Vol 61 No 29
In the Battle for Accountability, Gen-Zer Exposes Local-Federal Police Jumpout
Serving Our Community in the DMV
Clergy’s Call to Congress: ‘Stop War, Save Lives’
From Rallies to Declarations, Faith Leaders Fight Against Trump’s ‘War on Divinity’ By Jada Ingleton WI Content Editor
DC Justice Lab, Ron Hampton Demand More MPD-Community Engagement By Sam Plo Kwia Collins, Jr. WI Senior Writer As D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) prepares to leave office, mayoral candidates, residents and everyone else in between are discussing how best to navigate an environment created, in part, by a mayoral order that Bowser issued last fall to maintain local-federal law enforcement collaboration. Jamari Jackson said he felt the real-life implications of such a policy on the evening of April 19, when, as he was walking from a pickup game of baseball, local and federal 5 Jamari Jackson’s video documenting his interaction with local and federal officers surrounded him, demanded identification and officers who jumped out on him on the 4400 block of Kansas Avenue NW is
going viral across social media platforms. The police stop has since been referred to
JUMPOUT Page 27 the Office of Police Complaints. (Courtesy Photo/Instagram, Jamari Jackson)
Ben’s Chili Bowl Reopens Historic U Street Location After Years-Long Renovation By Demarco Rush WI Contributing Writer Ben’s Chili Bowl, one of Washington, D.C.’s most enduring landmarks, is set to reopen its historic U Street NW location on May 1 after a multi-year renovation, in a return that celebrates community, family and legacy, while honoring a vision that started nearly seven decades ago. What started in 1968 as a way for Ben and Virginia Ali to serve the area, then known as Black Broadway, has turned into a District staple, where movers and shakers across industries make it a point to dine while in D.C., 5 Ben’s Chili Bowl, one of Washington, D.C.’s most enduring such as former President Barack Obama, who community landmarks, is set to reopen its historic U Street location on Friday, May 1, marking its symbolic return after a multi-year made an unexpected visit to the establishment
BEN'S CHILI BOWL Page 9
Amid weekslong global conflict marked by political mockery of religion, faith leaders across the nation are turning up their stand against what many describe as President Donald J. Trump’s “war on divinity.” During this week’s Moral Mondays rally –– held at the 5 Bishop William Barber speaks at Howformer Black Lives Matter Plaza ard University in November 2024 ahead in Northwest, D.C. –– clergy, of the presidential election. As president of activists, and impacted families Repairers of the Breach, Barber has been joined lead organizer and presi- on the frontlines campaigning for an end to dent of Repairers of the Breach, the war against Iran, including calling for a national day of nonviolent rallies on May RELIGION Page 30 11. (WI File Photo/Robert R. Roberts)
3With the launch of the Seed to Storefront Pilot, three leading D.C. nonprofits are collaborating to build intergenerational wealth east of the Anacostia River, particularly by scaling small business opportunities and entrepreneurship. (WI File Photo/Markell Williams)
New Revamp is a Gift to Virginia Ali
renovation. (Demarco Rush/The Washington Informer)
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A Bold New Push to Grow Local Wealth East of the Anacostia River
D.C. Nonprofits Partner to Boost Small Businesses, Black Ownership Officially launched on March 30, the Seed to Storefront Pilot showcases a collective effort to chart upward mobility for small businesses in Wards 7 and With a yearlong initiative and powerhouse 8, guided by the lens of: Building Bridges Across the partnership, three of D.C.’s leading nonprofits River, D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, and Washington are marking a new chapter in wealth building Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF). east of the Anacostia River. LOCAL WEALTH Page 14 By Jada Ingleton WI Content Editor
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