By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The READY Center, the District’s touchstone for returning citizens to access necessary resources in the city, is widening it’s circle to help returning citizens from the Federal Bureau of Prisons as well, officials announced this week. “The READY Center is about being more intentional in how we set our […]
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District Announces Cultural Plan
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer District of Columbia officials from three different agencies came together April 4 to present the first ever “D. Cultural Plan” a hearty initiative to invest in the arts community in the nation’s capital. The launching of the plan was held at the Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Place, S.E., where […]
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Mayor Highlights Victim Services Investments in District
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser and District officials were on hand this week during National Crime Victims Rights Week to discuss initiatives taken to assist people and communities who are victims of crime as well as curb violent acts in D.C. “We are here today during National Crime Victims Rights Week […]
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Stars Set to Rock Emancipation Day
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On April 16, 1862, eight months prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved Blacks were freed in the District of Columbia, and 157 years later, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of Cable, Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME) is keeping that history and celebratory moment alive with weeklong festivities […]
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Mayor Bowser Turns in FY 2020 Budget Focusing on a “Fair Shot” and Affordable Housing
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser had a busy week. She turned in one of the most important documents that could impact the District. Nope – not the Mueller Report. The two-term mayor presented her fiscal Year 2020 Budget and Financial Plan to D.C. Council this past week after a season of […]
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Bowser Pushes to Give D.C. Residents a ‘Fair Shot’ During State Of the District Address
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser gave her State of the District Address on March 18 promising to keep pushing her mission of offering everyone in D.C. a “Fair Shot.” The address was held at the University of the District of Columbia – Theater of the Arts (Auditorium) 4200 Connecticut Avenue and […]
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National League of Cities Pushes for Federal Government to Invest in Infrastructure
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser and over 2000 municipal leaders met this week during the National League of Cities (NLC) Congressional City Conference held this week in Washington. Bowser, who is chair of the NLC’s Housing Taskforce, pushed for federal corporation in improving infrastructure and housing for all. “Washington D.C. is […]
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Mayor’s Office Announces 10 Years of Enrollment Growth for D.C. Public Schools
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The mayor’s office announced that there was an increase in enrollment in D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) for the tenth consecutive year. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) offered audited enrollment numbers that show a 1.6 percent increase in enrolled students, or 1,479 additional students, culminating in […]
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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser
Barrier breaking District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has multiple “firsts” under her belt and has definitely made women’s history in her own right. After being elected to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in 2004, Bowser was chosen in a special election in 2007 to take over then rising Mayor Adrian Fenty’s D.C. City Council post […]
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Bowser Holds Last Budget Engagement Forum
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser held her third and final budget engagement forum in Ward 4 this week at Theodore Roosevelt High School, 4301 13th Street N.W., buoyed by city officials in several agencies and members of the community. “We’re at a really critical time in our city,” Bowser said. “In […]
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READY Center Pools Resources for Returning Citizens in Order to Lower Recidivism Rates
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The READY Center, 1901 E Street S.E., the new facility created to help returning citizens receive access to a multitude of services, is a quiet nondescript building just behind the treatment facility. But what the outside lacks in architectural pizzaz is surface. What it holds inside is the important […]
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Mayor Bowser Engages Senior Community
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser held a special town hall event for seniors this week as part of a series of Budget Engagement Forums for District residents throughout the month of February. Bowser, senior staff and members of the Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center were all present at the John A. […]
