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Don't Miss This Month's WI Bridge Center Section Vol. 56, No. 2 • October 29 - November 4, 2020
Early Voting Continues in Maryland
Long Lines on First Day in Prince George’s
people voted – the highest mark in state history which also broke the day one turnout of 123,623 in the presidential election four years ago. On the same day, the Prince For Maryland voters who still havGeorge’s County Board of Elections en’t cast their ballots, early voting continues through Monday, Nov. 2 with a reported an unofficial voter turnout of chance to break more voting records. 24,707, compared to 22,683 on the On the first day of early voting Monday, Oct. 26, more than 161,000 ELECTIONS Page 34 By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill
5 Members of Boy Scout Troop 209 of Silver Spring set up a pumpkin photo patch on the front of a church for passersby to capture images. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Yearwood Determined to Retire Historic Building’s Mortgage
Has City Forgotten Proud Legacy of Thurgood Marshall Center? FIRST OF A TWO-PART SERIES By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir While buildings, as the creations and inspirations of architects and engineers, represent projects made of bricks, concrete and steel – some edifices have infrequently been afforded such honor and respect within local folklore that they’ve become almost human.
Perhaps that explains why one adage, used to imagine how history took shape in buildings through human ingenuity as trailblazers of the past paved the way for brighter tomorrows, continues to be uttered: “If these walls could talk.” Many of these once-proud landmarks have since disappeared – victimized by human abuse and greed, eroded by wind, rain and scorching sun or razed and removed to make way for growth in the name of gentrification. However, within the 68 square miles which collectively form
the city of Washington, D.C., a few oft-forgotten treasures still stand – even fewer owned and operated by Blacks. Consider the five-storied Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage, over a century old, nestled within a community mainly comprised of residential dwellings along 12th Street in Northwest. Decades ago, the community served as a major artery for the comings and goings of Blacks visiting, living or
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5 Prince George’s County voters stood in long lines to cast early ballots on the first day of early voting in the County. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
District Residents Have Their Say with Early Voting
Civic Duty Primary Reason Cited for Casting Ballots By James Wright WI Staff Writer @JamesDCWrighter Amina McWhirter knew she wanted to vote in the general election because of her concern about the country’s direction but she felt uneasy about mailing in her ballot
or putting it in one of the 55 drop boxes throughout the District. McWhirter, a resident of the Fairlawn neighborhood in Ward 8, decided she would go to one of the early voting centers in the ward and on Oct. 27, she showed up at
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