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Howard U's President Dropped a Statement About Walking Dogs On The Yard; Here's How It Reads In My Head
Washington, DC, is in the midst of a culture war between the new residents who want to mold the city into their own version of VanillaTown and the folks who didn’t ask for any of this shit but now have to defend their ways of life. Yes, we’re talking gentrification. From new residents of Chinatown…
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Black People Are Fighting Against Gentrification and for the Heart and Soul of Their Cities
Last week at the corner of 14 and U, a throng of mostly black people swayed in unison to the beat of a live go-go band. The drums and horns blasted as people walked from near and far to not only hear their indigenous music but also to join the resistance. The band and its…
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D.C. Fights Back Against Colonizers Who Want to Ban Go-Go Music From an Iconic City Corner
Back in 1498, a few years after Christopher Columbus pillaged the Caribbean and before he set sail to Trinidad, Columbus landed in the District of Columbia. He asked where he could get a good half-smoke, and the people told him to go to Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street. There Columbus and his crew dined…
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Where Is America's Blackest City?
How do you define the blackness of a city? For Black History Month, we challenged writers to explain why they think their city deserves the title of blackest city in America. And man, did they rep their cities hard. So now, we’re asking you, our readers, to vote for who made the strongest case. Here’s…
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On DC’s MLK Avenue, Where Over-Policing Reigns, King’s Dream Is Far From a Reality for Residents
When remembering Martin Luther King Jr., society often removes some of his most radical politics from discussion. King is perhaps most remembered in Washington, D.C., for delivering his notable “I Have A Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of over 250,000 in 1963. But what’s often glossed over is…
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Sheila Jackson Lee Leaves Judiciary Committee After Former Staffer Alleges She Was Fired for Reporting Sexual Assault
Longtime Democratic Representative Sheila Jackson Lee has announced plans to resign as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus’ nonprofit operation, after she was named in a lawsuit alleging she fired a young woman who planned to press charges after an alleged sexual assault by a former Congressional Black Congress Foundation employee. Jackson Lee also vacated…
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Watch: Sen. Ted Cruz Chased Out of Restaurant by Hecklers For Being Ted Cruz
Sen. Ted Cruz was just trying to enjoy a meal of boiled monkey parts flavored with braised deer scalp and a tall glass of iced bat blood at a Washington restaurant when he was forced to leave after activists learned of his location and began peppering him with questions. The hecklers, also known as people…
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'Stop Fingering Me Though, Bruh!' Cop Sued For Turning Police Pat-Down Into Prostate Exam
A Washington, D.C., resident has filed a lawsuit against a Metropolitan DC police officer alleging that the cop violated this citizen’s constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure during an impromptu stop, frisk and rectal examination. According to court documents filed on behalf of M.B. Cottingham by the American Civil Liberties Union, Cottingham was celebrating…
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Washington, DC, Is Being Sued for Gentrification
A civil rights lawyer is suing Washington, D.C., for what he claims are the city’s discriminatory housing and urban-renewal policies that favor white millennial renters over long-standing black residents, according to DCist. Aristotle Theresa out of nearby Anacostia is representing three native Washingtonians and community group CARE. The lawsuit claims that the policies of the…