The Capital News DC - February 2026

WHAT

WE MEAN WHEN

WE SAY

“ROOTED”

By Avery Monroe

To be rooted is not to resist change. It is to refuse erasure.

In conversations about growth and development, being rooted is often framed as something that holds progress back. As if memory is a liability. As if history is an inconvenience. As if communities must forget themselves in order to move forward.

A Love Letter to Ward 8 and the Future We Are Building Together

Special to The Capital News

Love is often spoken of as memory—what once was, what we miss, what shaped us. But love, when rooted in place, is also about responsibility. It is about tending to what exists now and making deliberate choices about what comes next.

In January, the brand that took off more than 10 years before the actual vision, witnessed a moment that reflects that kind of love in action.

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Editor’s Letter ROOTED IN LOVE

A love letter to the places that raised us and the future we are building together LOVE AS AN ACTION

This issue is rooted in love, not as a feeling, but as a practice.

When we talk about love in these pages, we are talking about stewardship. The choice to care for our neighborhoods, our people, and our stories with intention. The kind of love that shows up consistently. The kind that stays when systems move slowly, when progress feels uneven, and when the work ahead requires patience instead of praise. This love is not passive. It is active, deliberate, and accountable.

For Black communities, love has often been expressed not through comfort, but through endurance. It has been carried forward across generations by those who understood that survival itself was an act of care. That holding on to memory, place, and one another was a responsibility, not a luxury.

To be rooted does not mean being stuck. It means knowing where you come from so you can move forward with clarity. Our roots give us language, culture, resilience, and memory. They ground us. They remind us who we are and what we carry. But they are not meant to confine us. We honor our origins while still allowing ourselves to grow, evolve, and imag

ine more for what comes next.

Across Washington, DC, and especially in Wards 7 and 8, we see this balance play out every day. Longtime residents protecting community legacy while advocating for opportunity. Families navigating change without letting go of home. Neighbors refusing erasure while insisting on progress. This issue reflects that reality. It honors the places that raised us while refusing displacement, forgetting, or silence in the future we are building.

Inside these pages, you will find stories that show love in motion. Love expressed through leadership, service, advocacy, creativity, and care. These are not abstract ideas. They are real efforts unfolding in real neighborhoods, shaped by people who understand that community is not something you consume. It is something you tend.

We are rooted in love because love is what sustains us. It is what allows us to remember where we come from without losing sight of where we are going. It is what makes growth possible without erasure and progress meaningful without abandonment.

With gratitude, Avery Monroe

Love, memory, and stewardship carried across

A Love Letter to Ward 8 from P1

With a unanimous vote, the DC Council approved the establishment of the Soul of the City Business Improvement District (BID), a milestone that affirms not just a policy decision, but a collective belief in the future of Congress Heights, Bellevue, and Washington Highlands.

This is a love letter from Councilmembers T. White and K. McDuffie, who deftly navigated our legislation to that vote, to those communities—not grounded in nostalgia, but in commitment.

Love Without Erasure

The neighborhoods in the southernmost portions of Ward 8 are rich with history, resilience, and culture. They have raised generations of families, entrepreneurs, faith leaders, artists, and organizers. They have also endured decades of disinvestment and fragmentation— adjacent communities separated by systems that failed to see (or ignored completely) their collective power.

The Soul of the City BID does not attempt to romanticize the past or overwrite it. Instead, it recognizes that growth does not require erasure. The BID is designed to strengthen commercial corridors while honoring the people who live alongside them—ensuring that investment does not bypass residents but is intentionally linked to their opportunity and stability.

Love as Infrastructure

At its core, the Soul of the City BID is built on something both practical and transformative: a guaranteed, self-sustaining revenue stream. That financial certainty allows the district to move beyond one-off initiatives and toward long-term planning, staffing, and accountability.

This is love expressed through systems— cleaner and safer corridors, coordinated marketing, support for small and Black-owned businesses, and data-driven decision-making. Not because appearances matter more than people, but because well-managed places create access to jobs, customers, and community pride.

Love, in this context, looks like reliability. It looks like showing up every day with the resources to do the work well.

