Washingtonian: DC Mayor Bowser Says Woodrow Wilson High School Should Be Renamed
The school's namesake oversaw the resegregation of federal government offices
Washington Times: D.C. launches bid to be selected as 2026 World Cup host city
The District wants to become a host city for the 2026 World Cup, with matches held at nearby FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. assembles advisory board to bring 2026 World Cup games to the…
The District has announced its official bid to be a host city for 2026 FIFA World Cup, assembling an advisory board that will spearhead an effort that aims to bring the world's biggest sporting event to FedEx Field.
DCist: Bowser, Events DC Announce Bid To Host 2026 World Cup
Events DC — the city’s sports, entertainment, and conventions authority — and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser are pushing to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in D.C.
DCist: On The 60th Anniversary Of The Fight To Desegregate Glen Echo, Activists Look Back—And Ahead
On June 30, 1960, a group of Black college students took a ride on the carousel at Maryland’s Glen Echo Park and refused to get off.
Washington Post: Coronavirus deaths, new cases, plateauing in Virginia, Maryland, D.C.
D.C., Maryland, and Virginia added 38 coronavirus deaths and 938 infections on Tuesday. Both figures have plateaued over the past week, after showing sharp declines in the beginning of June.
Lewis D. Ferebee: DCPS will reopen strong
Learning is about the process of acquiring new skills — and building knowledge around not just what’s in the curriculum, but also about one another. A guiding light of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s leadership around the extraordinary…
Press Release: Norton’s Open Letter to D.C.’s LGBTQ Community Celebrates Victories and Presses…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 30, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today sent an open letter to the District of Columbia's LGBTQ community in…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and NAACP Working Together to Bring the NAACP Headquarters to…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 29, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jessica Carroll (DMPED)
Marc Banks (NAACP)
NAACP Signs Letter of Intent to Move Headquarters from…
WTOP: Bowser launches bid to host 2026 World Cup in DC
D.C. tossed its jersey onto the field Tuesday and launched a bid to host the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
City Paper: Women Living in Wards 7 and 8 Can Now Enroll in a Free Health and Nutrition Class
The WANDA Academy’s “Cook for the Culture” lasts six weeks.
WAMU: Minimum Wage Increases Face A New Challenge From Coronavirus
Advocates who fought for a $15 minimum wage couldn’t have predicted a threat like the coronavirus.
Washington Post: How 28-year-old Brooke Pinto became D.C.’s youngest-ever council member
Four months ago, Brooke Pinto was a virtually unknown candidate for the D.C. Council who had never voted in the District.
Washington Post: Washington prepares to make its pitch to host 2026 World Cup matches
With a global pandemic ongoing and sports facing unprecedented uncertainty, the 2026 World Cup seems like part of a distant future. FIFA has enough concerns about conducting qualifiers for the 2022 tournament, let alone the competition six…
WTOP: GWU becomes latest DC university to promise divestment from fossil fuels
Another D.C. university has announced its commitment to stop investing in companies that deal in fossil fuels.
WTOP: Popular DC deli apologizes for ‘co-opting Black culture’
Responding to community feedback, a popular D.C. deli has apologized for naming several of its menu items after Black athletes and entertainers.
WTOP: NAACP intends to move national HQ from Baltimore to DC’s U Street corridor
As the Frank D. Reeves Center, on the northwest corner of 14th Street and U Street Northwest, gets redeveloped into a mixed-use hub, it will have an important new tenant: the NAACP’s National Headquarters.
WUSA9: Congress holds first hearing on tear-gassing of DC protesters
The House committee overseeing U.S. Park Police hears from witnesses, but federal agencies were a no-show for now.
WTOP: ‘Cut off at the knees’: DC’s event industry takes a major coronavirus hit
All sorts of live events, from concerts, to conventions, to festivals, have been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and D.C.-area companies that produce them are feeling the hurt.
DCist: The NAACP Plans To Move Its Headquarters From Baltimore to D.C.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People might soon call Northwest D.C. home.