Georgetown University and the Society of Jesus have set up funds and scholarships for the descendants of the enslaved as the institutions acknowledge their history with slavery.
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Mirika Rayaprolu
City sweeps up NoMa homeless encampments
Homeless encampments are popping up all throughout NoMa’s neighborhood. With tents being set up in underpasses, city officials are under increasing pressure to come up with a solution. Encampment clearings are routine...
Alex Ellerbeck
Mariyah Espinoza
Arlington has committed to the environment. Can Amazon meet the county’s goals?
Arlington County depicts itself as a sustainable haven. Activists refuse to let that commitment waver as Amazon makes its way into the region.
Verónica Del Valle
D.C.’s faith-based organizations help combat food insecurity
The Franciscan Monastery and other religious institutions in D.C.’s Ward 5 donate thousands of pounds of produce per year to help feed the hungry.
Lalini Pedris
Demonstrators call for end of U.S. foreign policy in Ethiopia amid civil war
Ethiopia has been in a civil war for over a year with former governing party Tigray People’s Liberation Front. Demonstrators outside the State Department on Friday say the Biden administration has undermined the...
Vanessa Montalbano
Rebekah Alvey
Invasive plants are choking Rock Creek Park. The Weed Warriors are here to save it.
Invasive, non-native plants pose a huge threat to Rock Creek Park. The Weed Warriors want to do something about it.
Wash staff
Political Pattie’s changes exterior after public backlash
The donkey and elephant symbols on the U Street bar’s facade came down to reinforce the owners’ emphasis on civil discourse and inclusivity.
Maria Lawson
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.
Zoë Watkins
A celebration of DC life and culture at the new Rubell Museum
Washington, D.C., has no shortage of museums and exhibits that highlight the history and art of the United States and its people. But a new home for Don and Mera Rubell’s contemporary art collection centers the...
Alexandra Rivera
Rat infestation, radiator explosion, mold plague D.C. school
Despite multiple attempts by teachers, parents, and local ANC commissioners to call DCPS and the D.C. Department of General Services to action, Whittier Elementary School remains in a state of disrepair.