Connecting What Was Always Close

Congress Heights, Bellevue, and Washington Highlands are geographically close, yet historically disconnected. One of the most powerful promises of the Soul of the City BID is its ability to bring these communities to a shared table—aligning residents, businesses, property owners, and institutions across multiple advisory neighborhood commissions.

This collective structure strengthens more than corridors; it strengthens advocacy. It allows Ward 8 to speak with a unified voice against policies that do not serve its residents, while aligning economic development with workforce pathways, housing stability, and community-serving institutions.

Love, here, is proximity turned into partnership.

Turning the Model on Its Head

Traditional BIDs are often measured by how clean a street looks or how busy it feels. The Soul of the City BID intentionally expands that definition. Traffic and marketing are tools—not the end goal. Economic activity is a means to community stabilization, not an end, in itself.

This approach turns the BID model on its head by using place-based development to generate access, not just aesthetics, and prosperity, not just polish. It asks a deeper question: how do we ensure that the value created in Ward 8 stays in Ward 8?

Why the Unanimous Vote Matters

A unanimous vote is rare—and meaningful. It signals trust in the vision, the governance, and the years of organizing that brought this moment to fruition. It affirms that Ward 8 is not an afterthought, but a priority worthy of equitable economic infrastructure and longterm investment.

This BID was not imposed from the outside. It was built through listening, coalition-build-

ing, and a clear articulation of what love for community actually requires: patience, rigor, and shared accountability.

What Comes Next

As the Soul of the City BID launches operations this spring, residents can expect to see immediate improvements along key corridors, visible support for local entrepreneurs, and increased coordination across neighborhoods. Over time, the BID positions southern Ward 8 to capture and retain economic value—benefiting businesses and the people who call these communities home.

A Closing Love Letter

This moment is about more than a BID. It is about rewriting the economic narrative of Ward 8—one rooted not in extraction, but in care, not in displacement, but in shared growth.

When love is rooted in place, it shows up as action. The Soul of the City BID is proof that when communities lead, investment follows—and the future becomes something we build together. To learn more about the Soul of the City Business Improvement District, visit www.engage.soulofthecity.org or is sponsor Congress Heights Partnership, visit www. chcpartnership.com.

Love in All Its Forms: NISHVWN’s Valentine Sketch Series on Display at The Showroom

As Valentine’s Day approaches, conversations around love often default to romance alone. Yet love, in its truest form, is far more expansive—layered with devotion, longing, grief, tenderness, and even hate. That full emotional spectrum is precisely what Artist NISHVWN captures in a compelling new sketch series now on display at The Showroom Art Gallery & Boutique in Temple Hills, Maryland.

The 14-piece sketch collection, rendered primarily in pencil and monochromatic tones washed with Valentine-inspired pinks, explores how love shows up rather than how it is traditionally defined. The works are largely centered on animals—most notably rabbits— personified with human posture, expression, and vulnerability. Through these figures, NISHVWN translates deeply human emotions into a visual language that is both whimsical and unsettling, soft yet raw.

One of the more memorable drawings in the 14-piece Valentine’s Day series features a rabbit curled up asleep inside an open box of chocolates. The image immediately disarms the viewer with its gentle humor, drawing on one of the most recognizable symbols of the holiday. Chocolates, traditionally exchanged as gestures of romance or affection, are reimagined here not as gifts to be presented, but as a place of rest. The box becomes a quiet refuge, and the rabbit— relaxed, and completely at ease—appears content to pause rather than participate.

This unexpected use of familiar Valentine’s

imagery shifts the focus from performance to presence. Instead of heightened emotion or overt romantic display, the sketch embraces stillness. The rabbit’s sleep suggests comfort, emotional safety, and perhaps a subtle fatigue, as if love itself has allowed a moment of reprieve. There is something inherently relatable in the choice to rest amid symbols of affection, reflecting the idea that love does not always demand energy, excitement, or spectacle.

