Posts by David Garber — Guest Contributor
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After two decades in jail, returning to society is no small feat
On Wednesday morning, I met a guy named Mike while walking down the street in Shaw. Our short interaction opened my eyes to a number of obstacles, both personal and institutional, that stand between leaving prison and entering back into society. As a conversation starter, he flagged me down to ask me where I got my sport jacket. “Actually, it’s from a local DC company,… Keep reading…
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GGW discusses: Displacement and NPR in Anacostia
An NPR Morning Edition story yesterday, entitled “DC, long ‘Chocolate City,’ becoming more vanilla,” discussed demographic shifts increasing the proportion of white residents of DC and profiled two people who recently moved out of Historic Anacostia. The two are Robert Adams, who is black, and David Garber, who is white. The story quickly touched… Keep reading…