VOL. 53, NO. 49 • SEPTEMBER 20 - 26, 2018
Be Aware, Love Does Not Hurt – Let’s Break the Cycle of Abuse
Web Series Spotlights Prince George’s Athletics - Page 12
ALC Wraps with Trump Impeachment Talk By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia
An estimated 10,000 people filled the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest over five days last week to hear vital issues facing African Americans and other minorities at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. Organizers left no stone unturned during the 48th annual event that featured honorary cochairs and Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California. Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee served as chairperson throughout the conference which tackled
CBCF OVERVIEW Page 22
Is D.C. Council Poised to Repeal Initiative 77?
Long-Term Economic Effects Cited as Potentially Disastrous By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins
5 The three gubernatorial hopefuls for governor in Maryland, Georgia, and Florida, Ben Jealous, Stacy Abrams and Andrew Gillum speak about the midterm elections in November during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference on Thursday, Sept. 13. /Photo by Roy Lewis
In July, about a month after a ballot initiative to gradually raise tipped workers’ minimum wage over an eight-year period won voters’ approval by a 10-point margin, seven D.C. councilmembers introduced legislation to repeal it, citing opposition from constituents in the restaurant industry who expressed concern
REPEAL from Page 46
Summit’s Focus: High Mortality Rates of Black Mothers, Infants Bowser Seeks Agenda to Address Disproportionate Numbers
By Brigette Squire WI Contributing Writer D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, just four months into parenthood with the adoption of a newborn named Miranda Elizabeth, welcomed six fellow African-American female mayors from across the country to the District this month for the first Maternal and Infant Health Summit. Bowser and Mayors Karen Freeman-Wilson (Gary, Ind.), Toni N. Harp (New Haven, Conn.), Vi
Lyles (Charlotte, N.C.), Catherine Pugh (Baltimore), Lovely A. Warren (Rochester, N.Y.) and Karen Weaver (Flint, Mich.) are working with experts to develop a nationwide agenda that addresses the disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality experienced by people of color in D.C. and across the nation. “By working together, we can move closer to ensuring all women have access to high-quality
MAYORS Page 11
5 Mayor Muriel Bowser hosts DC’s First Maternal and Infant Health Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest. Cathy Hughes, Urban One, Inc. founder and chairperson and Valerie B. Jarrett, former Senior Advisor in the Obama Administration, participate in a conversation on perinatal health and racial disparities in birth outcomes. /Photo by Brigette Squire
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