Washington Post: For black residents who saw D.C. burn decades ago, Floyd protests feel like hope
More than five decades had passed since Poopoo Earls protested.
WTOP: DC Shorts Laughs provides 6 days of virtual comic relief during heated time
From the coronavirus to racial conflicts, it’s been a double gut-punch for America lately.
WAMU: ‘I Want Them To Remember Who I Am’: A Teacher’s Postcard To D.C.
In pre-coronavirus times, a normal day for Marcy Hairston involved buzzing around Murch Elementary School in Northwest D.C. to check in on her roster of students with special needs.
WAMU: For This Beloved Georgetown Tea House, The Coronavirus Shutdown Has Been Brutal
When Hollie Wong came to D.C. in 1987 from Hong Kong, she missed the tea houses of her youth. They represented community and togetherness. She says when she was growing up, tea was offered at every social event. “When you come to my home,…
Washington Times: D.C. Council gets earful with calls from residents to defund police
D.C. Council members opened a budget hearing Monday to repeated calls for defunding the Metropolitan Police Department amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
WUSA9: DC Police search and frisk black people 6 times more often during stops, data shows
MPD's most recent police stop data indicates little has changed with the racial imbalance of stop and frisk in the District.
HuffPost: D.C. Statehood Gains New Support Among Senate Democrats After Trump Occupation
Proponents hope to secure a voting majority in both chambers of Congress in January 2021.
WUSA9: ‘Our voices have been silenced’ | Community leaders fight plan for new halfway…
A halfway house to replace Hope Village is set to open Oct. 1 despite a community protest.
NBC4: DC Neighborhood Plans to Challenge New Halfway House
Plans for a new halfway house in D.C. are meeting growing resistance.
District Links: Vincent Orange reshapes at-large race as progressives take note; DC Council hears…
Happy Monday. Former at-large Council member Vincent Orange is hoping for a political comeback, signing up to run as an independent for his former seat — four years after the longtime Democrat lost re-election.
WTOP: DC Council committee debating police budget hears calls for defunding
Impassioned pleas to defund the D.C. police were aired during a virtual public hearing held Monday by the D.C. Council committee considering the department’s proposed budget.
DCist: The National Gallery Of Art’s Sculpture Garden Will Reopen Saturday
Starting Saturday, visitors will again be able to wander through the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden. The 6.1-acre garden is home to 21 modern artworks by artists including Ellsworth Kelly, Magdalena Abakanowicz and Roy…
Washington Post: ‘A really important moment’: Museum staff begin gathering posters and stories from…
With her Smithsonian ID card dangling from her neck, Dwandalyn Reece summoned the museum staff to almost exactly the spot where President Trump had stood days earlier, posing for a picture with a Bible.
Washingtonian: Washington Performing Arts Announces Its Next Season Is Moving Online
Due to Covid-19, the DC music mainstay will stream concerts from big-name performers.
Washingtonian: Park View Cafe Colony Club Is Changing Its Name
The rebranding is an effort to disassociate with colonialism.
Washington Post: After primary debacle, D.C. elections board mails ballots to every voter in Ward 2…
D.C. elections officials mailed absentee ballots to every registered voter in Ward 2 for Tuesday’s special election for the ward’s council seat, hoping to avoid a repeat of the long lines and never-delivered ballots that marred the primary…
Washington Post: D.C. police department faces tough talks on budget amid calls to defund
The death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis sparked cries from demonstrators in the District and across the country to “defund the police.” Now that movement is turning what once would have been a routine budget discussion…
City Paper: Colony Club in Park View Will Change Its Name After Five Years in Business
"After talking with staff and customers, we've learned that the power of that word to hurt is real, no matter the justification for using it."
WTOP: Sit-in at DC’s Freedom Plaza calls to defund DC police
A local group is demanding action from D.C. leaders by holding a 36-hour sit-in at Freedom Plaza, across from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office in the Wilson Building.
Washingtonian: DC’s Largest Farmers Market Faces Backlash Over Exclusion of Black Businesses
Vendors are calling for more transparency and inclusion at the Dupont FreshFarm Market.