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.
Washington Post: Congress begins probe into federal officers’ use of force to clear protesters near…
Congress on Monday began to investigate tactics used by federal law enforcement officers to clear protesters near Lafayette Square ahead of President Trump’s photo op in front of the pale yellow facade of St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Washington Post: NAACP, long headquartered in Baltimore, will move to 14th and U Streets in D.C.
The NAACP will move its headquarters to Washington, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced on Monday.
DCist: Ward 7 Resident Up For $100,000 Award To Build Food Hall East Of The River
When Mary Blackford first started sharing her idea of building a food hall in Ward 7, she says people in her community had their doubts.
DCist: Campaign To Rename Wilson High Gains Traction With More Than 18,000 Signatures
More than 18,000 people have signed an online petition urging D.C. Public Schools to rename Woodrow Wilson High School because of the former president’s advocacy of segregationist policies.