Washington Post: One killed, eight injured during shooting in Columbia Heights, D.C. police say
At least one man was fatally shot and eight other people were injured Sunday afternoon when three heavily armed men opened fire on a busy street in the Columbia Heights area of Northwest Washington, police said.
Washingtonian: The Heroic Story of How Jose Andres’ Charity Feeds 250,000 People a Day in a Pandemic
World Central Kitchen, the relief group founded by the DC chef, has become a wunderkind of humanitarian work and a darling of the disrupter power set. And it happened almost by accident.
Street Sense: What can happen when the police are asked to respond to a mental health crisis in DC?
On June 20, 15 days after Mayor Muriel Bowser named a portion of 16th Street NW in front of the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza,” a Black man who reportedly struggles with schizophrenia and homelessness was handcuffed and shackled by…
Press Release: Norton Testifies on Her Bill to Fund Law School Clinics to Address Backlog of VA…
July 19, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released Norton’s testimony on her Veterans Legal Support Act of 2019, which would authorize funds for law…
WTOP: DC to close COVID-19 testing sites Monday due to ‘dangerous’ heat
D.C. announced it will shut down its coronavirus testing sites on Monday because of “dangerously hot temperatures.”
DCist: District-Run Coronavirus Testing Sites Closed Monday Due To Heat
Coronavirus testing at D.C.-run sites will be called off Monday due to high temps, city officials said.
WTOP: DC branch of ACLU wants face masks to be mandatory for District police
With health experts in agreement that wearing a face mask helps slow the spread of coronavirus, the ACLU’s D.C. branch penned an open letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser asking her to make masks mandatory for all District police officers.
DCist: Heat Index Set To Reach 105 Degrees This Afternoon; High Heat Continues Next Week
With temperatures expected to peak in the upper 90s today and early next week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated the city’s heat emergency plan through Wednesday.
Washington Post: ‘This is what he lived for’: John Lewis remembered at Black Lives Matter Plaza
The U.S. flag flew at half-staff, a woman hung her head over a cardboard placard, and on a street corner, a man shouted, “This is for you, John Lewis,” before singing “Stand By Me.”
Washington Post: A trio of markets once kept Washingtonians fed. One had a more sinister role.
It is a sad fact of history that there was a time when a food market could also accommodate a human market.
WTOP: DC holds ‘Re-imagining Policing’ town hall aimed at bridging gap between officers and…
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, councilmembers and representatives from the police department and mayor’s office held a virtual town hall on Saturday to start the discussion of re-imagining policing within the District.
NBC4: John Lewis Remembered in DC For Civil Rights Legacy, Impact on Community
Flags are flying at half-staff on Capitol Hill Saturday in honor of Rep. John Lewis who died at the age of 80 Friday night after a battle with cancer.
DCist: From The March On Washington To Black Lives Matter Plaza, Remembering John Lewis In The…
In one of his last public appearances, civil rights icon and longtime U.S. Rep. John Lewis visited Black Lives Matter Plaza in the District, where protests against police brutality and systemic racism have been ongoing for nearly two…
DCist: D.C. Elections Board Signs Off On Plan To Mail Ballots To Every Registered Voter For November…
The D.C. Board of Elections has signed off on a plan to mail every registered voter in the city a ballot ahead of the November election.
Washington Post: The pandemic has hit restaurants hard, but experts say the ‘ghost food hall’…
In the early days of the novel coronavirus pandemic, D.C. restaurateur Aaron Gordon couldn’t sleep.
Press Release: Norton Releases Statement on Passing of Her Friend and Colleague, Civil Rights Leader…
July 18, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who was a colleague of the late Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) first in the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2020
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis.
“In this moment, it is difficult and…
WUSA9: Delays, indecision plague research into DC Police stop and frisk data
The Metropolitan Police Department and the DC Government have been promising review since September 2019.
WTOP: Bike boom brought on by pandemic includes nonprofits that refurbish bikes
Like retailers scrambling to fill the demand for new bikes, nonprofit Gearin’Up Bicycles in Northeast D.C. was experiencing a sales boom of its own.
WAMU: The Protesters In Black Lives Matter Plaza Want You To Know They’re Still There
It’s Wednesday, July 8, and the scene outside D.C. Superior Court is a mix of exhaustion and camaraderie. A group of about 15 protesters is doing what they call “jail support,” waiting for fellow activists who were arrested and jailed…