RECIPIENT OF THE DC BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION 2023 LEGACY AWARD
Vol 60 No 2.
Amid Discrepancies about a CBA, a Tenants Association Asserts Its Presence
Serving Our Community in the DMV
October 24 - 30, 2024
By Tiasia Saunders WI Graduate Student Reporter
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
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5 As developers endeavor to redevelop Martin’s View Apartments on Elmira Street in Southwest, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8D and Bellevue Neighborhood Civic Association continue to clash over a community benefits agreement that’s making its way through the D.C. Zoning Commission. (Courtesy Photo)
How Initiative 83 Could Shape D.C.'s Voting Future Exploring the Potential Impact of Initiative 83 on Voter Accessibility, the Future of Democracy in D.C.
Tenants, Community Members Call out ANC 8D, Bellevue Neighborhood Civic Association As developers endeavor to redevelop Martin’s View Apartments on Elmira Street in Southwest, Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 8D and Bellevue Neighborhood Civic Association (BNCA) continue to clash. Martin’s View tenants say they feel their interests and rights are being ignored, as ANC 8D and BNCA disagree over a community benefits agreement (CBA) that’s making its way through the D.C. Zoning
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Taste of the Harvest 5The 11th Street Bridge Park hosted Taste of the Harvest at THEARC in Southeast, D.C. on Saturday, Oct. 19. Attendees had the opportunity to experience tastings from urban farms in celebration of fall. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Less than two weeks before the Nov. 5 general election, there is still public debate about Initiative 83, a ballot proposal for ranked-choice voting (RCV), and opening the primary elections to independent voters. While some feel ranked-choice voting will be more inclusive of D.C. residents, others contend RCV will be a confusing and problematic process for District voters and politics. With ranked-choice voting, voters may rank up to five candidates by preference. After every voter’s first-choice vote is counted, the candidate receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated. Each voter’s ballot will count for the remaining candidate the voter has
Black Nationalist Coalition Hosts Summit at Union Temple Baptist Church
Ward 7 State Board Race Heats Up as Toni Criner Secures Political Support
Nubian Leadership Circle Discuss Nation-Building, Economic Development, Organizing
Ward 7 SBOE Representative Eboni-Rose Thompson, Supporters Stand on Political Record By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer Last week, on Oct. 16, marked the 29th anniversary of the Million Man March, the historic mass gathering of Black men that laid the foundation for subsequent Black nationalist coalition building efforts.
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5Nubian Leadership Founder Sadiki Kambon delivering opening remarks at the coalition’s summit on Oct. 19 at Union Temple Baptist Church in Southeast, D.C., where he also served as the event’s convener. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
With less than two weeks before Election Day, some Ward 7 politicos are coalescing around Toni Criner’s campaign for the Ward 7 State Board of Education (SBOE) seat. During the earlier part of October, Wendell Felder, Democratic nominee for the Ward 7 D.C.
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