News & Politics How #freetonylewis Became a Successful Movement At age 26, Tony Lewis Sr. was sentenced to life without parole for his leadership role in the signature drug empire of 1980s Washington. His son, Tony Lewis Jr., made it his mission to get his incarcerated father out of prison. Crime, DC History, Drugs, IncarcerationFebruary 15, 2024
News & Politics The Smithsonian Just Opened Up a Trove of Online Resources to Understand Anti-Asian Racism The #StopAsianHate page collects exhibits, artifacts, archives, and more from across various Smithsonian museums' collection on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Antiracism, Lonnie Bunch, Racism, SmithsonianMarch 23, 2021
News & Politics Georgetown Law Prof Fired for Comments About Black Students The conversation was accidentally recorded at the end of a Zoom lecture. Georgetown Law, Georgetown University, RacismMarch 12, 2021
News & Politics Where Does Abby Phillip Go From Here? How CNN's newest star found viral fame. Abby Phillip, CNN, Donald Trump, Jake TapperFebruary 8, 2021
News & Politics A DC Shop Owner Got Pepper-Sprayed by Someone Shouting Racist Taunts. It’s Just the Latest Incident, He Says. Valley Brook Tea's owner, Yunhan Zhang, says he's experienced multiple incidents of verbal abuse this year. COVID-19, Dupont Circle, Hate Crimes, RacismNovember 11, 2020
News & Politics Rename Woodrow Wilson High School After Ruth Bader Ginsburg RBG died days after DC announced plans to jettison Wilson's name. She would be an ideal namesake. DC Public Schools, News, Racism, RBGSeptember 19, 2020
News & Politics Here’s What You Need to Know About Al Sharpton’s March on Washington There will be a capacity limit to the number of people around the Reflecting Pool al sharpton, Antiracism, Coronavirus 2020, ProtestAugust 18, 2020
News & Politics | Things to Do Educate Yourself Today: The African American History Museum Wants to Help You Talk About Race and Racism The NMAAHC moved up the launch date of an online portal that gathers decades of research and resources. Antiracism, Ibram X. Kendi, National Museum of African American History and Culture, NMAAHCJune 1, 2020
News & Politics Jason Reynolds Is the Bard of Black YA Fiction. Now He’s Written a Totally Different Kind of Book. The DC author sold millions of novels featuring characters long missing from children’s lit. Writing a history of racism for kids is something else. Antiracism, Author, Books, Children's LiteratureMarch 27, 2020
News & Politics Interview: Ibram X. Kendi Takes a Hard Look at Racism—and Himself In his recent bestseller, the American University professor makes a thought-provoking case that it’s not possible to be “not racist.” American University, Antiracism, How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. KendiOctober 23, 2019
