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If Walmart Sells Cheerleading Outfits, D.C. Officials Won’t Have To Go Far
Listen to Michael Wilson: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “We don’t feel like D.C. should trust Walmart’s track record to build the future of this city,” Respect DC organizer Mike Wilson said Saturday morning. He spoke with TheFightBack in the … Continue reading
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Clark, Qatar and the Cloth: CityCenter Receives Subsidies, But Where Are the Jobs?
Listen to Pastors Walker and Gilbert, as well as protesters, here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “We live in this city. Many of us are born in this city. It’s only fair that we have an opportunity to … Continue reading
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TheFightBack, Feb. 25: Jobs, Not Jails
Listen to TheFightBack‘s Feb. 25 show: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week on TheFightBack, we hear from activists on two separate but related issues: the lack of jobs for District residents and the abundance of jails. On the … Continue reading
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Criminal (In)Justice in D.C.
Listen to Victoria Clark: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “The whole criminal justice system… needs to be dismantled,” Victoria Clark said outside DC Jail at a Presidents Day rally organized by Occupy DC’s Criminal (In)Justice Committee. “We need … Continue reading
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TheFightBack, Feb. 18: Lesser-Known Presidential Candidates; Public Funding for Stadiums; D.C.’s Human Rights Report Card
Listen to TheFightBack‘s Feb. 18 Show: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week on TheFightBack on We Act Radio 1480 AM WPWC, we hear from three lesser-known presidential candidates: Rocky Anderson, former Salt Lake City mayor and outspoken Bush … Continue reading
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A Report Card on D.C.’s Status as a Human Rights City
Listen to the report card contributors: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] In 2008, the D.C. Council declared the District of Columbia the first Human Rights City in the U.S. On a chilly morning last week on the steps of … Continue reading
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Should DC Subsidize a Racist Team?
Listen to Dave Zirin: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “Everyone loves the Redskins,” D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans said of the local football team with the racist name. At a meeting of the Dupont Circle Citizens Association … Continue reading
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Cheh Puts Others Ahead of Taxi Drivers
Hundreds of taxicab drivers attended a Jan. 30 hearing on taxi reform legislation in order to voice their opposition to a bill introduced by Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh, chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation. … Continue reading
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Mayor Gray Discusses MLK’s Impact On Him
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] “As a result of Dr. King and the Civil Rights movement, we have opportunities that were literally unimaginable by earlier generations of African Americans and, for that matter, other minorities as well,” D.C. … Continue reading
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Was Trayon White Arrested for Standing Up for his Constituents?
LISTEN TO TRAYON WHITE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “How am I unauthorized [to be here]?” Ward 8 School Board member Trayon White asked while standing at the Woodland Terrace Public Housing Project, which resides in the ward … Continue reading
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