Columbus Day The District of Columbus Just Cancelled Columbus Dayrealcleareducation.com - Jeanne Allen Having apparently solved all the urgent problems besetting D.C. – crime, poverty, traffic, homelessness, public schools that don't educate, etc. – …
Patchflipped into Washington, DC PatchExtremism 15-Year-Old Boy Stabbed Aboard Metro Train In DC: ReportPatch - Dan Taylor WASHINGTON, DC — A 15-year-old girl was arrested on an assault with intent to kill charge after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed aboard a Metro train at …
PeopleColumbus Day Some U.S. States and Cities Are Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day Instead of Columbus DayPeople - People MagazineSome states and cities across the U.S. are saying goodbye to Columbus Day and instead celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day, in a move meant to recognize not the years of genocide spurred on by the Italian
Vermont Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples' Day?vpr.org - Leila Fadel On Monday in the nation's capital, there is no Columbus Day. The D.C. Council voted to replace it with Indigenous Peoples' Day in a temporary move …
Decriminalization Activists want 2020 candidates to clarify support for decriminalizing sex workthehill.com - Cameron Hill Activists and survivors of sex trafficking are calling on 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to clarify their potential support for …
The Washington Postflipped into OpinionsOpinion The agency charged with handling D.C.’s whistleblower complaints isn’t doing its job. That’s alarming.The Washington Post - By Editorial BoardWHISTLEBLOWERS, AS the country has become all too keenly aware, help serve the public interest when they stick their necks out to report wrongdoing in government. That, though, assumes that their complaints
The Washington Timesflipped into News From The Washington TimesColumbus Day EDITORIAL: D.C. push for 'Indigenous Peoples' Day' is bad historyThe Washington Times - THE WASHINGTON TIMES In its latest spasm of virtue-signaling last week, the D.C. Council further burnished its far-left credentials by adopting “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” …
The Washington PostD.C. Council D.C.’s controversial school vouchers get the star treatment in a new movieThe Washington PostThe real life Miss Virginia is Virginia Walden Ford, a prominent black D.C. activist who in the late 1990s and 2000s pushed for vouchers while many Democratic leaders in the District opposed the program.
Washington Bladeflipped into Washington BladeLGBTQ+ D.C. U.S. Attorney meets with LGBT advocates over hate crimeswashingtonblade.com - Lou Chibbaro Jr. The United States Attorney for D.C., Jessie K. Liu, met on Tuesday with two members of the D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission’s Rainbow Caucus and …
Columbus Day DC Joins Eight States, 100+ Cities in Swapping Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples’ Dayecowatch.com - Olivia Rosane Grosso noted that DC is not alone in making this change: Maine, New Mexico, Vermont, North Carolina, Alaska, South Dakota, Oregon and at least 130 …
Moremoremoreflipped into HistoryIndigenous Peoples Day Map: Making Indigenous Peoples Day official across the countrynewsmaven.io - Aliyah Chavez A map of the 11 states and 129 cities recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day in 2019
Crime DC mayor, police chief discuss recent violence in the Districtwusa9.com - Author: Madisson Haynes WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Peter Newsham held a conversation regarding violence in the District. As of Friday, D.C. has …
Crime Prevention Here's how Mayor Bowser plans to combat DC's recent spike in violencewjla.com - LESLY SALAZAR, SAM FORD, HEATHER GRAF/ABC7 NEWS After a scary couple of days that included four murders in Ward Six during a 24 hour period, DC Mayor Bowserand Police Chief Peter Newsham are …
Washington Mystics Mystics call a timeout on the party: WNBA champs will get a proper parade this springwtop.com - Jack Pointer Your Washington Mystics are WNBA champions. And for many of them, their work’s not done: Many of them still have commitments to play internationally, …
NPRJournalism Incarcerated Felons Could Be Allowed To Vote In Bill Moving Through D.C. CouncilNPR - Martin AustermuhleAs D.C. resident Michael Jones served out a 23-year sentence in federal prison, he came to appreciate the bind he was in. "Being under those circumstances, in those harsh conditions, there's no opportunity
