RECIPIENT OF THE DC BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION 2023 LEGACY AWARD
Serving Our Community in the DMV
Vol 60 No 4.
Harris Supporters at Howard University Process Next Steps as Trump Reclaims the White House
November 7 - 13, 2024
The Election Season That Tested D.C.’s Political Establishment District Voters Approve I-83, Ward 8 Reelects Trayon White, Black Women Victorious, Norton to Represent Again in the House
A Bruised Nation Prepares for Retribution and Project 2025
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
By Stacy M. Brown and Jada Ingleton WI Senior Writer and WI Digital Equity Fellow America made history on Nov. 5, though not the kind many would have foreseen. Voters chose a convict- 5Howard University students pose with a KAMALA HARRIS 2024 flag at an ed leader, who a jury has found guilty 34 times, a judge Election Night watch event on Howard’s Yard on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The celebratory event ruled committed massive business fraud, and another brought live music, election coverage and an abundance of communal pride and anticipation for the 2024 presidential election results. (Jada Ingleton/The Washington
ELECTION Page 16 Informer)
District Organizations Honor Local Veterans for Their Service, Sacrifice Access Housing Serves Veterans Yearlong, Curates Special Veterans Day Celebrations By James Wright WI Staff Writer Gregory Crawford, the executive director of Access Housing Inc. DC Southeast Veterans Services Center
Washington Commanders Page 44
Angela Alsobrooks Declared Winner of Senate Race, First Black Woman to Represent the State in the Senate
As electoral college votes continued to roll in for both major-party presidential candidates, a beleaguered council member won reelection and District voters approved a polarizing ballot initiative. That ballot measure, known as Initiative 83, allows independent voters in the District to participate in the primary election of their choice. It also implements ranked-choice voting, a system where voters, instead of voting for one candidate, rank candidates in order of preference until one candidate secures 50% of the vote. For Ward 7 resident Makia Green, Initiative 83 will be a game changer for organizers who often clash with elected officials about housing and food security, and police accountability, and other issues.
DC RECAP Page 35
By Richard Elliott WI Contributing Reporter
(Access Housing) in Ward 8, looks forward to honoring veterans each year, seeing it as a day to recognize people who sacrificed their lives for the good of the country and their fellow Americans. This year, he planned a pre-Veterans
On Election Day, Maryland voters took to their polling places, with many encountering lines to place ballots for the highly contested races. While the nation voted for the next president of the United States, in Maryland— a majority blue state— the Senate race was undoubtedly the marquee ticket of the cycle, with many observers noting this seat could determine whether the Senate is controlled by Democrats or Republicans. At around 9:30 p.m., the Associated Press called the race for Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who defeated former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. At an event at the University of Maryland Hotel in
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SENATE Page 12
5Jr. ROTC Cadets from Dunbar High School present the colors during an event at Access Housing in Ward 8 in November 2022. Organizations throughout the District are celebrating Veterans Day with events and programming this week and weekend. (WI File Photo/Roy Lewis)
5LaJoy Johnson-Law will be the first mother to sit on the state board since Linda Moody clinched what was then the Ward 8 D.C. Board of Education seat in 1990. (WI File Photo)
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