The Old Man of Anacostia: I Hate Guns
I do not like guns. As a child, I did not have toy guns and as an adult I have neither owned a real...
Kim Ford’s Sad Departure
Last month the community was shocked to hear about the resignation of Kim Ford, the chief executive officer and president of Martha's Table.
In a...
D.C. Witness’ Response to Councilman White’s State of Emergency Declaration
With homicides in Washington DC starting the year 2021 with a pace that has already exceeded last year’s total during the same timeframe, Councilmember...
An Interview with Brenda Richardson
To paraphrase Frederick Douglass, the lion of Anacostia, we must embrace our environment in all its grandeur and all its disgrace.
Brenda Richardson, a Ward...
Why Statehood?
Since the founding of the District of Columbia in 1790, the rights of the residents within the District have changed over time. The twenty-third...
Deanwood: A Safe, Resource-Rich Community
When I graduated from the University of Houston, I decided to make the District of Columbia home. Shortly after, I landed a position with...
Players Lounge Turns 50
In 1984, I was a volunteer in Jesse Jackson’s campaign for president and was registering voters and circulating petitions to qualify Rev. Jackson’s delegate...
Goodbye to the Schemes to Focus on Equal Access to Amenities
Did you know that Ward 7 is the single most difficult ward in DC to own a pet? It is the only Ward that...
Finding Employment: Darren Be Scheming
Did you know that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended the deadline to file from April 15th to May 17th?
This is great news...
Black Power is Black Votes
“Black power is black votes, if we want to stay in our neighborhoods we must vote,” says Mrs. Stancil, a 92-year old Elder and...
