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Category Archives: District of Columbia
The Diverse City Fund
LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE DC FUND CELEBRATION: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Last week, the newly-created Diverse City Fund awarded $45,000 in grants, ranging from $1,000 to $2,500, to twenty-three grassroots organizations working in D.C.’s … Continue reading
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Reporter John Hanrahan Responds to Councilmember Jack Evans’ Attack
LISTEN TO JOHN HANRAHAN: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “I think Mr. Evans needs a course in anger management and constituent relations,” former Washington Post reporter John Hanrahan said in response to being called “a f—ing idiot” … Continue reading
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WPFW Discusses Jack Evans’ Conflicts, the Proposed Adams Morgan Hotel and the Removal of WTU VP Candi Peterson
LISTEN TO THE LATINO MEDIA COLLECTIVE WITH GUEST PETE TUCKER: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Last night on the Latino Media Collective on Pacifica Radio WPFW 89.3 FM, TheFightBack‘s Pete Tucker joined hosts Oscar Fernandez and Norberto Martinez … Continue reading
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Why Won’t the Post Say Jack About Evans?
Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans is one of the city’s most powerful elected officials, and he’s breaking the law, but you’re not likely to read about it in the printed pages of the Washington Post. That’s ironic because the city’s … Continue reading
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Taxi Leader Haimanot Bizuayehu Visits Occupy DC
LISTEN TO HAIMANOT BIZUAYEHU: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “I share their ideas,” D.C. taxi leader Haimanot Bizuayehu told TheFightBack in an Oct. 28 interview at Occupy DC at McPherson Square. Inspired by the occupation of … Continue reading
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Councilman Evans Lashes Out at Veteran Reporter
Yesterday, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans lashed out at former Washington Post reporter John Hanrahan, calling him “a f—ing idiot” in an interview with City Paper‘s Loose Lips. Over the years, Hanrahan has raised questions about his councilmember’s dealings, including … Continue reading
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Councilmember Evans Represents the 1%, Not the Occupiers in His Ward
LISTEN TO JOHN HANRAHAN [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans represents the 1% much more than the 99. Ironically – or maybe appropriately – both of D.C.’s ongoing occupations, at Freedom Plaza … Continue reading
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Silencing Dissent: WTU VP Candi Peterson’s Removal From Office
LISTEN TO THE FULL 40-MINUTE INTERVIEW WITH CANDI PETERSON HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Seven months after the membership of the Washington Teachers’ Union elected Candi Peterson general vice president, she was unceremoniously, and possibly … Continue reading
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On NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt, Tucker Discusses D.C.’s Ongoing Occupations
Watch TheFightBack‘s Pete Tucker and NewsTalk‘s Bruce DePuyt discuss the ongoing occupations beginning at 46:37 Appearing on News Channel 8’s NewsTalk, TheFightBack‘s Pete Tucker joined host Bruce DePuyt for a discussion on the ongoing occupations in D.C. (at Freedom Plaza … Continue reading
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Chuck Hicks On the MLK Jr. Memorial Dedication, the Occupy Movement and D.C. Statehood
Listen to the extended, hour-long interview with Chuck Hicks: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 (In this extended interview, Hicks discussed growing up in Mississippi in a family deeply involved with the civil rights movement, which will … Continue reading
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