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Vol 61 No 33 4District Mayor Muriel Bowser touted the effectiveness of mayoral control as she commended D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee the school system’s post-pandemic recovery. (WI File Photo/ Shevry Lassiter)
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Baby Boomer Exits Open Doors for ETA
How Local Business Leaders, Scholars Plan to Redefine Wealth Through Acquisition By Jada Ingleton WI Content Editor
Chancellor Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee’s Legacy, as Told by DCPS Alumni, Teachers and Community Members
By Sam Plo Kwia Collins, Jr. WI Senior Writer
D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) alumnus London Jones recently graduated from Lafayette College
with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and sociology. He achieved this feat just two days after news dropped of DCPS Chancellor Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee’s transition to the private sector.
With millions of “baby boomer” enterprises poised for transition, the spotlight is on the next class set to shape the entrepreneurial landscape –– and many aspiring business owners have their sights set on entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA). “I'm not that guy –– I'm not going to make some cool app that changes the world, or want to start
With Ranked-Choice Voting, Some Hope, but a Lot of Concern time District voter questions whether this system, known as ranked-choice voting, will produce the desired results. “A couple of people marked all the On June 16, voters will see the outcome of an electoral system intend- bubbles across on their [candidate’s] ed, not only to encourage candidate name,” Sandra Seegars said. “They had to collaboration, but generate a winner order a new ballot.” Seegars, a Ward 8 resident with longsupported by more than half of the time involvement in local political affairs, electorate. However, with mail-in ballots already in circulation, at least one longVOTING Page 9 By Sam Plo Kwia Collins, Jr. WI Senior Writer
ETA CONFERENCE Page 14 3 Animals at Fawn Crossing Farms are allowed to roam as they please and graze on a rotational schedule– a practice that safeguards their wellbeing and the environment. (Courtesy Photo/ Fawn Crossing Farms, Facebook)
Though Jones, a POSSE scholar and Anacostia High School’s Class of 2022 valedictorian, never met Ferebee, and didn’t have much to
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anything from the ground up, but…there's a number of these businesses across America, … where you're helping society or you're necessary for society. That’s always going to be needed,” said Tyrus Williams, who is earning a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) at Georgetown University. “I don't care what happens in the world of AI –– we need plumbers, and we need people to run plumbing busi-
A Cleaner Farming Future: How Regional Farmers are Fighting Pollution, Protecting Animal Welfare
Experts and Farmers Call for Reform in the U.S. Agriculture Industry By Mya Trujillo WI Contributing Writer 5 The June 16 D.C. Primary Election marks the first time District residents will cast ballots using rankedchoice voting. (WI File Photo/Anthony Tilghman)
Every day, people who live near concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) must bear the brunt of the odors and pollution that come
with such large-scale farming. These conditions could worsen, as the proposed Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) would roll back animal welfare laws
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