Join Councilmember Charles Allen for a Ward 6 Forum on DC Statehood. What are your questions? What are your priorities? Before the Council votes on the draft constitution and before the November vote on the Advisory Referendum on statehood, hear from Councilmember Allen on full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia […]
In the early days of Washington D.C., many came to the new capital to make their fortune. Well-known among them were James Greenleaf, Thomas Law, and William Mayne Duncanson, all of whom managed to go broke –or close to it– over the next few years. Only with the arrival of the federal government in 1800 did people […]
Everyone on Capitol Hill knows the Mary McLeod Bethune statue by Robert Berks in Lincoln Park – if only because of its use as a sledding hill during large snowstorms. Those who have taken the time to read the words of her “Last Will and Testament” around the base also can learn much about how […]
We are lucky to have a friend as well as a Councilmember in Charles Allen. He and his team periodically send a Ward 6 update. We are sharing the latest one, in case you missed it. A couple of weeks ago I wrapped up my family leave and came back in the office full-time. Jordi and […]