Statehood News (221)
The push to make the residential and commercial areas of the District of Columbia a state won’t stop District leaders and statehood activists are saying.
New DC Council to Have Only One Black Female Member
Written by James Wright | AFRO
When the D.C. Council is sworn in for its 22nd Council period on Jan. 2, 2017, there will be a dearth of women of color on it even though Black females constitute the largest population bloc in the city.
DC Remembers '77 Hanafi Wilson Building Siege
Written by James Wright | AFRO
On March 9, 1977, the District of Columbia was caught up in a siege of public buildings that still sends chills down the spine of residents, today.
- Hanafi
- District Building
- Wilson Building
- John A Wilson Building
- WHUR journalist
- Maurice Williams
- Marion Barry
- Mack Cantrell
- Anise Jenkins
- DC Statehood
- NewsChannel 4
- Pat Collins
- Arrington Dixon
- Maurice Cullinane
- Earl Silbert
- Mark Tuohey
- Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
- Nation of Islam
- Hanafi Muslims
- Sterling Tucker
- Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry Jr
- March 9, 1977
Congress Hamstrings AIDS Fight
Written by Bill Mosley | The Common Denominator
As this issue of The Common Denominator goes to press, Congress has yet to take final action on the District of Columbia’s annual appropriation.
A BAD Day for DC Democracy
Written by Bill Mosley | The Common Denominator
I am writing my maiden column for The Common Denominator a little over an hour after being released from jail.
Don't Sell DC Short – Demand Statehood
Written by Bill Mosley | DC Statehood - Yes We Can!
This year’s national election has generated excitement around the country among Americans seeking a change from the policies of the past eight years.
Statues can resonate as symbols
Written by By Bill Mosley | The Common Denominator
While much of the quest for democracy for the District of Columbia has centered around the so-called "big" issues – voting representation in Congress, local control of local budgets and legislation, fair compensation for the burden of the federal presence, and the like – we shouldn’t overlook the importance of seeking symbolic victories along the way to the big prizes.
Rolark, and others, took the first step
Written by Bill Mosley | The Common Denominator
February saw the passing of two champions of democracy and human rights: Coretta Scott King and Wilhelmina Jackson Rolark. One was world-famous, and the other not as well-known as she should be.
Statehood for Puerto Rico, but not DC?
Written by Bill Mosley | The Common Denominator
It hasn't gotten a lot of attention here, but there is a concerted effort at the highest levels of government to grant statehood to a jurisdiction consisting of U.S. citizens who have endured a long history of colonialism and denial of basic democratic rights.
DC sets sights on statehood with voting bill floundering
Written by Mike DeBonis | The Washington Post
With a seven-year effort to win a House of Representatives vote for the District now foundering, officials and activists are starting to wonder how to proceed with the city's decades-long fight for congressional representation.
- statehood
- voting rights
- congressional representation
- Vincent C Gray
- Thomas M Davis
- gun laws
- Steny H Hoyer
- Democratic Party
- Obama
- Michael D Brown
- shadow senators
- Yvette M Alexander
- onevote compromise
- Anise Jenkins
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- statelevel functions
- state of Columbia
- Ilir Zherka
- DC Vote
- full democracy
- equal rights
- onevote strategy
- Adrian M Fenty
- National Rifle Association
- Jon Tester
- Douglass Sloan
- full voting representation
- Puerto Rico
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Rally Organizers Worry Storm Will Shrink Turnout
Written by Keith L. Alexander | The Washington Post
District politicians, civic leaders and organizers of today's voting rights rally urged a crowd of about 60 supporters gathered downtown yesterday to call and e-mail friends in a last-ditch push for a huge turnout despite predictions of bad weather.
- Rally
- voting rights
- march
- Ilir Zherka
- DC Vote
- 51st State
- demonstration
- Congress
- vote in the House of Representatives
- Vincent C Gray
- representation
- Kwame R Brown
- Mary M Cheh
- Carol Schwartz
- DC Republican Party
- Nina Simone
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emancipation Day
- Joseph I Lieberman
- Bill Richardson
- Anise Jenkins
Meet the ‘DC 41,’ arrested during protest
Written by Mike DeBonis | The Washington Post
Of the 41 arrestees, a Capitol Police spokeswoman said that 25 chose to “post and forfeit” — that is, post $50 collateral and forfeit their right to a court date. But 15 chose to go to court. (Another person, activist Billie Day, had to be taken to the hospital Monday night and was not fully processed.)
DC celebrates Emancipation Day
Written by Justin Jouvenal | The Washington Post
The D.C. government and schools are closed for the holiday, and for city workers, today is an unpaid furlough day intended to help ease budget woes.
The District is ticked off at President Barack Obama.
History
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Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mrs. Hanes!
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Pianist Peter Hanes
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Loretta Carter Hanes
In celebration of DC Emancipation Day, we’re taking a closer look at the remarkable life of DC native Loretta Carter Hanes. Hanes spent her life fighting for educational equality and for official recognition of April 16 as Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.
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Obituary - Lillian J. Huff
Lillian J. Huff (Age 87) peacefully transitioned from this life on Monday, September 17, 2018. She was a community activist and leader throughout the city especially in the Lamond Riggs Civic Association, political activist on the DC Statehood Committee and a leader in the DC Federation of Democratic Women's Organization.
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"Statehood is Far More Difficult" The Struggle for D.C. Self-Determination, 1980-2017
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Remembering Our Fallen Activists of Stand Up / Free DC
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Activists challenge and reshape our social and political consciousness.
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"Free D.C." The Struggle for Civil, Political, and Human Rights in Washington, D.C.
"Free D.C." The Struggle for Civil, Political, and Human Rights in Washington, D.C., 1965-1979
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