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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.
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
John Lewis: A final day of tribute in Washington as some lawmakers push to honor legacy with voting rights bill
Written by USA TODAY
John Lewis: A final day of tribute in Washington as some lawmakers push to honor legacy with voting rights bill
By Deborah Barfield Berry, Maureen Groppe and Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, July 28, 2020
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Trial Opens for D.C. Statehood Advocates
Written by The Washington Post
Trial Opens for D.C. Statehood Advocates
The Washington Post, METRO, CRIME &, THE DISTRICT, October 27, 2000
Mourning the Deaths of John Robert Lewis and C.T. Vivian
View the video on WJLA-ABC7: "House votes to make D.C. the 51st state; Senate GOP opposes"
Dear President Donald J. Trump:
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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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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 President Emeritus, Anise Jenkins, at 635 Edgewood Street NE, #708, Washington, DC 20017. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!