d.c. violence
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Murder Spike Prompts Call for State of Emergency
D.C. Council member Trayon White’s request nearly two weeks ago for a state of emergency to address a stubborn surge…
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EDITORIAL: Contee’s First Task Must Be Reducing D.C.’s Homicide Rate
While much attention has rightfully been given to the ongoing health pandemic, it's impossible to ignore the surge in D.C.'s…
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D.C. Students Demand More Anti-Violence Efforts
In their appeal to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) for an expansion of anti-violence resources, a collective of youth from…
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Proposed Legislation Seeks Protection of Violence Interrupters
Legislation recently brought before the D.C. Council centers upon the city’s violence interrupters, not only because it’s named after a…
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EDITORIAL: Watching Freedom Die
We concur that cameras can be useful in crime-solving, but we strongly disagree that they are an effective crime deterrent.
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EDITORIAL: Let’s Take Our Streets Back, Now
The time has surely come when we must emerge from our front doors and tell hoodlums to cease and desist.
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EDITORIAL: Solutions Wanted to Create Safe Communities
There is no doubt something is wrong in America.
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Movement Addresses Link Between Food Insecurity and Violence
As Ward 8 residents continue to bury loved ones, young and old, who have succumbed to acts of violence, dialogue…
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Local Attention Pivots to Gun Violence
As they prepare for a student-led march scheduled for Thursday afternoon, friends, family and members of the Somerset Prep DC…
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Community Bookstore Named for Slain Journalist Opens
The Charnice A. Milton Community Bookstore, two years in the making, opened to the public earlier this week during an…
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