Give Us Statehood Now!
I watched the final vote in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump with a mixture of frustration and anger. The frustration was that...
We Must Accept a COVID Vaccine
When I was 20 years old, I spent two weeks in isolation in Bronx Lebanon Hospital with a life-threatening case of hepatitis. I vividly...
Opinion: The Old Man of Anacostia
After 31 years of being on the DC police force, three of which he served as chief, Peter Newsham is stepping down this month. ...
Opinion: Our Neighborhoods Need Volunteers
Our neighborhoods, city and nation could not operate effectively if it were not for volunteers. The east of the river neighborhoods depend on volunteers...
Does Public Housing Redevelopment Actually Help
A recently announced plan to redevelop 14 public housing developments in the District could be great news for tenants living in inhumane conditions —...
Insurrection Overshadowed A Historic Day in Georgia
January 6, 2021 was a shameful day in U.S. history with the pro-Trump invasion and desecration of the Capitol. Because of that disgraceful incident,...
DC’s Black and Brown Students Face Perilous School Year
Our country is confronting dual cataclysms: one the global pandemic now afflicting millions and one a long-overdue reckoning of the centuries-old scourge of racism....
Mayor Muriel Bowser: Get Vaccinated, DC
Dr. Charles Drew once told the world that “excellence of performance will transcend any artificial barriers created by man.”
Over the past year and a...
The Old Man of Anacostia
When a new year arrives, there are always people who make resolutions--some which they keep and others that are broken by Groundhog Day. A...
Applications Open in $103,000 Grant for Nonprofits, Charities
Impact100 DC, a multi-ethnic network of women committed to service, has announced its first competitive grant. It has started the process to award a...