Columbus Day Washington, DC votes to change ‘Columbus Day’ to ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’thegrio.com - Kia Morgan-Smith The Washington, D.C. Council gave the green light to covert the name Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. On Tuesday, the “Indigenous Peoples’ Day …
The Washington Postflipped into OpinionsOpinion D.C. bill would empower pimps and brothel owners — not womenThe Washington Post - By Lauren HershLauren Hersh is the national director of World Without Exploitation. Imagine a world where our nation’s capital has become a hub of sex tourism. Picture it: A place where pimps can sell people freely,
Climate Ward 2 Candidates Sign The 'No Pepco Pledge'thehoya.com Six candidates for Washington, D.C. Council, including three from Ward 2, have signed the “No Pepco Pledge,” agreeing to not accept campaign …
Daily Callerflipped into The Daily CallerConservative View While DC Struggles With Homicides, It Votes To Rename Columbus Daydailycaller.com - Helen Lyons In the midst of soaring homicides, the most recent of which was a 15-year-old gunned down in broad daylight near the Nationals Park on Wednesday, the …
The Washington Postflipped into PoliticsU.S. Politics D.C. bill to restore vote to imprisoned felons receives support at public hearingThe Washington Post - By Rebecca TanLegislation that would make the nation’s capital the first jurisdiction in the country to restore the right to vote to imprisoned felons received widespread support at a public hearing on Thursday. About
NBC WashingtonEntrepreneurship DC Program Helps Former Felons Become EntrepreneursNBC Washington - www.nbcwashington.com D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser committed more funding for a program that helps former felons become entrepreneurs. Mark Segraves reports.
Washington D.C. District Line Daily: How To End A Sentencewashingtoncitypaper.com - www.washingtoncitypaper.com Tonight is the WNBA finals. Best of luck to the Mystics, as it’s winner-takes-all in Game 5 against the Connecticut Sun. Follow City Paper's Kelyn …
Washington Bladeflipped into Washington BladeLGBTQ+ Blade 50th gala is next weekendwashingtonblade.com - Philip Van Slooten The Washington Blade 50th Birthday Gala is Friday, Oct. 18 from 6-10 p.m. at the InterContinental Washington, D.C., The Wharf (801 Wharf St., …
Columbus Day Prince George’s County replaces Columbus Day with Native American Dayfox5dc.com - FOX 5 DC Prince George’s County Council is replacing Columbus Day with Native American Day beginning in 2020. The council noted that Oct. 14, 2019 will be the …
The Washington PostWashington D.C. Indigenous Peoples’ Day to replace Columbus Day in the District, other jurisdictionsThe Washington PostIn the District, the bill is awaiting the signatures of D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), according to Grosso’s office. Mendelson and Bowser didn’t respond to requests
CNNColumbus Day DC Council votes to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day - CNNCNN(CNN) — This Columbus Day, Washington, DC, will be celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day for the first time. The DC Council voted Tuesday to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day, but the change
The Washington PostD.C. Council Janitors protest Thursday in rush-hour traffic as labor contract deadline loomsThe Washington PostThursday’s demonstration — which included an address by D.C. Council member Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1) — began at 4:15 p.m. in Farragut Square. Workers clad in the union’s signature purple worked their
The Washington Timesflipped into News From The Washington TimesD.C. Council D.C. Council hears support for letting jailed felons voteThe Washington Times - By Sophie Kaplan Samuel Buggs remembers learning about the significance of the right to vote as a seventh grader 50 years ago, in particular the sacrifices made …
Washington Bladeflipped into Washington BladeLGBTQ+ 50 Years of Queer D.C. Photoswashingtonblade.com - Michael Key The Washington Blade held a gallery showing of a collection of archival photos at The Outrage on Oct. 4. The exhibition was presented by AIDS …
archwizardflipped into Smart Mobile TechTechnology D.C. Officials Using WhatsApp For City Business May Skirt Open Records LawsNPR - Martin AustermuhleStaff and aides to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser are using the message service WhatsApp to communicate, a practice that's becoming more common among public officials across the country. But it's also raising
