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New Reports Faults D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for ‘Slow and Passive’ Response to Coronavirus
To find some of the worst recorded coronavirus disparities between Black and white residents, you need look no further than the nation’s capital, where Black residents have died of COVID-19 at a rate nearly six times that of white people in the city. As has been made explicit by numerous public health experts, reporters, and…
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Housing as a Human Right: Movement Gains Steam in Los Angeles in Response to Pandemic
For years, a housing crisis in California has been coming to a head as skyrocketing rents have outpaced people’s wages. That crisis has led to a growing homeless population the state has struggled to assist. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic requiring Californians to “shelter-in-place,” homeless families find themselves running out of safe options. In response,…
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Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser Adopts Newborn in Surprise Announcement
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser recently shared some exciting and unexpected news: Her family has expanded by one! Bowser announced via social media Monday night that she has adopted a newborn. “It is with great joy and excitement that I share with you that late last year, I decided to begin the adoption journey,” Bowser…
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DC Police Now Have to Learn Black History. Will It Curb Brutality?
On Friday morning, on the steps of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced that D.C. police officers will be required to take a critical-race-theory program. “We are committed to accountability,” Bowser told reporters, “to strengthen the bonds of trust between MPD and our residents.” As…
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DC Protesters Remember Terrence Sterling, Unarmed Motorist Killed by Police, 1 Year Later
Before the sun came up Monday morning, protesters had gathered at Third and M streets in Northwest Washington, D.C., to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Terrence Sterling, an unarmed man who was shot and killed by police after his motorcycle hit a cruiser. The morning began with a candlelight vigil at 4:20…
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Mayor Muriel Bowser Creates Task Force on Missing DC Teens
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced Friday that the city will create a series of new initiatives including a task force to assist in finding missing children and teens in the District. The mayor’s message comes days after a heated town hall meeting about the city’s missing teens—primarily black and Latinx girls—as well as…