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Disenfranchised and Marginalized Communities See Hope with Biden, Harris
COVID-19 UPDATE
Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
5 Teachers and staff who are already working in schools or returning next week for in-person instruction, line up to receive COVID-19 vaccinations late Tuesday evening at Dunbar Sr. High School in Northwest. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Local Advocates Say Assistance for Statehood is Not Enough While Washingtonians want President Biden to push for statehood, they also want his administration to help the city by providing economic security for low-income and working-class residents, creating more affordable housing and improving health outcomes, particularly in predominantly Black neighborhoods. “We need statehood for D.C. there is no doubt about that,” Ambrose Lane Jr., chairman of the Ward
Racine: 'We're Going to Enforce the Law' D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor
7-based Health Alliance Network, said. “But the city has so many other problems and we need Biden to focus on those especially.”
ECONOMIC SECURITY
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI), a think tank which studies poverty in the city, published data in 2017 showing a lopsided relationship between the District’s rich and
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Capitol Riot Probe Yields Scores of Police Arrests
D.C. Residents Want Biden's Support to Battle City Woes James Wright WI Staff Writer
Before he won the 2020 election, President Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to reverse many of the previous administration’s assaults on the nation’s racial progress. The president ran on the premise of “reclaiming the soul of America” and ensuring that African Americans --“They’ve always had my back,” he declared--and other minorities would finally experience a level playing field. On his first day, just hours after taking the oath of office, President Biden signed a host of executive orders – one of them aimed at ensuring racial equity.
“It is, therefore, the policy of my administration that the federal government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality” Biden proclaimed. He continued: “Affirmatively advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity is the responsibility of the whole of our government. Because advancing equity requires a systematic approach to embedding fairness in decision-making
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The fallout from the assault on the U.S. Capitol continues with nearly 400 American citizens now identified as participants in the riots and over 150 facing federal charges – many being significant felony violations including the assault of an officer or sedition. But what may be more alarming remain the growing number of law enforcement officials who have either been suspended or face investigation for their participation in,
support of or behavior during the Jan. 6 riots. Federal agents say they continue to determine if both current and former law enforcement officers played a role in the riot. At least two U.S. Capitol police officers have been suspended with nearly a dozen others being scrutinized for what roles they may have willingly played. One U.S. Capitol police officers has been reported as taking a selfie with a member of the mob while
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