WINNER OF THREE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS D.C. AWARDS Don't Miss the Martin Luther King, Jr. Supplement Center Section Vol. 57, No. 14 • January 20 - 26, 2022
On King Holiday, Hundreds Walk for Voting Rights and D.C. Statehood James Wright WI Staff Writer Hundreds of people participated in a Peace Walk in Ward 8 with the family of Martin Luther King III on Jan. 17, the official holiday of his father, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to call on the U.S. Senate to pass voting rights and D.C. statehood legislation. “I am out here today with my sorors of Zeta Phi Beta, 40 of us strong, to say that voting is the answer to many of our country’s problems,” said Alisha McLeish, a member of the sorority and the MLK Holiday DC committee that served as the prime sponsor
of the 16th Annual Peace Walk. “We want the Senate and the White House to work together to pass voting rights legislation and D.C. statehood,” she said. Two voting rights bills, The Freedom to Vote Act of 2021 and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, as well as The Washington, D.C. Admission Act of 2021, remain stalled in the Senate, unable to move forward due to a tactic known as the filibuster. A filibuster holds up a bill for floor consideration by a senator or senators and it takes 60 votes to break it. King, along with his wife, Arndrea 5 The King family leads the 16th Annual Peace Walk with hundreds from the D.C. area and other parts of the U.S.
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Prince George’s County Residents Honor Dr. King
Glenn Youngkin Sworn-in as Virginia’s 74th Governor Executive Orders Set to Eliminate Masks in Schools, Cut Grocery Tax
Share His Message of Peace, Love and Hope William J. Ford WI Staff Writer A few dozen Prince George’s County residents braved the cold and wind outside Glenarden Municipal Building to honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his message of peace, love and hope. “Let’s keep hope alive. Let’s keep peace in our heart,” said LaTasha Ward, who owns the nonprofit The Solid Foundation and helped organize the event Monday, Jan. 17 called a “Community Peace Gathering.” “We know the people in our community are hurt. Whether it’s a loss of a job, domestic violence, gun violence or unexpected deaths in families,” she said. “Black and brown people
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5 Jawanna Hardy holds a picture of Peyton “PJ” Evans during a community gathering to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 17 outside the Glenarden Municipal Building. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Businessman Glenn Youngkin became Virginia’s governor Saturday, Jan. 15 and declared on his first day as the state’s 74th leader of the Commonwealth he would institute some of his campaign pledges. Less than two hours after being sworn-in outside the Virginia State Capitol in downtown Richmond, Youngkin planned to incorporate or address nearly a dozen directives. They includ establishing a commission to combat antisemitism, rescinding the mask mandate for all state employees and allowing parents to decide whether their children can wear masks in schools.
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