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Vol. 57, No. 43 • August 11 - 17, 2022
As Migrants Flood D.C., Pentagon Denies Mayor’s Request for National Guard Troops
Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
5 Iconic entertainers liven up the audience at the Summer Spirit Music Festival held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. on August 7. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer). See additional photos on pages 34 and 35 and the editor's reflection on Page 8.
In what statehood proponents have described as a serious problem, the Department of Defense (DOD) recently denied Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request for the D.C. National Guard to help mitigate the arrival of asylum-seeking migrants from Texas and Arizona. Last month, Bowser requested 150 National Guard members per day and recommended the D.C. Armory as an ideal location for housing and processing. By that time, more than 6,000 migrants had been bused from Texas and Arizona to D.C. since April. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), who initiated the transfer of migrants after the Biden administration lifted a restriction on migrant entry earlier this year, revealed New York City as an additional destination. He said these efforts will help get migrants closer to
Four Black Female Firefighters Sue the D.C. Fire Department
D.C. Police-Involved Shooting of Kevin Hargraves-Shird Leads to Outrage
Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
Family and Friends Allege Many Questions Remain Unanswered
Nearly half a century ago, when women started joining the Washington Metropolitan Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DCFEMS), the department and accompanying union consisted mostly of white men who critics say have made significant efforts to maintain the status quo. In the latest lawsuit filed against the fire department, four Black female firefighters allege that DCFEMS colleagues and leadership created a hostile work environment. Complaints focus on denial of additional compensation and job advancement opportunities and accumulation of disciplinary infractions that threatened career trajectory.
Sam P.K. Collins Staff Writer In the days following the death of Kevin Hargraves-Shird, shot and killed by a D.C. police officer, details about the events leading up to his demise continue to surface, often differing from initial accounts provided by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
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MIGRANTS Page 44
5 DCFEMS Sergeant Paramedic Jadonna Sanders. (Courtesy photo)
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