Press Release: Norton Reintroduces Bill Requiring the President to Order Nation’s Flag to Fly at…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 6, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her bill today to add the Mayor of the District of…
Washingtonian: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates Join Howard University Faculty
Another high-profile move for the DC institution
Press Release: Norton Says 245 Years After the Nation’s Independence, D.C. Statehood is Overdue
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 6, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that as the nation celebrated 245 years since declaring its…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Releases Homeward DC 2.0 Plan
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, and the DC Department of Human Services
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July 6, 2021
CONTACT:
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Greater Greater Washington: Where segregation has changed in DC — and where it hasn’t
Segregation has a long and painful history in the Washington region that has shaped the way it looks today.
Press Release: Norton Highlights D.C. Victories She Got in INVEST in America Act, Passed in House…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 6, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today highlighted…
City Paper: Meet the Dogs Who Helped Seven D.C. Chefs Throughout the Pandemic
Meet Unagi, Chef, Boogie Woogie, Arnie, Charlie Brown, Linus, Blanche, and Desilu.
Associated Press: Nikole Hannah-Jones chooses Howard over UNC-Chapel Hill
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure there, and instead will take a tenured position at…
Washington Business Journal: GSA names new head of Public Buildings Service. She’s a familiar…
The General Services Administration has a new leader for its Public Buildings Service.
Washington Post: Nikole Hannah-Jones to join Howard faculty after UNC tenure controversy
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates is also set to join the faculty of Howard, a historically Black university in the nation’s capital
DCist: Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC’s Tenure Offer, Plans To Start A Journalism Program At Howard…
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will join the faculty at Howard University, alongside award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, the university announced Tuesday.
Press Release: Norton, Bilirakis, and Castor File Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Female Drivers
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 6, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan for Tuesday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 7
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency and DC Department of Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 6, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Nicole…
WTOP: Sister of trapped DC construction worker says he may never walk
The man who was trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed building in D.C. last week didn’t just think he was going to die, his sister told WTOP Monday – he thought he had died.
Washington Post: D.C. Council bill would limit prosecutions of juveniles in adult court
In a move that could significantly change how the District’s court system handles teenage offenders, the D.C. attorney general has proposed legislation that would bar prosecutors from charging juvenile defendants as adults without a…
Washington Post: What you need to know about visiting D.C. museums now
Washington tourist attractions have engaged in a seesaw battle with the coronavirus over the past year, but recent months have brought good news for museums and galleries.
DCist: A New Arts Space On Georgia Ave. Wants To Add Accessibility (And Cats) To The Gallery…
There’s a new temporary arts space titled but, also on Georgia Avenue — and in its latest exhibit, organizers are aiming to please some of the toughest critics around: cats. The show, which opened last week, features sculptural yet…
WTOP: Fourth of July riders set pandemic record on Metro
Red-white-and-blue revelers packed the National Mall Sunday for the annual Independence Day fireworks show — and many of them took Metro to get there.
WTOP: In DC, Fourth of July celebrations bring renewed sense of normalcy
The National Mall and the rest of the D.C. area kicked of Fourth of July celebrations Sunday with parades and music ahead of the main event — fireworks on the Mall.
Washington Post: On July 4th, thousands in D.C. celebrate a nearly normal Independence Day
Thousands of Americans gathered in the nation’s capital Sunday, welcomed beneath a bright blue sky by a city eager to host an Independence Day that resembled some version of a normal one.