Browsing Tag

Dorothy Butler Gilliam

Mayor Bowser Honors Community Leaders at Washington Women of Excellence Awards

Press Release Mar 5, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Honors Community Leaders at Washington Women of Excellence Awards (WASHINGTON, DC) – Tonight, Mayor Bowser honored eight community leaders at the…

Lisa Page in The Post: How Dorothy Butler Gilliam overcame racism and sexism to make her mark on…

Editor Feb 14, 2019

If your mother says she loves you, check it out. Every reporter worth his salt knows that adage, and Dorothy Gilliam, no slouch, practically took that quip to heart. As the first African American female reporter ever hired by The…

Washington Informer: Dorothy Butler Gilliam Tells Her Trailblazing Story

Editor Feb 6, 2019

Dorothy Butler Gilliam has lived to be a sage octogenarian. She has also lived a remarkable life: daughter of the segregated South, front-line chronicler of the dismantling of Jim Crow and ascension of the civil rights movement and most of…

Latest

District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

Apr 29, 2026 18

A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

Apr 28, 2026 27

A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 21

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

Apr 24, 2026 14

With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

Prev Next 1 of 754