D.C. business owners are eyeing the possibility of another lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge across the country. But they don't know if their businesses can sustain another closure.
Zoë Watkins
Zoë Watkins
TPS recipients push Biden to permanent residency
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients, organizers and allies gathered at a rally at the Black Lives Matter Plaza on Friday afternoon to push Congress to create a pathway to citizenship for immigrants and to save...
World watches as US keeps counting, and counting
The Wash spoke to students and young professionals in Italy, England, Armenia, Vietnam and South Korea about who should win the U.S. presidency.
Black conservatives want four more years of Trump
The Wash spoke to four Black conservatives about their support to reelect President Trump for a second term. Four of them walked into a voting booth today to vote to reelect the president while one has already cast her...
Teaching history through the fog of pandemic and politics
The Wash spoke to history teachers about connecting with students during a polarizing presidential election and while online. “My job as a teacher is not to make liberals. It’s not to make conservatives. It’s to make...
How DC youth are adjusting to online counseling during the pandemic
Eight months into the pandemic and Columbia Heights’ Latin American Youth Center has seen an increase in its youth enrollment in counseling services. The Wash spoke with four people connected to the center to better...
Marchers rally in DC against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in D.C. Saturday at the Women’s March to protest President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, and to show their support for Vice President Biden, women’s rights and to...
Some Columbia Heights residents embrace drop box voting, others prefer in-person option
Columbia Heights residents use new mail-in drop box locations to submit their ballots for the upcoming presidential and local elections.
Some special education teachers notice an uptick in student engagement, attendance as school year begins
Four weeks into the semester and special education teachers notice active student engagement in virtual learning classrooms
