Washingtonian: Why Organizers Think It’s OK to Host Yoga Class at Black Lives Matter Plaza
"It seems like we're just giving up and trying to yoga away our issues, or that we're gentrifying the area, but that's absolutely not true."
DCist: House Passes Bill To Create Smithsonian American Latino Museum
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Monday morning in favor of creating a new Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino. The bill passed by voice vote.
Washington Post: Bowser quarantine order includes Delaware, North Carolina
An order from D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) went into effect Monday that puts restrictions on anyone coming into Washington from a state that’s considered high-risk due to its coronavirus outbreak.
WTOP: DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza gets fresh coat of paint for John Lewis procession
The giant yellow letters forming “Black Lives Matter” on D.C.’s 16th Street were given a fresh coat of paint early Monday morning, ahead of a funeral procession for the late Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.
WTOP: City-State Brewing breaks ground in DC’s Edgewood neighborhood
After more than three years of fundraising and planning, a former Senate staffer’s brewery started construction last week near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station in D.C.’s Edgewood neighborhood.
Washington Post: National Guard officer says police suddenly moved on Lafayette Square protesters,…
An Army National Guard officer who witnessed protesters forcibly removed from Lafayette Square last month is contradicting claims by the attorney general and the Trump administration that they did not speed up the clearing to make way for…
DCist: D.C. Is Requiring Travelers From 27 High-Risk States To Self-Quarantine
After announcing a mandatory two-week self-quarantine last week for travelers coming from areas with high levels of COVID-19, D.C. has deemed 27 states “high-risk.”
Press Release: Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Issues a Statement on the Passing of Congressman and…
News Release — Ward 7 DC Council member Vincent Gray
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 26, 2020
Contact: Takiyah “T.N.” Tate
Washington, D.C. - Former Mayor and current Ward 7…
Washingtonian: How the “Most Normal Person Ever” Became the Face of a Movement to Decriminalize…
"What are the moms at school going to say about this?" Melissa Lavasani remembers thinking.
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s self-quarantine order includes travelers from 27 states
D.C. is requiring people making travel into Washington from more than half the United States to self-quarantine because of new surges in Covid-19 cases.