March 2024. Volume 10. Issue 3.
Celebrating Women Who Inspire
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Vol 59 No 24... March 28 - April 3, 2024
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Widow of Man Killed in D.C. Fire Truck Crash Reflects on $13.5 Million Judgment T’Anita Coles-Green Says OAG Tried to Tarnish Her Late Husband’s Name By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer In February, a D.C. jury awarded more than $13.5 million to the family of DeAngelo Green, a man killed in 2018 when a D.C. fire truck sped through a red light at the intersection of 12th Street and Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast and struck his car. T’Anita Coles-Green, Green’s widow and mother
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5 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a colossal ship clashed with the structure, unleashing chaos in Baltimore and tragedy for at least seven families. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe: Key Bridge Collapses, Crews Search for Missing People Engineers Talk Structures’ Safety, Residents Process Tragedy
By Stacy M. Brown, Kayla Benjamin and Hamil Harris WI Senior Writer, WI Climate & Environment Writer, WI Contributing Writer In one of the ultimate nightmares, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, an iconic lifeline for Baltimore’s bustling metropolis, was ripped apart in a thunderous clash with a colossal container ship, unleashing chaos in and around Charm City and tragedy for at least seven families. When the ship, known as the Dali, hit the support column, the once-sturdy structure crumbled beneath the vessel’s onslaught, sending people and vehicles plummeting into the icy depths of the Pata-
psco River around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26. Officials immediately declared that they didn’t suspect terrorism or any sabotage. Emergency crews raced against time, battling the elements to rescue survivors trapped in the wreckage. At 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, two individuals were reportedly rescued while the search intensified. One of the victims reportedly suffered critical injuries. As of Wednesday morning, six people are presumed dead, but crews are still searching for them. The missing individuals are reportedly adult men of Latino descent who live near the collapse. "We’re facing an unprecedented crisis," declared Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace, his voice heavy with emotion on the morning of the collapse.
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5DeAngelo Green and T’Anita Coles-Green (Courtesy Photo)
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
time during the week, she’s posting Angel Gregorio: Champion enInstagram reels showcasing her home cooked meals that bear a striking simfor the Home-Cooked Meal ilarity to what one would find at a fiveBy Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
Since Angel Gregorio launched The Spice Suite, District residents have come to know her as a curator of spices and social entrepreneur on a mission to empower Black women. In recent years, Gregorio’s also garnered a reputation as a Black mother who works miracles in the kitchen. At any giv-
star restaurant. Each time, the caption reads “We got food at home!” --- what Gregorio calls an ode to her grandmother, and other Black matriarchs, who never thought twice about driving past a fast
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In Face of Budget Cuts, Grassroots Organizers Fight for Investments Delays and Reserves Replenishment Complicate Budget Process By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer 5This year, the 70-day budget In the days leading up to April 3, when Fiscal Year 2025 budget dedeliberation process will start later, due liberations are expected to start, District residents continue to question to what D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson called D.C. Mayor Muriel what will become of essential services and safety nets they depend on Bowser’s delay in submitting the budget to stay afloat in an expensive city. to the Office of the Chief Financial BUDGET Page 48 Officer. (Courtesy Photo)
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