By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On Nov. 27, District of Columbia leaders broke ground on the Residences at St. Elizabeths East, providing high-quality affordable housing units to the Congress Heights neighborhood in Ward 8. For D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 8 Council member Trayon White, this groundbreaking is more than just a way […]
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Mayor Bowser Surprises Third Grade Teacher with Teacher of the Year Award
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Caption: District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, State Superintendent of Education Hanseul Kang, Interim DCPS Chancellor Amanda Alexander and Acting Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn surprised third grade teacher Kelly Harper with the 2019 D.C. Teacher of the Year Award. (Courtesy Photo) A teacher in Ward 6 had […]
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Jam in Capitol Hill at This Year’s Hillfest
By LaNesha Kearse, Special to the AFRO The Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation has teamed up with Mayor Muriel Bowser for the second annual Hillfest Music Exposition, Hillfest Conference Panel and Hillfest 2018 all day-event from Oct. 3-6. Created to transform music advocacy into policy, the organization gives D.C. based artists the opportunity to perform and promote […]
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Incumbents Win; Initiative 77 Passes
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Despite spirited campaigns from opponents, the incumbents in the District of Columbia’s June 19 primaries had no problems being re-nominated to their seats. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser easily won her Democratic Party primary. (Courtesy Photo) Of the registered voters in the District, 17.62 percent of voters participated in the primary, […]
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New DC Council Emergency Law Allows Chronically Absent Students to Graduate
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com District policy currently states that students who have 30 absences in a class should fail the course, yet on June 5 the D.C. Council voted 12-1 on an emergency bill allowing this rule to be overlooked for those who have met all the academic requirements needed to advance to […]
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Bowser a No Show but Gets Ward 8 Dems Nod Anyway
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser didn’t attend the May 19 Ward 8 Democrats meeting but it appears she didn’t have to. She overwhelmingly got the organization’s endorsement in the upcoming election. The Ward 8 Democrats held a candidate’s endorsement forum for District of Columbia mayor, delegate to the U.S. […]
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Kids Ride Free
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: Mark Tuohey Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs: Charon Hines Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services: […]
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News from Mayor Muriel Bowser: National Night Out
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: Mark Tuohey Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs: Charon Hines Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services: […]
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News from Mayor Muriel Bowser: Celebrating National Bike Month
Muriel Bowser Ward 4 @MayorBowser Mayor Bowser @MayorMurielBowser John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: Mark Tuohey Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs: Charon […]
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News from Mayor Muriel Bowser: A Safer, Stronger DC
@TeamMuriel Muriel Bowser Ward 4 Instagram John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: Mark Tuohey Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs: Charon Hines Director […]
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News from Mayor Muriel Bowser: Taking on Climate Change
Muriel Bowser Ward 4 John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: Mark Tuohey Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs: Charon Hines Director of Mayor’s […]
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News from Mayor Muriel Bowser: Back to School, Round 1!
August 4, 2016 | Volume 2, Issue 29 Letter from the Mayor DCPS Chancellor Search: We Need Your Input Help Prepare All Students for the First Day of School DCPS Students Are Career-Ready! Thank You, Interns Join DC’s Office of Aging at the Senior Symposium Pathways to the Middle Class: Department of Parks and Recreation, […]