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Trayon White Sr. is still a DC Council member, seriously?

3 days ago6 min read

Trayon White Sr. is still a DC Council member, seriously?

CALL it the “Saga of Trayon White Sr.” The DC Council has been considering since August how it should punish the Ward 8 legislator for...

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How would eliminating the federal Department of Education affect public education in DC?

jonetta rose barras

3 days ago8 min read

How would eliminating the federal Department of Education affect public education in DC?

SOME DC government officials, private-sector education researchers and advocates with whom I spoke during the past week seemed unfazed...

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jonetta rose barras

3 days ago6 min read

Is DC’s health care system at risk?

DC residents and their political leaders are understandably anxious about Donald Trump’s second presidential term. They are also...

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Mary Levy forced DC public education changes with determination and data

jonetta rose barras

Nov 297 min read

Mary Levy forced DC public education changes with determination and data

Remarkable. That’s the word used frequently by DC residents and leaders with whom I spoke in recent weeks to describe Mary Levy, a public...

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DC Councilmember Christina Henderson digging deep and legislating widely — with feeling

jonetta rose barras

Oct 207 min read

DC Councilmember Christina Henderson digging deep and legislating widely — with feeling

ON April 3, members of the DC Council took turns questioning Mayor Muriel Bowser about her proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, which she...

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jonetta rose barras

Oct 207 min read

The Aging Homeless Among Us

Was she someone's grandmother? How had she fallen into such dire straits?

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The Unstoppable Rise of Black Women Voters

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Oct 54 min read

The Unstoppable Rise of Black Women Voters

By Glynda C. Carr AS we approach this critical election season, a remarkable story unfolds across America. Young Black women are not...

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jonetta rose barras

Sep 225 min read

Don't You Love A Farce?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr., who was recently indicted and arraigned on a federal felony charge that includes a claim that he...

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jonetta rose barras

Sep 178 min read

DC Ward 8's fight for its future

Rated 4 out of 5 stars.(1)

The challenge in Ward 8 right now is comparable, in my mind, to the one confronting millions of mostly rural citizens nationally, who...

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jonetta rose barras

Sep 86 min read

Trayon White Must Go, Now

DC Councilmember Trayon White Sr. is a danger to all DC residents — not just those in Ward 8. That’s the only conclusion, in my opinion,...

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DC's Champions of Small Businesses Prepare to Abandon Small Businesses

jonetta rose barras

Jun 115 min read

DC's Champions of Small Businesses Prepare to Abandon Small Businesses

ON Monday, June 10, Kenyan McDuffie, the DC Council Chair Tempore, had his chief of staff, Derron Parks, convene a meeting outside of the...

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jonetta rose barras

Jun 98 min read

The short path to ruin in DC

The DC Council gave preliminary approval this week to a $21 billion Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Financial Plan that included dozens of...

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FanDuel Writes DC Council Chair About Sports Wagering Budget Change

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Jun 65 min read

FanDuel Writes DC Council Chair About Sports Wagering Budget Change

May 31, 2024 The Honorable Phil Mendelson Chairman Council of the District of Columbia 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004...

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Is generational change coming to Ward 7 via the DC Council race?

jonetta rose barras

May 198 min read

Is generational change coming to Ward 7 via the DC Council race?

For some Ward 7 residents and political observers the general answer to that question appears to be yes. After all, there is a batch of...

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Who will win the intense political fight to represent Ward 4 on the DC Council?

jonetta rose barras

May 198 min read

Who will win the intense political fight to represent Ward 4 on the DC Council?

“The current political landscape has witnessed a growing influence of national and local interest groups, often overshadowing the voices...

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At-large DC Council candidates Robert White and Rodney Grant are fed up

jonetta rose barras

May 57 min read

At-large DC Council candidates Robert White and Rodney Grant are fed up

“This is going to be the Super Bowl of elections,” predicted Rodney “Red” Grant, a Democrat who is challenging incumbent at-large DC...

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DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto’s sprint to unopposed

jonetta rose barras

May 59 min read

DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto’s sprint to unopposed

As the audience inside the Woman’s National Democratic Club on New Hampshire Avenue NW waited last November for Ward 2 DC Councilmember...

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jonetta rose barras

Apr 78 min read

Winning round one at DC’s Gallery Place

WHEN you have an opponent by the short hairs and they know it, gloating is in poor taste. Proper etiquette for the victor is to “smile,...

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Love for the Outdoors is a Gift that Pays Forward

Ben Jealous

Apr 73 min read

Love for the Outdoors is a Gift that Pays Forward

WHEN we see a 75-year-old white man out in the woods with a group of Black and brown kids from low-income neighborhoods, teaching them...

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jonetta rose barras

Mar 107 min read

DC is near the cliff, so grab the reins

It’s all coming together, portending real trouble for DC — its government and, consequently, its residents — regardless of the positive...

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