Posts tagged Civil Rights
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Why do we celebrate Transit Equity Day?
A throughline of how transit equity has been, and continues to be, a central part of the fight for social and economic justice. Keep reading…
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How the Black Power movement shaped DC as we know it
George Derek Musgrove, co-author of Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital, and a history professor at UMBC, argues that the Black Power movement wasn’t just a force in DC politics. It was the force for four decades. From the Civil Rights movement to DC’s first years of Home Rule to the resurgence of activism in the 1980s and 1990s, these activists were instrumental in shaping the District as we know it today. Keep reading…
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Here’s a timeline of local LGBTQ places and history
This interactive maps out the places and spaces that have been important to DC's LGBTQ community for more than 50 years. Keep reading…
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Check out this map (and history) of DC’s LGBT places and spaces
Pride week starts on Thursday! This interactive maps the places and spaces that have been important to the DC's LGBT community for more than 50 years. Keep reading…
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Here’s why it’d be wrong to shut down Metro east of the Anacostia River
Last week, WMATA reported that one way to close its budget gap could be to close 20 Metro stations outside of rush hour, including seven that serve DC communities that are east of the Anacostia River. Moving forward with this idea would make it far harder for children to get to schools and for adults to access social and political life in the District. It could be a major civil rights violation,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A new state of… Washington, DC
Statehood rebranded; Redlining resurfaces; What Wiedefeld wants; No love for Purple; Check your registration; To live and die in DC; Improper club improperly zoned; Passing the self-driving test; Snapshot of transportation futures. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tunnel vision
B&P Tunnel plans; DC going gray; Transit for all; The last scrap yard; Cashing in on the casino; A short ride home; End-of-the-year tallies. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bumps in the road
What’s next White Flint; Ivy City changes; O Street Green; Enough is enough; Go big or go home; Getting there; Bucks win; Housing on HBO. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bowser makes choices
Maybe just two miles; DC trashes recycling; A step toward zero; School boundaries tweaked; Skate to work day; Can you hear me now?; Hard times in Maryland; Poor students; Transportation discrimination. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Shoulder your bike
Count those bikes!; Buses on the shoulder; Channel your bike; Bike racks for Bike Rack; Church fight goes another round; Easy as VRE; And…. Keep reading…