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Washington, D.C. has many nicknames, from “the District” to “the swamp.” But the city’s most popular nickname is more than just a name—it’s a symbol of centuries of Black community,... Read more
By Katie Doran and Imani Liburd August 22, 2024
D.C. already has among the highest rates of youth involvement in the juvenile justice system in the country. Since April, youth justice advocates have been sounding alarms that a newly-introduced... Read more
By Katie Doran July 11, 2024
Students arrested at the encampment spoke alongside Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi.) at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building.
By Sydney Carroll, Margaret Hartigan and Katie Doran May 8, 2024
Over a week ago, a coalition of students from universities across D.C., including Georgetown, George Washington University (GW), and American University, established a Gaza solidarity encampment at University Yard (U-Yard)... Read more
By Margaret Hartigan, Sydney Carroll and Katie Doran May 4, 2024
Georgetown’s slow, confusing application platform has become a joke for admitted students—something to gripe about and bond over once they get to campus. But to Keatyn Wede (CAS ’27), it... Read more
By Katie Doran April 28, 2024
Saturday marks the third day that students have been camped in George Washington University’s (GW) University Yard, protesting in solidarity with Palestine. Late Friday evening, demonstrators that had been standing... Read more
By Eddy Binford-Ross, Franziska Wild, Katie Doran, Sydney Carroll, Graham Krewinghaus, Connor Martin and Margaret Hartigan April 27, 2024
Students from George Washington University along with students from Georgetown and other schools from throughout the D.C. area established an encampment in solidarity with Gaza early this morning on GW’s campus.
By Eddy Binford-Ross, Franziska Wild, Katie Doran, Sydney Carroll, Connor Martin, Graham Krewinghaus and Nora Scully April 25, 2024
From his work as an activist to making history as the first Generation Z member of Congress, Rep. Maxwell Frost’s career has been action-packed. On April 10, Frost, a Democrat,... Read more
By Katie Doran and Elizabeth Foster April 12, 2024
As temperatures dropped below freezing in January and early February this year, homelessness outreach organizations scrambled to provide resources and shelter to the nearly 5,000 people currently experiencing homelessness in D.C.
By Katie Doran and Imani Liburd February 17, 2024
Pro-choice and anti-abortion protesters clashed at the annual Women’s March held at Freedom Plaza on Saturday, Jan. 20. Despite below-freezing temperatures, hundreds of demonstrators showed up in support of abortion rights.
By Katie Doran and Sydney Carroll January 22, 2024