Within the context of the larger series, the drawing offers balance. While other sketches explore themes of longing, heartbreak, and vulnerability, this piece introduces calm and quiet acceptance. It gently pokes fun at Valentine’s Day expectations while simultaneously honoring them, reminding viewers that love can be expressed just as meaningfully through simplicity. In this scene, affection is not declared or exchanged—it is quietly lived, wrapped in comfort, and allowed to sleep.

This thematic concept runs consistently across the series. Love is displayed as protection and loss, joy and sacrifice, vulnerability and survival. By using animals instead of human figures, NISHVWN removes barriers of identity, age, and background, allowing viewers to project their own experiences onto the work. The result is a series that feels personal without being prescriptive—inviting reflection rather than dictating meaning.

The sketches are currently framed and hung at The Showroom Art Gallery & Boutique, located at 4700 Stamp Road, Suite L, Temple Hills, MD, where they are open to the public for viewing throughout the Valentine’s season.

The space itself adds context to the exhibition. The Showroom is not only an art gallery, but also a boutique that sells clothing and, as a recent addition, offers cosmetic services—hairstylist, barbers, nail technicians and tattoo artist under one roof.

Beyond retail and exhibitions, The Showroom has established itself as a community-centered creative hub. The gallery regularly hosts workshops, coat and food drives, and inclusive events designed to serve as a safe space for individuals of all ages to explore creativity, hobbies, and artistic interests. That mission aligns seamlessly with the sketch series work, which emphasizes emotional honesty, accessibility, and relate-able experiences.

In a season often dominated by surface-level gestures, this sketch series offers something quieter and more enduring: a reminder that love is not singular, neat, or always gentle— but it is universal. Whether experienced as joy, loss, anger, or healing, love remains the thread that connects us all. And in NISHVWN’s drawings, that truth is rendered with striking clarity.

@NISHVWN @TheShowroomDMV

By Stephanie Foo

I believe love is a structure, not a sentiment, not a slogan, and not a one-time program.

Love is what gets built when people decide that young lives are worth sustained investment, not just attention during moments of crisis. As a third-generation Black woman born and raised in Washington, DC, my understanding of love has been shaped less by words and more by systems. The ones that held me. The ones that failed me. And the ones we are still trying to build.

I was an at-risk youth. I grew up poor. Although my grandmother worked for the National Institutes of Health, our household lived paycheck to paycheck. There was never extra money. Not for youth program fees, uniforms, or even the so-called small twenty-dollar application fees that quietly exclude so many children. Opportunity often existed around me, but access did not.

What made the difference were the people and programs that refused to let money be the deciding factor.

One of my clearest memories is being unofficially part of a neighborhood football team run out of Peter Bug Shoe Repair. Mr. Peterbug loved kids. He did not ask questions. He did not hassle us for payments. He did not turn anyone away. He stretched the equipment he had to serve all of us. Helmets were reused. Pads were shared. What mattered was that we showed up.

At the time, I did not have language for what he was doing. Looking back now, I understand that Mr. Peterbug did not just create access. He modeled a structure of love.

His influence directly shapes the work I do today. He showed me that love could be practical, consistent, and embodied through action. He did not romanticize care. He organized it. He removed barriers, created belonging, and showed up every day. That model became my

Love Is a Structure

blueprint. Because of him, I learned that youth do not need perfection. They need presence. They need adults who design spaces where they are welcomed without conditions. His approach taught me that systems rooted in love do not ask young people to prove their worth before receiving support. They assume worth from the beginning.

I did not realize it then, but I was a stakeholder. I mattered.

The programs and adults who followed me from adolescence through middle and high school made me feel connected to my community in a meaningful way. They showed me that love could be organized, reliable, and durable. They taught me that consistency, not charity, is what changes lives.

Today, my work spans early childhood education, special needs programming, applied behavior analysis, youth sports, extended-day leadership, and language immersion literacy. I have worked as a program manager for children and adults with disabilities, an ABA therapist, an educator, a basketball and football coach, a tennis instructor, and a camp creator.

Across every role, one truth keeps surfacing. Youth development is not about isolated programs.

It is about systems.

And love, when done right, is one of the most powerful systems we can build.

