July 16th, 2021 – It was just past 9PM when Lamonica Jeffrey (she/her) was woken up by her son. She had no idea how long of a night she was about to have. “There’s someone at the door,” he whispered. Lamonica got up from her bed and walked out into the hallway, turning on theContinue reading “MidCity Punishes Mother for Defending Her Family”
Category Archives: The Fight for Brookland Manor
The Fight for Brookland Manor, Part One
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2022 allocates $400M towards affordable housing via the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF), but comrades at Street Sense Media found earlier this week that the HPTF has honored its commitment to extremely low-income residents only once since the fund was started 20 years ago. For ourContinue reading “The Fight for Brookland Manor, Part One”
Bowser’s Comprehensive Plan Needs to Get Real on Racial Equity
The Fight for Brookland Manor, Part Two The DC Council Office on Racial Equity (CORE) has assessed Mayor Bowser’s City Comprehensive Plan as racist in impact. Why? One big premise of the Mayor’s Comp Plan changes is that more high-rise and dense development will create the engine to support affordable housing. For those of usContinue reading “Bowser’s Comprehensive Plan Needs to Get Real on Racial Equity”
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