Washington, D.C. residents and mayoral candidate Talib Karim Muhammad protested a Washington Gas rate hike approved by the city’s Public Service Commission, which is expected to raise average residential heating bills by nearly 13 percent. While Washington Gas says the increase reflects long-delayed, fully litigated costs and points to assistance programs, protesters and residents argue the higher bills threaten affordability and displacement in the city.
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Madison Scott: From the DMV to the WNBA
By Sabreen DawudSpecial to the AFRO Madison Scott learned she had secured her very first spot on a girls basketball team while sitting in her fourth grade at Ardmore Elementary School in Prince George’s County, Md. Now a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player for the Washington Mystics, Scott remembers the moment well. “The head […]
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D.C. community rallies against police violence following three killings in one week
Activists from various organizations gathered at a vigil and rally to honor three Black men killed by police in Washington, D.C., and to call for justice and an end to police violence.