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Due to the coronavirus, the hearing will not be open to the public.
Anise Jenkins was interviewed about DC statehood by Denise Rolark Barnes, the publisher of The Washington Informer.
To watch this interview online, hover over this hyperlink and click --> WIN-TV (Episode 52, March 19, 2021).
Anise Jenkins: Warrior for D.C. Statehood
Written by James Wright, The Washington Informer
The desire to see the District become the 51st state in the union has been a passion for Anise Jenkins, a native of the city who has worked quietly to see her fellow residents become full American citizens.
"A Shining Fifty-First Star for Our Flag"
Written by Joyce Robinson Paul | Statehood for D.C. Now MovementA SHINING FIFTY-FIRST STAR FOR OUR FLAG
By Joyce Robinson Paul dedicated to the Statehood for D.C. Now Movement (2021)
Black Pioneers of DC Statehood: a conversation
Written by Anise Jenkins
Monday, February 22, 2021 | 7:00-8:30 pm
WEBINAR REGISTRATION
J O I N U S V I A Z O O M
Anise Jenkins joined the Stand Up! for Democracy in DC Coalition (Free DC) upon its founding in 1997 and has served as its executive director / president since 2008.
51 Reasons to Support D.C. Statehood
Written by Amanda Michelle Gomez | Washington City Paper
D.C. Statehood Bill Introduced in the U.S. Senate
Written by Anise Jenkins
ATTENTION DC STATEHOOD SUPPORTER:
Ask your colleagues, family and friends who live in these six states – Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maine, New Hampshire and West Virginia – to tell their United States Senators to support and vote for S.51, the Washington, DC Admission Act, introduced in the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021.
DC RESIDENTS NEED TO HAVE EQUAL CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS!
This Is The New Generation Of D.C. Statehood Advocates
Written by Mikaela Lefrak and Tyrone Turner | WAMU 88.5 FM
This story is brought to you by 51st, a six-part podcast series about Washingtonians’ fight for representation.
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51st from What’s With Washington
Written by Mikaela Lefrak | WAMU 88.5 FM
DC MILITARY VETERANS PANEL DISCUSSION ON DC STATEHOOD
Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 5:30 - 7:00 pm ET, via Zoom
>>>VIEW THE STAND UP!/FREE DC VETERANS PANEL DISCUSSION.<<<
Mourning the Death of United States Senator Florence Howard Pendleton (D-DC)
Written by Anise Jenkins
CBC Foundation Virtual Annual Legislative Conference 2020
Written by Anise Jenkins
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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Stand Up! / Free DC! awarded grant from Diverse City Fund
The Diverse City Fund works to nurture community leaders and grassroots projects which are acting to transform DC into a more just, vibrant place to live. Through their grantmaking, they identify, support and connect people in communities of color who are engaged in change work. The DCF supports the development of community-level social change by…
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Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (FREE DC) was founded in 1997 to help 700,000 residents of our nation’s capital achieve full and equal citizenship rights through DC Statehood. Checks and/or money orders may be mailed to Stand Up! (FREE DC) via our Executive Director, Anise Jenkins, at 635 Edgewood Street NE, #708, Washington, DC 20017 or via Dorothy Height Station, Post Office Box 2152, Washington, DC 20013-2152. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!