Content categorized as Civil Rights

Let’s be civil

Jemel Fleming comments on violence during the past year

Raise your bar high in 2022

Michele Rochon writes an inspiring piece in honor of Women’s History Month.

What I noticed

Frederic John shares his thoughts about something he had seen.

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Daniel Ball reflects on the difference between the words ‘defend’ and ‘freedom.’

We love you all

Kym Parker writes a poem about acceptance and God’s love.

Two characters: a fiction story

Daniel Ball writes a fictional short story that reflects part of his world.

Human or animal?

Donté Turner shares a personal story about the way his community is being oppressed and disregarded.

Martin Luther King Day

Carlos D. Carolina writes about his experience at the Martin Luther King Jr. “Peace Walk” and how moving and empowering it was.

New cash assistance program for new parents will launch in February

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the launch of a direct cash assistance program for expectant mothers in wards 5,7 and 8 on Thursday. But some are concerned about the development of the program.

Homeless Truxton Circle residents brace for early December eviction amid pleas to halt encampment clearings

Meet some of the people living at Allen Park in Truxton Circle who will either be displaced by the upcoming Dec. 2 clearing or placed into housing accommodations through the city’s new encampment pilot program.

NPS closes second park on Capitol Hill, once again pushing out encampment residents

The National Park Service closed a second triangle park near Union Station on Oct. 15. Ten people who had been living in the park at Massachusetts Avenue and 3rd Street NE had only 14 days to find a new place to live.

The 2021 DC Homeless Crisis Reporting Project news blitz

12+ local media outlets in Washington, DC, collaborate to cover homelessness.

“Black lives are going to hell,” says resident flipping off DC’s Mayor

D.C. opened a renovated Franklin Park in September. An unhoused resident pushed out of a nearby encampment interrupted the ceremony & was quickly whisked away.

Bullies use homeless people as playthings. It has to stop.

Last week, because of my contacts on the streets and with law enforcement, I was asked by a crisis response unit to locate a homeless… Read more »

Our trees are dying where they stand

Artist and vendor Shuhratjon Ahmadjonov explains why trees are dying rapidly in D.C.

Mama and Baby Bus: Bringing care to wards 7 and 8

Mallory Mpare is seeking to make a difference for pregnant people of color in the District through a mobile health clinic that brings comprehensive care to parents and babies in wards 7 and 8. 

With the public health emergency ending, what does that mean for evictions?

Evictions will start soon in D.C. But all is not lost. Tenants have a range of protections and resources available to help them navigate this process.

Why we can’t just defund the police

Artist/Vendor Ayub Abdul shares opinions on why the community and police need to collaborate to help right social justice and meet local needs.

Critical Race Theory is divisive and regressive

Artist/Vendor Jeffery McNeil provides views on Critical Race Theory.

Local nonprofit opens transitional housing to meet growing demand among LGBTQ youth

SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders) recently opened its third facility to help meet the transitional housing needs of local LGTBQ youth.