Center Section Celebrating 58 Years - Vol. 58, No. 6 • November 24 - 30, 2022
Parents Rally Behind DCPS Teachers in Demand for Better Conditions Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
Contract negotiations between the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) have not only shed light on the issues of teacher pay and workload, but what parents and students have described as the dismal conditions of some District public schools. In their advocacy for teachers, parent groups continue to take DC Public Schools (DCPS) and Department of General Services to task for broken HVAC systems, flooding toilets, rodent infestation and other issues that complicate the learning
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New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is probably precisely what Democrats need in America’s brutal political civil war, where most Republicans behave as if it’s a North vs. South redux. For starters, Jeffries is unapologetically Black.
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5 Mayor Muriel Bowser with Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development kicks-off a Holly Jolly Holiday DC season at the opening of the Holiday Market in Northwest on Nov. 18. The market will run through December 23. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Dozens of Guns Purchased at First Baptist 3rd Annual Gun Buyback Event
The Ascension of Hakeem Jeffries Finally Signals Democrats’ Willingness to Move on From the Old Guard Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
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During his campaign, he often wore tracksuits. When he presented arguments for former President Donald Trump’s impeachment, Jefferies punctuated his remarks by quoting none other than the late hip-hop icon the Notorious B.I.G. “And if you don’t know, now you know,” Jeffries said in the quintessential mic drop moment. But most importantly, Jeffries’s ascension into a leadership role as vets like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Major-
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Richard D. Elliott WI Contributing Reporter
5 Guns collected at First Baptist Church of Glenarden on Nov. 18. (Courtesy photo/FBCOG Photo Ministry)
The First Baptist Church of Glenarden partnered with the Prince George’s County Police Department and Zion Church to host their 3rd annual gun buyback Sat., November 19, at the Watkins Park Drive site. “The church must play an active role to work with our local government to help to keep our communities safe,” said John K. Jenkins Sr., senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Glenarden.
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