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What we mean when we say “ROOTED” from P1

But for Black communities, being rooted has never been about standing still. It has been about survival.

Our roots were planted under conditions meant to break them. They took hold through forced migration, exclusion, redlining, and repeated cycles of displacement. And still, they held. They stretched through generations of rebuilding, organizing, caregiving, and cultural preservation. Rootedness became a way to remember ourselves when the world worked hard to forget us.

Being rooted is not stagnation. It is grounding.

It means knowing what came before so the decisions made now carry intention. It means honoring the labor, culture, and care that built our neighborhoods long before they became desirable. It means understanding that progress without people is not progress at all.

Across our city, and especially east of the river, residents are navigating change with clear eyes. They are not afraid of opportunity. They are asking better questions about it. Who

benefits. Who decides. Who stays. Who gets pushed out.

Rooted communities are not anti-future. They are pro-belonging.

They understand that growth should deepen connection, not sever it. That development should strengthen communities, not hollow

By Lena Rose Anacostia,

You raised me in ways I am still learning how to name.

You taught me how to watch people before judging them. How to listen more than speak. How to recognize strength even when it shows up quietly. You taught me that community is not an idea. It is who notices when you are missing. Who pulls you aside to ask if you are okay. Who remembers your people, even when your people are gone.

You live in the details. In the oversized chair that has watched generations pass beneath it. In the barbershops where stories get passed down as faithfully as haircuts. In churches that hold joy and grief in the same breath. In corner stores that know your order before you finish speaking.

Loving you has never been simple. It has meant defending you when others reduce you to stereotypes. It has meant staying when it would have been easier to leave. It has meant holding grief and gratitude at the same time as change arrives without asking permission.

I love you not because you are perfect, but because you are honest. Because you hold memory. Because you remember who we were even as new faces become neighbors and familiar landmarks take on new meaning.

I am not just nostalgic for you. I am protective of you. I am committed to you. I am fighting for your right to remain a place where people can grow without being erased, where opportunity does not come at the cost of belonging.

This is not a goodbye letter. It is a staying letter. A choosing-you letter. Always, Lena Rose

By Bloom Wilder

THE THINGS WE ARE STILL FIGHTING FOR

We talk a lot about what we miss.

We miss the way neighborhoods felt smaller. We miss the familiar faces. We miss places that no longer exist. We miss when home felt permanent instead of provisional. And while remembering matters, it is not enough.

What we are fighting for deserves just as much attention.

We are fighting for the right to stay.

For housing that does not require displace ment as its price of entry.

For development that does not erase history in the name of progress.

For schools that serve our children fully, not conditionally.

For businesses that reflect the people who live here, not just those passing through.

These fights are not abstract. They show up in zoning decisions, school funding formulas, transit access, and who gets heard when plans are already halfway decided. They show up in whether longtime residents can afford to remain in the communities they built. They show up in whether opportunity feels shared or selectively distributed.

As Washington, DC approaches an open mayoral election, these questions matter more than ever.

Leadership is not just about vision. It is about accountability. It is about whether policies are shaped with community or simply presented to it. It is about whether residents are treated as stakeholders or obstacles. And it is about whether promises made during campaign season translate into protections that last beyond it.

We are fighting for dignity in policy decisions. For transparency in leadership. For community voices to matter beyond ceremonial meetings and carefully staged photo oppor-

tunities. We are fighting for governance that understands that participation is not a box to check, but a responsibility to uphold.

We are fighting for futures that feel recognizable, even as they evolve.

Love, in this sense, is not sentimental. It is strategic. It is showing up to meetings when the outcome is uncertain. It is asking hard questions and staying for the answers. It is protecting elders while creating space for youth. It is refusing to accept progress that demands sacrifice from the same people over and over again.

This fight is not about going backward. It is about going forward without forgetting who we are.

And we are not done yet.

