by Jessica A. Floyd | May 29, 2019 | Demographics, Featured, Politics
Politicians who want the trust and votes of Black women should address an oversight evident in many past campaigns, experts say—messaging specifically focused on Black women and the issues that impact them. “Black women are not spoken to directly,” said Shannon Isom,...
by Alexis Shanes | May 28, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack, who now represents dairy farmers, is pushing Congress to provide financial incentives for farmers to move toward zero-emission agricultural operations because of the high cost. Environmentalists have...
by Eric Frazier | May 27, 2019 | Living
WASHINGTON–Nothing indicates the start of summer like Memorial Day weekend. Organizers in Washington D.C. held a parade to celebrate the occasion and to remember fallen veterans. Medill News Service reporter Eric Frazier has more from the festivities....
by Alexis Shanes | May 24, 2019 | Environment
More than 200 D.C.-area teens called for climate policy action Friday morning, skipping school to participate in a global climate strike started by Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg. The students protested outside the White House, then marched to the...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | May 24, 2019 | Living
WASHINGTON — Over fifty years after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sought to mobilize the country to address the issue of poverty, activists in D.C. are picking up the mantle and looking to address issues that effect the poor in D.C. The D.C. Poor People’s...
