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Keeping Housing Affordable: Baldwin House
Housing Malik Thompson Housing Malik Thompson

Keeping Housing Affordable: Baldwin House

On July 24th, DC Ward 1 Mutual Aid/the Baldwin House organizers held an event at the building they’re buying to celebrate their wins, gather community, and create space for current building tenants to share their stories. During this event, Natacia generously allowed the team at Grassroots DC to interview them.

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“We’re here to help”
Justice Miheema Goodine Justice Miheema Goodine

“We’re here to help”

“The immense power at the core of policing offers impunity that leads to questions of its legitimacy. There cannot be a solution without acknowledging the force, history, and scale of policing. “

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Cash Bail 101
Justice Miheema Goodine Justice Miheema Goodine

Cash Bail 101

It is quite easy to be apprehended, despite what most people may believe. This is because police do not have to be “convinced” that you are guilty. If there is sufficient evidence for the police, regardless of the situation, you can be arrested and convicted…

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Police Reforms: What went wrong? Part 3
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Police Reforms: What went wrong? Part 3

The logic often applied to Body Worn Cameras when people call for this reform is that the threat of having misconduct recorded will prevent police from carrying out said misconduct. Unfortunately, this has not been the case…

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Police Reforms: What went wrong? Part 1
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Police Reforms: What went wrong? Part 1

For years now, police reform has been a mainstay in public discourse... In the almost 10 years since the inception of BLM, what reforms have been happening here in DC? And have those reforms been effective in reducing, if not ending, police brutality?…

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Martin Luther King Explains the Three Evils of Society
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Martin Luther King Explains the Three Evils of Society

By focusing only on the speeches and actions that do not criticize Capitalism or US Imperialism, most Americans have no real understanding of the depth of King’s critique of the United States and its policies. Sure, overt bigotry is bad, and it’s kinda crazy to think of not sitting next to a Black person at a lunch counter or on the bus, but all that talk about poverty, his support for unions and the anti-war movement–do we really need to go there?…

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Black Lives Matter: Open Letter to the Board of the Women’s March
Social Policy & Culture April Goggans Social Policy & Culture April Goggans

Black Lives Matter: Open Letter to the Board of the Women’s March

As we approach the 4th Annual Women’s March this Saturday, and especially given our interactions with Women’s March staff and leadership over the last month, it has become apparent, again, that all of our efforts to call you in have failed. You have failed both to fulfill your agreements to acknowledge the harm you have caused, and to complete the reparations you have previously committed to…

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A Timeline of Events Leading Up to The “Revitalization” of Barry Farm
Housing, Archive Anaïse Aristide Housing, Archive Anaïse Aristide

A Timeline of Events Leading Up to The “Revitalization” of Barry Farm

With the deconstruction and rebuilding of Barry Farm (most commonly referenced as Barry Farms to residents and longtime D.C citizens) under way, it is important to understand some of the key factors of this process, what led up to it and how it has been affecting the existing community. Here is a somewhat concise timeline of events to provide context and stay updated on the fast-changing neighborhood.

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