Religious Corner

Allen Chapel A.M.E.Church

Rev. Dr. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor 2498 Alabama Ave. SE WDC 20020 (202) 889-3296

“The Cathedral of Southeast DC”

Sunday Worship 8:00am &11:00am Sunday School 9:15am www.acamec.org

“Teaching God’s Word and Serving God’s Word” Brighter Day Ministries

Rev. Tommy Murray, Pastor Multi-Location Church

Visit our website: @ www.brighterdaydc.com

Congress Heights Campus 421 Alabama Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20032 11:00am Sunday Worship Sunday School 9:30am Office: 202/889-3660 Email: churchoffice@brighterdydc.org

Campbell A.M.E. Church

2568 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE, WDC 20032 (202) 678-2263

Sunday Worship 8:00am & 11:00am Sunday School 9:30am

Prayer Service Wednesdays 6:30pm

Bible Study Wednesday 12noon Bible Study Thursday 7:00pm

Christ Ministries

30 Atlantic Street, SE WDC 20032 Services: 11 am and 3pm

Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ

Dr. Dennis and Christine Wiley, Co-Pastors 3845 South Capitol St. SW WDC 20032 (202) 562-5576

“Ministries for the Mind, Body and Spirit” Sunday Worship 10:00am Wednesday Bible Study 12noon & 6:30pm www.covenantbaptistucc.org

East Washington Heights Baptist Church

Rev. Kip Bernard Banks, Sr., Pastor 2220 Branch Ave. SE WDC 20020 (202) 582-4811– Office

Sunday Worship 11:10am Sunday School 9:30am

Devotional Service 10:45 am

Bible Study Wednesday 6:30pm Children’s Church 2nd & 4th Sunday 11:00am www.ewhbc.org ewhbc@aol.com

Emmanuel Baptist Church

Christopher L. Nichols, Pastor 2409 Ainger Pl., SE WDC 20020 (202) 678-0884-Office • (202) 678-0885– Fax

“Moving Faith Forward”

Sunday Worship 8:00am & 10:45am

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Family Bible Study Tuesdays 7:00pm

Prayer Service Tuesday 6:00pm www.emmanuelbaptistchuurchdc.org

Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church

Archbishop Alfred D. Owens, Pastor Evangelist Susie Owens, Co-Pastor 610 Rhode Island Ave. NE WDC 20002 (202) 529-4547

“It doesn’t matter how you feel, God is still worthy to be praised”

Sunday Worship 8:00am & 10:45am

Super Sunday Service 3rd Sundays of month 6:00pm

Wednesday Night Prayer 6:30pm Wednesday Bible Study 7:30pm www.gmchc.org/

Israel Baptist

Rev. Dr. Morris L. Shearin, Pastor 1251 Saratoga Ave. NE WDC 20018 (202) 269-0288

“We Enter to Worship, We Depart to Serve”

Sunday Worship 10:45am • Sunday School 9:15am

Senior Bible Class Tuesday 10:30am

Wednesday Prayer Noon & 6:30pm

Bible Study Wednesday 7:00pm

Holy Communion First Sunday 10:45am http://www.israelbaptistchurch.org/

Johnson Memorial Baptist Church

Rev. Henry A. Gaston, Pastor 800 Ridge Rd. SE WDC 20019 (202) 581-1873

Sunday Worship 7:45a. & 11:15am Church School 9:30am

Bible Study Wednesday 8:00pm Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:00pm

Kingdom Care Senior Village Place of Worship:

Greater Fellowship/Gospel Baptist Church 814 Alabama Ave SE Washington, DC 20032 Phone: 202-561-5594

Macedonia Baptist Church

Rev. Garfield Burton, Pastor 2625 Stanton Rd. SE WDC 20032 • (202) 678-8486

“A Church With a Living Hope in the Midst of Dying World” Sunday Worship 10:00am Sunday School 9:00am

Prayer & Bible Study Wednesday 7:00pm & 7:30pm Saturday Sacrificial Prayer 7:00am www.macedoniadc.org/

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

Dr. C. Matthew Hudson Jr., Pastor 2616 MLK Ave. SE WDC 20020 (202) 889-3709 Office (202) 678-3304 Fax

“Empowered to love and Challenged to Lead a Multitude of Souls to Christ”

