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Ward 8 Residents Set Out to Protect Council Seat in General Election
Debate Rages on about the Likely Success of a Write-In Campaign By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
5 With a looming council investigation and federal bribery charges, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White’s political future remains unclear. (WI File Photo/Roy Lewis)
As D.C. Councilmember Trayon White (D-Ward 8) continues to reel from a federal bribery charge, his political future and that of Ward 8 remains unclear. What’s far from unclear, however, is the apprehension that many Ward 8 residents have about a Republican representing them on the D.C. Council. With only White and Nate Derenge, the Republican nominee, on the general election ballot, a contingent of Ward 8 residents are calling on their neighbors to usher White into another council term while the judicial process and the council’s ad hoc committee investigation are still in motion. “If we throw Trayon to the wolves and sanction these write-in campaigns, then we bring in a Republican who’s aligned with [former President Donald J.] Trump,” Stuart Anderson, a Ward 8 resident and D.C. Democratic State Committeeman, told The Informer. On Monday night, Anderson, a political opponent of White, counted
From 1984 to 2024: Jesse Jackson Reflects on Influence of Rainbow Coalition at This Year’s DNC
For Some Schools, Statewide Assessment Scores Show Some Sign of Improvement
Bowser Administration Continue to Focus on Early Childhood Education, Interventions, Professional Development
5D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at the newly renovated Miner Elementary on the first day of school, Aug. 26, with District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee, Delano Hunter, director of the Department of General Services, and Dr. Carrie Broquard, principal at the Northeast school.
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By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer As District public and public charter schools continue to chart a path forward post-pandemic, education officials continue to analyze the latest statewide assessment results. Although there were no significant gains in students’ overall math and English & Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D)
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5The Rev. Jesse Jackson (front center) was flanked by the Rev. Al Sharpton, his son U.S. Rep Jonathan Jackson and his son Yusef Jackson during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20. (Earl Gibson/ The Washington Informer)
On the night of Aug. 20, during the Democratic National Convention, U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) pushed his 82 year old father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, onto the stage of the United Center in Chicago. In the summer of 1984, Congressman Jackson was only 18 and Vice President
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