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When L.Y. Marlow's 23-year- domestic violence victims and stricter restraining order policies, Black Restaurant Week, is making final preparaold daughter told her the father survivors are treated. more rights forLLC, victim's families tions beforetohosting its inaugural campaign in of her daughter threatened her “She's using her own personal intervene on behalf of a vic-the Greater Washington, DCa region. Theviolence national culinary life, and the life of their child, story, her own personal pain to tim, domestic assess- and cultural campaign the flavors African-Amerishe knew something had to be push forward,” Davis-Nickens mentcelebrates unit coupled with offurther can, Africantraining and Caribbean cuisine with a regional showdone. Out of her frustration said about Marlow. for law enforcement case from Baltimore with an extension to Virginia. Black with law enforcement's handling Davis-Nickens said anyone agencies, a Child's Life Protecof the situation, she decided to who reads Marlow's book Restaurant WeekAct will also celebrate five years of service will tion and mandatory counselstart the Saving Promise cam- “get it.” She said she “puts which, has developed its multi-city culinary the sinceing2015, for batterers. paign. experiences in“Ifsupport Black-owned businesses and case in such a way, the average we areofever going to eradi“It seems to be a vicious cycle person can get it.” She saidtalent at thewithin thedomestic food andviolence, beverage industries. cate we must The palthat won't turn my family end of the day, the book will look at both sides of theWashington, coin. ate-pleasing showcase for the Greater DC loose,” Marlow said. Marlow help people begin to haveregion a diaWe need to address both the vicruns from Fri., Sept. 18 – Sunday, Sept. 27. On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicks shared her story with the audi- logue about domestic violence. tim and the This year’s campaign willbatterer,” emphasizeMarlow the importance of off the third annual National Maternal & Inence at District’s the District Heights Also present at the event was andsaid. reviving saving the Black restaurant industry during fant Health Summit – Rethinking Our Perspectives, Domestic Violence Symposium Mildred Muhammad, the exMarlow wouldThe alsoplatform like to also see serves as the COVID-19 pandemic. Actions:Heights A Life Course Approach to ImonRetooling May 7 at Our the District wife of John Allen Muhammad, programs designed to raise an educational tool to help show consumers the abunproving Maternal Health. Municipal Center. and The Infant sympowho was sentenced to six consecawareness among in dance of cultural cuisines in theirchildren local community and Bowser opened the summit with welcoming remarks sium was sponsored by the utive life terms without toparole public and private schools. She dispel ethnic untruths. and participatde in a Services panel discussion: What We’ve Family and Youth by a Maryland jury for his role in children uncertainty need to be and educata timefeels of financial with the unLearned from COVID-19: The Pandemic’s Impact on attacksIn in Center of the city of District the Beltway Sniper ed about domestic violence. fortunate escalation of racial injustice incidents, Black Perinatal and Our Next Steps. additional Heights andHealth the National Hook2002.Two Mildred Muhammad is Week “We[BRW] have has to stop being pas- particRestaurant waived the financial discussions Root the Trauma, sive-aggressive with poor chilUppanel of Black Women.include: Understanding the founderthe of After ipation fee for all restaurants. Causes: Life Course; Marlow The has Impact written ofa Trauma book, on an the organization that helps “Supporting the drenthe about violence,” entiredomestic culinary industry, from farm to and In Forefront:which Moving Needle onofPerinatal “Color MetheButterfly,” is a the survivors domestic violence Marlow said. table, is necessary for providing more opportunities for Health through Youth Voice & Advocacy. story about four generations of and their children. Marlow has worked to break the whole community to thrive,” said BRW’s founder, The four-day will be virtual, featurdomestic violence.Summit The book is entirely “I lived in fear for six years. Six the cycle of abuse in her family, Warren Luckett. “From the increased exposure for Blacking panel discussions, community-led a time. inspired by her own experiences, yearsworkshops in fear isand a long It is and is confident the policies she owned on our new national website to the and thoseresource of her expo grandmother, virtual dedicated tonot connecting an easy District thing to come out restaurants is pushing for will start that professional business herresidents motherwith andlocal herand daughter. national resources of,” sheand said.supports process. guidance gained from the educational events, Week helpstobusinesses She said every time she reads needed to ensure that babies, their families and commuMildred Muhammad said “IBlack plan Restaurant to take these policies expanda customer bases and receive resources for ongoing excerpts fromwhat her they book,need she to still people who want to help nities have thrive. Congress and implore them to can not words came domestic violence must change our laws,” Marlow said. The believe Summitthe continues with a series of daily break-victimsuccess.” about Black Restaurant from “Colorfrom Wed., Me Butterfly” of 18. To how they go For intomore“Iinformation will not stop until these poli- Week, out her. discussions Sept. 16be– careful Fri., Sept. its events and participating restaurants, visit blackrestauwon the 2007 National “Best theRSVP, victim's life, and understand cies are passed.” learn more about the Summit or to visit dcmarantweeks.com. Books” Award. that she may be in “survival Tia Carol Jones can be reached ternalhealth.com. “I was just 16-years-old when mode”. at tiacaroljones@sbcglobal.net my eye first blackened and my “Before you get to 'I'm going lips bled,” Marlow said. to kill you,' it started as a verbal WI Elaine Davis-Nickens, president of the National Hook-Up The D.C. ended its summer of Black Women, saidCouncil there is officially no recess on Sept. 7 with the convening of various comconsistency in the way domestic mittee meetings. However, violence issues are dealt with bywhen the first legislative meeting kicks off on Tues., Sept. 22, members of the Council will begin to address a number of significant issues impacting the District and will continue their deliberations through Dec. 31 – the final day of the current two-year Council period. While the Council balanced the District’s $9 billion local budget which initially included an $800 million shortfall in late July, Councilmembers and the Mayor were notified on Aug. 5 that the 2020-2021 budget would have to be reduced by as much as $500 million due to the negative impact COVID-19 has had on the District. To keep the budget balanced as mandated by law, the Council will have to either initiate program and service cuts, tax increases or a combination therein. They’ll also probably consider if Councilmember Charles Allen’s (D-Ward 6) police reform legislation, voted on and approved during the summer on a temporary basis, should become permanent. Councilmembers Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1) and Trayon White (D-Ward 8) have co-sponsored a bill that, if approved, would further strengthen the District’s rent control policies. And there’ll be a final vote on the proposal to build a new Howard University Hospital along with hearings that will feature discussions on revisions to the unemployment compensation process and procedural changes to the election process.
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We have to stop being passive-aggressive with poor children about domestic violence. I plan to take these policies to Congress and implore them to change our laws. I will not stop until these policies are passed.
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