Category Archives: District of Columbia

A Chance to (11th Street) Bridge D.C.’s Economic Divide

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “They come here in our ward so [they should] hire us,” said Gardenia Walker, a native Washingtonian and single mother who lives east of the Anacostia River where unemployment is very … Continue reading →

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Activists Call on Mayor and Council to Provide Housing For All

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE HOUSING FOR ALL RALLY [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “The programs that serve the neediest in the District of Columbia are under assault. There is no question about that,” said Ward … Continue reading →

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D.C.’s HPV Vaccine Mandate Is “A Great Big Public Health Experiment”

Posted on May 4, 2011 by admin

“The benefit of mass HPV vaccination for cervical cancer does not outweigh its risk,” according to testimony Dr. Sing Hang Lee will deliver to the D.C. Council’s Committee on Health Thursday, May 5 at 9:00 a.m. at the John A. … Continue reading →

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Candi Peterson: From Teacher to Blogger to WTU General Vice President

Posted on May 3, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO CANDI PETERSON [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Here I am today, as the general vice president. Who could have thought this would have happened? But I’m glad it did,” said Candi Peterson, the recently … Continue reading →

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Vincent Orange Returns to D.C. Council

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

Vincent Orange, the former Ward 5 councilmember, is now councilmember once again, this time as an at-large member. Mr. Orange secured 12,216 votes, or 28 percent, according to unofficial election results from the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics for … Continue reading →

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Mayor Gray’s Budget May Be a Recipe for Disaster

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “We want a budget that is fair,” said Marina Streznewski, coordinator of the DC Jobs Council and chair of the steering committee of the Fair Budget Coalition, which organized last week’s … Continue reading →

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April 26 Special Election: At-Large D.C. Council Candidates Patrick Mara and Sekou Biddle In Their Own Words

Posted on April 25, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO SEKOU BIDDLE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3   LISTEN TO PATRICK MARA [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Tomorrow is the special election for the D.C. Council (and the State Board … Continue reading →

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April 26 Special Election: At-Large D.C. Council Candidates Bryan Weaver and Tom Brown In Their Own Words

Posted on April 22, 2011 by admin

The April 26th special election for the D.C. Council (as well as for the State Board of Education for Wards 4 and 8 ) is in just four days. LISTEN TO BRYAN WEAVER [Audio clip: view full post to listen] … Continue reading →

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Linda Leaks: Mayor Gray Is Balancing the Budget on Backs of the Poor

Posted on April 19, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO LINDA LEAKS [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 PT. 2 – Q & A [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “The mayor is pitting one set of low income people against another … Continue reading →

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D.C. Emancipation Day

Posted on April 18, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO ANISE JENKINS [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 April 16, 1862, nine months before signing the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln freed more than 3,000 slaves in the District of Columbia. Saturday – DC Emancipation … Continue reading →

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