Coming Up July 8: The First Legal Anacostia Swim in 50 Years

By Kayla Benjamin WI Climate & Environment Reporter

In celebration of major successes in river cleanup efforts, community members can join Anacostia Riverkeeper for the first ever “Anacostia River Splash” swim event at Kingman Island on July 8. The organization, which monitors water quality all along the river, has found that sites at Kingman Island, Buzzard Point and Washington Channel all meet the standard for safe swimming more than 90%

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Banneker Alumni Celebrate 40 Years with Eyes on the Future

The Newly-Launched Banneker Alumni Society to Galvanize Alumni Support for the School

By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer

As a student at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Kala Threatt begrudgingly took on a course load he said oftentimes intimidated him.

However, with the support of teachers, administrators and peers, Threatt successfully matriculated through Banneker, even while taking Latin and typing classes that he didn't find relevant to his academic and professional pursuits.

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Decades later, Threatt enthusiastically admits how short sighted he had been in his assessment. He continues to credit those four years, what many call the "Banneker experience," with adequately preparing him for college and the professional world.

These days, Threatt works as a

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