In the weeks following his landslide victory as D.C. councilmember representing Ward 5, Zachary Parker discusses his landmark victory.
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Lalini Pedris
Mayor Bowser signs bill allowing ANCs to continue holding virtual meetings–for now
ANC’s in D.C. can continue to meet virtually under emergency legislation signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser. The D.C. Council now is considering making the change permanent.
Dillin Bett
Antisemitism in DC remains a concern, activists say
Following antisemitic outbursts by prominent figures such as Kanye West and NBA star Kyrie Irving, Jewish organizations in and around D.C. are on high alert for anti-Jewish hate crimes.
Hayden Godfrey
Affordable housing efforts expand in Adams Morgan
A transformative partnership between Sitar Arts Center and Jubilee Housing marks an innovative way to increase affordable housing and access to an arts-based after school program in Adams Morgan.
Nicole Yu
Artist pays homage to a Black community destroyed by Pentagon construction
In 1942, the small Black community of Queen City, with only about 200 households, was destroyed to make way for a cloverleaf highway structure that connected the Pentagon to Columbia Pike. Washington, D.C. artist...
Ron Simon III
Metro’s “Money Train” stuck at Metro Center Station
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit’s “Money Train” was stuck for 20 minutes at Metro Center Monday because of a brake issue.
Power is back, but schools are closed in Montgomery County
A small plane crashed into transmission lines and caused a power outage in Montgomery County. Electric services have been restored, but not in time to start schools on Monday.
Nami Hijikata
Head-on collision leaves woman trapped in car outside Kingstowne Center
Woman rescued from car with "jaws of life" after being trapped following a head-on collision.
Alex Fernandez
Tenleytown high school goes into lockdown after shots fired nearby
Students at Tenleytown's Jackson-Reed High School had to wait to be dismissed from school Friday, after gunshots half a block from campus sent the school into a temporary lockdown. American University police is...
Savannah Kuchar
Panelists: Biggest Threat to US Democracy Happened Long Before Jan. 6th Insurrection
Panelists at the Inaugural Democracy Summit say the 2013 Supreme Court case of Shelby County v. Holder created a nationwide issue of voter suppression where racial minorities are still dealing with its repercussions.
