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male and female signage on wall
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Council Member’s Bill Mandates Public Restroom Access for People with Special Medical Conditions

by WI Web Staff May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

A D.C. Council member has introduced a bill that would allow anyone with Crohn’s Disease, irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease or who is pregnant to use a public restroom in any commercial establishment in the city.

**FILE** A pro-choice demonstrator at the U.S. Supreme Court building (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

D.C. Women React to Possible Gutting of Roe v. Wade

by James Wright Jr. May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Strathmore Artistic Director/Vice President of Programming Joi Brown (right) and Woolly Mammoth's Artistic Director Maria Manuela Goyanes lead a session during orientation for participants in the 2022 Arts and Social Justice Fellows. Strathmore and Woolly Mammoth created the initiative. Photo was taken at Strathmore. (Courtesy of Jim Saah)
Posted inLifestyle

Strathmore and Woolly Mammoth Mentor Student Creative Projects

by Brenda C. Siler May 11, 2022May 12, 2022
Joshua Wiley (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEducation

Joshua Wiley Announces Run for State Board of Education

by Sam P.K. Collins May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
**FILE** D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

At-Large Council Candidates Address Concerns of D.C. Senior Citizens

by James Wright Jr. May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Janeese Lewis George represents Ward 4 on the D.C. Council. (WI file photo)
Posted inCommunity

Council Member George Introduces D.C. Green New Deal Bills

by WI Web Editor May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Christina Henderson wants to be the next at-large member of the D.C. Council. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Council Member Henderson Sponsors Bill to Aid Food-Insecure Residents

by James Wright Jr. May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announces the Inclusive Innovative Equity Impact Fund grant at Manifest in northwest D.C. on May 2 as its owner KJ Hughes looks on. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Invests $1.25 Million in 16 Local Businesses

by James Wright Jr. May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie talks to D.C. voters. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: McDuffie Is Out, But Not Finished

by WI Editorial Staff May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn (left) and Oye Owolewa will co-chair D.C.'s first DC Veg Restaurant Week from May 7-14. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBusiness

Mayor Bowser Declares May 7-14 as D.C. Veg Restaurant Week

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

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