DCist: Protesters At Freedom Plaza Demand Funds For D.C. Workers Excluded From Coronavirus Relief
Several local social justice organizations hosted a DC Excluded Workers rally Monday morning at Freedom Plaza in support of D.C. workers who are left out of key cash assistance programs, including sex workers, street vendors, and others in…
WTOP: DC Diner en Blanc 2020 party moves online due to coronavirus concerns
Among a certain group of D.C. partygoers, Diner en Blanc — the pop-up, mystery-shrouded picnic whose attendees arrive decked out in all white — is the big event to end the summer.
WTOP: Metrobus reallocates bus service to prevent overcrowding
With the D.C. region slowly reopening after a monthslong coronavirus shutdown, Metrobus is reallocating buses to provide more frequent service and up its capacity for passengers starting Monday, June 29.
Washington Post: Washington region has problems with police shootings and racist practices, too
Prodded by nationwide protests and video evidence of police abuses, more white Americans are recognizing that their fellow black and brown citizens live in a different world when dealing with law enforcement.
WTOP: Parents, historians urge DC’s Mayor Bowser to initiate Wilson High name change
Thousands of people have signed a petition asking Lewis Ferebee, the D.C. schools chancellor, to change the name of Tenleytown’s Woodrow Wilson High School.
Associated Press: Trump, statehood, police funding fight up DC mayor’s profile
WASHINGTON (AP) — Muriel Bowser’s national profile had never been higher, thanks to a Twitter beef with President Donald Trump and a renewed push to turn the nation’s capital into the 51st state. Now Washington’s mayor must pull off a…
Washington Post: Coronavirus limbo: College students are angry and anxious as they await news about…
Two Texans are yearning to return to college in the nation’s capital after dreary months of waiting to hear whether the coronavirus closures would end. Like many students nationwide, they spent their spring in a surreal state of pandemic…
DCist: Four Charged In Attempted Toppling of Andrew Jackson Statue
Four men have been charged with destruction of federal property for allegedly trying to topple the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, the Department of Justice announced Saturday.
WTOP: 4 men charged for attempt to tear down Jackson statue in Lafayette Square
Four men alleged to have been trying to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square just outside of the White House were each charged with destruction of federal property on Friday, according to a news release from the U.S.…
Washington Post: 4 charged in attempt to tear down Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square
Four men have been charged in connection with an attempt to tear down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, the U.S. attorney’s office for Washington announced Saturday evening.
NPR: Black Doctors Say Pandemic Reveals Enduring Racial Inequity Medicine Alone Cannot Fix
Dr. William Strudwick was finishing a shift at Washington, D.C.'s Howard University Hospital when his wife, Maria, texted. Their 19-year old son, Cole, wanted to join a protest five days after the killing of George Floyd.
WTOP: Fifth weekend of DC protests marked by calm and oppressive heat after contentious week
Temperatures in the 90s on Saturday tamped down some of the energy rolling through streets and parks around D.C. in the last week.
DCist: Scheduled Around Nap Time, Black Mama’s March Offers A Family-Friendly Way To Protest
Black moms, their children, and other protesters stretched out their arms, took a depth breath, and made their way to a warrior two pose.
WTOP: National Cathedral’s bells ring for first time since onset of coronavirus pandemic
A familiar sound filled the air in D.C. on Saturday as the Washington National Cathedral’s bells rang for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic broke out in the U.S. back in March.
Washington Post: Celebrations of black family, culture break out across D.C.
Downtown Washington blossomed into a rich celebration of black family and culture on Saturday, marking the sixth week of near-constant public expression in the District for racial justice.
Washington Post: D.C. protesters dig in for the long haul after nearly a month of demonstrations
The day after he was corralled by police onto a narrow street with no escape, arrested for breaking the District’s curfew while protesting the death of George Floyd, and then held for hours, Micah Scott woke up with one thing on his mind:…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A powerful mural was created as part of D.C.’s push for statehood. It…
On the outside wall of a building in Northeast Washington, a mural shows a dark-skinned man with light hair riding an electric bike. An American flag, secured to his torso with a chain, flows behind him.
WTOP: July 4th flyovers planned for East Coast cities, including DC, Baltimore, in ‘aerial salute’
When the United States celebrates its 244th birthday on Saturday, July 4, look for U.S. military aircraft to grace the skies of D.C. and Baltimore.
Washington Post: Frederick Douglass delivered a Lincoln reality check at Emancipation Memorial…
On April 14, 1876, Frederick Douglass arrived at the unveiling ceremony for the Emancipation Memorial, the statue now under attack by some protesters in Washington’s Lincoln Park.
DCist: At Lincoln Park, Generations Disagree Over Statue Removal As Protests Enter Fifth Week
Disagreement over the fate of a statue depicting Abraham Lincoln standing above a formerly enslaved man was the centerpiece of a Friday night protest on Capitol Hill.