Because their community is not often protected from discrimination, LGBTQ people are struggling to secure health care and gender affirming services during the pandemic. So local LGBTQ-focused organizations are...
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Dani Birzer
The complicated relationship of Black Women and the ‘No Kings’ movement
Some Black women are opting out of protests after feeling unheard in the 2024 presidential election.
Ellen Tannor
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DMV asylum applicants see future at stake in government funding fight
An effort to help clear the almost one million backlog in affirmative asylum applications could be left out of 2024 government funding commitments.
Oliver Ward
Breaking: The National Zoo introduces two new Asian elephants
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute says its two new female Asian elephants have just completed their quarantine period after arriving in early November.
Dillin Bett
D.C. street vendors persevere through tumultuous weather
From pouring rain to sweltering heat, independent sellers try to make a living.
Georgia Hall
How a pair of late-night shootings in a leafy DC neighborhood have some residents up in arms
Two, back-to-back reports of gunfire on the same night near one Petworth rowhouse have reignited a simmering controversy among neighbors.
Austin R. Ramsey
Parking enforcement officer kicks down vendor table at Adams Morgan Day
His reason? Vendors were blocking a Capital Bikeshare docking station, even though event organizers secured a permit to use the space.
Isabel Del Mastro
Rock Creek Conservancy series highlights the ugly past of a beautiful space
The organization highlights how, alongside other park partners, the group wants to tell stories at the intersection of race, history, and Rock Creek, covering a wide variety of topics in northern D.C.
Daniela Lobo
Shootings in Navy Yard-Southwest Waterfront highlight long standing gun violence issues
Two back-to-back shootings come months after a high-profile shooting in July outside Nationals Park in Navy Yard that sent players and attendees fleeing the stadium.
Aneeta Mathur-Ashton
Special operations rescue two men from NBC4 broadcast tower
DC Fire and EMS rescued employees after 3 hours.
Siddhi Mahatole