Sunday Worship 7:30am & 10:45am

Church School 9:30am

Prayer, Praise & Bible Study Wednesday 7:00pm

Bible Study Saturday 11:00am

Holy Communion 1st Sunday 10:45am

New Life Ministries DC

Reverend Ernest D. Lyles, Sr. 2405 MLK Jr. Ave SE WDC 20020 Sunday Worship 10:00am https://newlifeministriesdc.org/

“A small church with a mega heart” Phone: 202-304-2005

Email: joinus@nlmdc.org

Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist

Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry

3000 Pennsylvania Ave. SE WDC 20020 (202) 581-1500

“Committed to the Cause of Christ” Sunday Worship 10:45am • Sunday School 9:30am

Adult Bible Study Mondays 7:00pm Young Adult Bible Study Tuesdays 7:00pm

Bible Study Wednesday 6:30pm http://www.pabc-dc.org/

St. John C.M.E. Church

Reverend John A. Dillard III 2801 Stanton Rd. SE, Washington DC 20020 (202) 678-7788

Sunday Worship 11:00am Sunday School 9:00am http://www.stjohncmecdc.org/

St. Matthews Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Maxwell M. Washington, Pastor 1105 New Jersey Ave. SE WDC 20003 (202) 488-7298

“Striving to be more like Jesus with an emphasis on ‘Prayer’” Sunday Worship 9:05am • Sunday School 8:00am

Bible Study Tuesday 7:30pm

Prayer Meeting Tuesday 7:00pm Hold Communion 3rd Sunday Morning www.stmatthewsbaptist.com stmatthewbaptist@msn.com

Union Temple

Pastor Anika Wilson Brown 1225 W St SE, WDC, 20020 • (202) 678-8822

“It’s a family affair”

Sunday Worship: 8:00am & 11:00am Thursday Night Worship: 7:30pm www.uniontemple.com

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St. Elizabeth’s Hospital 1100 Alabama Ave, SE

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St. Matthews Baptist Church 1105 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Starbucks 2228 MLK, Jr. Ave, SE 2800 Alabama Ave, SE

Union Temple 1225 W St, SE

UPO/ Petey Greene Community Center 2907 MLK, Jr. Ave, SE

LIBRA

(September 23 to October 22)

Libra - ‘I balance’

Affirmation: “I attract a balanced, harmonious, and committed love that honors my peace”.

SCORPIO

(October 23 to November 21)

‘Scorpio - ‘I create’ Affirmation: “I embrace deep, intimate love and trust the transformation it brings”.

SAGITTARIUS

(November 22 to December 21)

Sagittarius - ‘I see’ Affirmation: “I welcome an exciting, adventurous love that honors my freedom and growth”.

CAPRICORN

(December 22 to January 19)

Capricorn - ‘I use’ Affirmation: “I build a solid foundation for lasting love and deserve a devoted partner”.

February Horoscopes

GEMINI

(May 21 to June 20)

Gemini - ‘I think’

Affirmation: “I communicate my needs clearly and attract a partner who loves my unique mind”.

AQUARIUS

(January 20 to February 18)

Aquarius - ‘I know’ Affirmation: “I am open to a unique, unconventional love that shares my vision”.

PISCES

(February 19 to March 20)

Pisces - ‘I believe’ Affirmation: “I am deeply connected to unconditional love and trust my intuition in romance”.

ARIES

(March 21 to April 19)

Aries - ‘I am’ Affirmation: “My confidence attracts a secure partner, and I am worthy of a passionate, respectful love”.

TAURUS

(April 20 to May 20)

Taurus - ‘I have’

Affirmation: “I am creating a stable, romantic, and deeply loyal connection that lasts”.

CANCER

(June 21 to July 22)

Cancer - ‘I feel’

Affirmation: “I allow myself to be loved deeply and safely, nurturing a secure, tender relationship”.

LEO

(July 23 to August 22)

Leo - ‘I will’

Affirmation: “I am worthy of adoration and share my love with warmth and generosity”.

VIRGO

(August 23 to September 22)

Virgo - ‘I analyse’

Affirmation: “I accept love in its perfect form and create a harmonious, supportive partnership”.

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