’s pandemic rental assistance program will stop accepting applications on Wednesday. Protestors at a Sunday rally said that’s too early.
WUSA9: Howard University renames street after Alpha Kappa Alpha founding member Lucy Diggs Slowe
At a ceremony held Friday, the university officially renamed the 2400 block of 4th Street Northwest to Lucy Diggs Slowe Way
Washington Business Journal: PNC Foundation’s $16.8M grant to Howard University creates Black…
The PNC Foundation is providing a $16.8 million grant to Howard University to create the PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship at its D.C. campus.
NBC4: Street on Howard University Campus Named for Trailblazing AKA Co-Founder
As Howard University prepared for homecoming weekend, officials dedicated a street on campus to a pioneer in education and advocate for women’s rights and racial justice.
Jay Mathews in The Post: School district shrugged off college for most kids until an outsider and…
In 1998, the District of Columbia Public Schools were doing such a bad job preparing students for college that when local business executives asked how many graduating seniors went to college the year before, district leaders didn’t know.
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Washington Post: After Senate filibuster, a rally for voting rights — again
About 400 people gathered in front of the Taft Memorial to urge Congress to act.
DCist: Howard University Protest Continues For 10 Consecutive Days, Into Homecoming Weekend
As Howard University’s first in-person homecoming festivities in two years continued on Saturday, about 150 students camped out in front of a campus building, with some camped in the building’s lobby, continuing a sit-in that started!-->…
Washington Post: Federal investigation into suspended rail cars puts focus on inspections,…
A rare rail car defect has morphed into Metro’s biggest crisis since a deadly smoke incident six years ago
CBS News: Howard University students continue protests, claiming dorms have roach, mice and mold…
For a second week, students at Howard University are protesting what they call "unlivable" housing conditions, claiming mold, roaches and mice are common inside the dorms on campus. They are pitching sleeping bags and blankets inside the!-->…
Jake Ryon in Washington Business Journal: The key to ending homelessness? Homes.
I’ve spent my career helping residents of our region realize their dreams of homeownership. And while not everyone can afford to buy a home, everyone deserves to have a home.
WTOP: Nonprofit awarded 1st DC grant to help asylum seekers who identify as LGBTQ+
A local nonprofit that has received its first LGBTQ+ grant from the District is using it to help asylum seekers in the area.
WTOP: DC lawmakers call for broader investigation into ‘potentially criminal’ behavior at Housing…
Five D.C. lawmakers want the inspector general to look into reports of unethical — and potentially criminal — behavior at the city’s Housing Authority.
Washington Post: D.C. Council calls on IG to investigate alleged abuse of power at D.C. Housing…
The agency’s board chair resigned this week in the wake of allegations of a conflict of interest.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces FY2022 African American Community Grant Awards
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 23, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
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Washingtonian: Meet DC’s New Night Mayor
Mayor Muriel Bowser has appointed a new “night mayor” to head DC’s Office of Nightlife and Culture. Solana Vander Nat will take over the post, which has remained empty since inaugural director Shawn Townsend left the job in July for a!-->…
City Paper: Gallaudet University’s On-Campus Museum Offers a Look at Deaf History in D.C.
Go and learn about the Rat Funeral.
WTOP: Malfunctioning Metro train near Gallery Place slows Yellow, Green Line service
A malfunctioning Metro train in a tunnel outside Gallery Place in D.C. briefly stranded about 100 passengers and led to even more delays Friday afternoon on a system already running limited service.