From Selma to the U.S. Supreme Court, We Are Still Making History
HISTORY was made in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965. Alabama state troopers viciously attacked peaceful voting rights marchers at the...
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Ben Jealous
- Feb 22, 2022
- 4 min
The Potential Power of our New Supreme Court Justice
PRESIDENT Joe Biden is about to name the first Black woman ever nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court—in fact, he may have already done so...
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jonetta rose barras
- Feb 13, 2022
- 6 min
My Recommendations for Reparations for African Americans
AN African-American male, born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, I am the ninth generation of African descendants in America. Five...
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Ben Jealous
- Feb 12, 2022
- 3 min
The Republican Party Makes Dangerous Bow to Trump’s Insurrectionists
THE Republican National Committee (RNC) is officially letting Americans know that it is more committed to former President Donald Trump...
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Ben Jealous
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
Celebrating Black Women on the Federal Bench
PRESIDENT Joe Biden’s first year in office has brought both triumphs and disappointments. There’s no question that the administration has...
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jonetta rose barras
- Jan 31, 2022
- 22 min
Children at risk: DC’s child welfare system trends toward destruction and death
The final installment of an investigative series by The DC Line supported by SpotlightDC: Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism...
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jonetta rose barras
- Jan 18, 2022
- 26 min
Children at risk: Foster care in DC is no safe haven
Part 4 of an investigative series by The DC Line supported by SpotlightDC: Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism THE child who...
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jonetta rose barras
- Jan 8, 2022
- 31 min
Children at risk: City’s child fatality reviews don’t prevent future deaths as intended
The DC Line conducted a six-month investigation, funded by SpotlightDC: Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism, in pursuit of the...
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jonetta rose barras
- Dec 30, 2021
- 20 min
STILL BROKEN, Part 2: Abuse and neglect investigations are opened too late and closed too soon
Part 2 in an investigative series by The DC Line supported by SpotlightDC: Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism. One day in...
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jonetta rose barras
- Dec 23, 2021
- 25 min
STILL BROKEN: DC's Child Welfare System, Part 1
Funded by SpotlightDC:Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism and The DC Line Outside the three-story, red brick apartment...
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jonetta rose barras
- Dec 20, 2021
- 7 min
Robert White’s uphill climb to the DC mayoral suite
At-large DC Council member and newly announced mayoral candidate Robert White is right in asserting that the District government has...
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jonetta rose barras
- Dec 20, 2021
- 6 min
Is Kenyan McDuffie DC’s next top lawyer?
Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie is in the proverbial political catbird seat. He is the legislature’s chair pro tempore; chair of...
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Ben Jealous
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
Defending a Democracy in Flames
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom. And how we can preserve it. Our freedom is threatened. We all need to be paying...
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jonetta rose barras
- Nov 14, 2021
- 7 min
Is the fight at the DC arts commission about race or the hustle?
DURING the recent kickoff for his mayoral campaign, Ward 8 DC Council member Trayon White led his supporters in a chant: “We are going to...
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jonetta rose barras
- Nov 14, 2021
- 7 min
Walter Smith's 12-year Battle with Care First
The legal battle fought by Walter Smith and his organization DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice to ensure a regional nonprofit...
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jonetta rose barras
- Sep 16, 2021
- 5 min
Mayor Muriel Bower’s Assault Against Her Own Possible Third Term
“THE contract extensions at issue represent an impermissible exercise of authority by the mayor and therefore may not be deemed...
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Ben Jealous
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
Virginia Voters’ Choice: Forward with Voting Rights Champ for Governor or Backward With Team Trump
Virginia’s voters will pick the state’s next governor in November. The choice couldn’t be clearer, and neither could the national...
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jonetta rose barras
- Sep 6, 2021
- 6 min
IS ANYONE INVESTIGATING CORRUPTION IN DC?
WHEN Mayor Muriel Bowser issued her recent order declaring a “Health Care Resources Emergency,” she tore a page straight from former...
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jonetta rose barras
- Sep 6, 2021
- 7 min
THE WAYNE TURNAGE AND MEDSTAR SHOW
FOR the past year, Mayor Muriel Bowser and her Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Wayne Turnage have presented a master class in...
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Ben Jealous
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
A Red Flag on the West Coast
IN just a few days, California will wrap up its recall election targeting Governor Gavin Newsom, a scheme orchestrated by a Far Right...
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