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CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION (CBCF) 53RD ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
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Family, Colleagues and Neighbors Remember MPD Investigator Wayne David
Serving Our Community in the DMV
Vol 59 No 47...September 5 - 11, 2024
Calique Barnes: Ward 8 Advocate Turned State Board Student Representative By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
David, 26-Year Veteran, Died in the Line of Duty By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer With a few hours left in the Labor Day holiday weekend, dozens upon dozens of family, friends, neighbors and police officers gathered in honor of Wayne David, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) investigator who recently died in the line of duty. The prayer vigil and balloon release
WAYNE DAVID Page 42
5 On Aug. 29, Calique Barnes, pictured with State Board President Eboni-Rose Thompson, took an oath of office at Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS library as members of his family and more than 70 of his classmates watched in awe. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)
For years, Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School student Calique Barnes spoke before the D.C. State Board of Education (DCSBOE) and reached out to its representatives about school safety, vocational training, and mental health. Now, as a newly minted student representative, he will get to shape policy suggestions around those, and other issues of concern. On Thursday, Calique took an oath of office at Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS library as members of his family and more than 70 of his classmates watched in awe. Moments later, Calique, dressed to the nines in a fitted burgundy suit, took the podium and reflected on how his community prepared him for the next level of student leadership. He did so with DCSBOE Representatives Eboni-Rose Thompson (Ward 7), Dr. Carlene Reid (Ward 8), Dr. Jacque Patterson (At large) and DCSBOE executive director Bernice Butler within earshot. “I was nervous…but I’m here to rep y’all, especially within Ward 8,” Calique, 16, told his classmates. “To make sure our voices as young
This Lawsuit Culminates Years of Advocacy by Local Advocate
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer As D.C. Councilmember Trayon White endures the legal and political consequences of a federal bribery charge, prayers and well wishes continue to pour in from those who recognize and respect the Ward 8 council member’s love for community. Beyond that, many residents are seeking some assurance that, with the Ward 8 council member’s office in a quasi-operational state, their quality of life won’t worsen.
WARD 8 Page 46
BARNES Page 44
D.C. and Maryland Attorney Generals File Civil Suit against D.C.-Area Gun Stores
Without Full Representation, Ward 8 Residents Mull Over Next Steps
Some Residents Remain Critical of Neighbors, Say Leaders Enable “Corrupt” Leadership
5Family, friends and residents of the Langdon neighborhood in Northeast, D.C. are honoring the life of fallen D.C. police investigator Wayne David, who died on Aug. 28 after a gun he was trying to recover went off. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Center Section
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer 5Ryane B. Nickens, founder and president of The TraRon Center discusses working to curb gun violence by going after gun manufacturers and stores at a press conference on Sept. 3. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb recently joined Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Erich Tirschwell of Everytown Law to announce a civil suit aimed at three D.C. area gun stores that are accused of facilitating the ille-
GUN STORES Page 42
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