For most Americans, it\’s difficult to imagine going to bed hungry every night, not being sure where the next meal will come from (or when), and struggling to bring home enough nutritious food to feed the family. Yet this is exactly the stressful situation faced by an estimated 40 million Americans every year. Food insecurity—defined by the U.S. Department […]
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The DC Voice believes that elections should be more than popularity or name recognition contests. It\’s each voter\’s responsibility to learn more about the person we ask to represent us. We recently published a post (Grosso Announcement Opens At-Large Floodgates) highlighting how Councilman Grosso\’s decision not to run for re-election had \”opened the floodgates\” for
The DC Voice believes that elections should be more than popularity or name recognition contests. It\’s each voter\’s responsibility to learn more about the person we ask to represent us. We recently published a post (Grosso Announcement Opens At-Large Floodgates) highlighting how Councilman Grosso\’s decision not to run for re-election had \”opened the floodgates\” for
Following the President’s defense of Confederate flags and military bases named for Confederate generals, his open criticism of organizations supporting the banning of the flag, and his latest jingoistic venture, claims of “left-wing indoctrination” in schools that teach the history of slavery and systemic racism, preferring instead his newly formulated initiative for “patriotic education” and
People are asking for answers after facing the horror of geyser-like rushes of sewer water in their bathrooms, basements, and kitchens, through the toilets and up through the drains. This is how Edgewood and Brentwood residents experienced heavy rain on September 10th. It’s not the first day it\’s happened. It won’t be the last. What help is available?
Flood Fatigue: What’s Going On With Northeast D.C. Sewers? Read More »
In our country, the man in power has comically made bulls of so many of us. Years of his deception and iniquity have left a major section of the American population on edge, constantly and fretfully waiting for the next shoe to drop, though we have long since lost count of dropped shoes. His misdeeds
As of September 13, 2020, 616 Washington D.C. residents have lost their lives to COVID-19. Another 14,622 residents have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus driving the current global pandemic. While things appear to be trending in the right direction—the District of Columbia is consistently reporting case positive rates below 5%, among other metrics for an eventual Phase 3 reopening—these
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In the late 90s at Howard University, where Chadwick Boseman was studying to become a director, Boseman and eight other talented classmates in Howard’s drama department received some fabulous news: they’d been accepted into a summer drama course at The University of Oxford. Their teacher, Phylicia Rashad, formerly Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show, knew the students could not afford
At-Large Councilmember David Grosso announced earlier this year that he would not be running for reelection to the Council. This opened the floodgates for prospective candidates vying for his seat, whose numbers now surpass twenty. In concordance with the District’s “Home Rule Charter,” two of the four At-Large Council seats must be occupied by Councilmembers
In the wake of gun violence and police brutality being as obvious and perhaps more openly contested than any other time in recent memory, the DC Council has been hard at work in their efforts to reduce the volume of both. The Council made significant strides toward police reform in June, beginning just a week
