Councilmember McDuffie extends his condolences to the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated in the passing of their 27th National President, Cheryl A. Hickmon.
#OurWard5
#DST1913
@dstinc1913
Yesterday, the D.C. Council unanimously passed legislation creating “baby bonds” for children born into low-income families. This effort, lead by Councilmember McDuffie, is a major step toward closing the racial wealth gap.
Providence Hospital at 1150 Varnum St NE has Moderna vaccines available for walk-ins (no appointment necessary) from 1 - 3 PM today.
@JulieZauzmer
@amanduhgomez
Councilmember McDuffie, re-introduced the Reparations Foundation Fund and Task Force Establishment Act of 2023. The legislation would establish a 9-member task force to study and develop reparations proposals for African Americans in the District of Columbia.
Happy 100th Birthday to Mr. John Tatum Sr.
Mr. Tatum is a Native Washingtonian, a U.S. Navy Veteran, and Senior Olympic Gold Medalist. Mr. Tatum has lived in Ward 5 since the 1950s and is well known for his annual Father’s Day Cookout.
#OurWard5
Today, Councilmember McDuffie joined Angel Gregorio for the grand opening of Black and Forth a brand new strip mall located at 2201 Channing St NE. Black and Forth will be home to our city’s beloved
#TheSpiceSuite
and four additional black-women owned businesses.
We celebrate Carl’s Sub on 31 years of serving the people of Ward 5. Carl’s Sub is well known for providing quality food at an affordable price. Thank you Mr. Carl
#OurWard5
CM McDuffie is calling for sweeping investments in Black communities to address the Covid crisis & eliminate the racial wealth gap. Including a $100M request for a guaranteed basic income program and $20M for a baby bonds initiative. See his full statement below⬇️
#DCRacialEquity
CM McDuffie enters Council Period 25 as Chair Pro Tempore, Chair of The Committee on Business and Economic Development, and your new At Large Councilmember.
“I will continue my pursuit for equity and opportunity for each and every District resident, worker, and business owner.”
Congratulations to Josh Harris on becoming the new owner of the Washington Commanders! We are thrilled to see the team potentially return to its rightful home here in the District of Columbia. Looking forward to a new era of Washington football!
@Commanders
Roaming Rooster's unparalleled, undefeated fried chicken is still available for the general public to purchase via app and carry out... And Roaming Rooster is providing FREE meals to ALL hospital employees!
CM McDuffie welcomes
@StephenCurry30
to
#OurWard5
and historic Langston Golf Course to celebrate Steph's donation to create
@HowardU
men's and women's golf teams. McDuffie is joined by HU President Wayne Frederick and Otis Ferguson, the HU student and golfer who lit the spark!
The Racial Equity Achieves Results Act just passed 1st reading unanimously during today’s legislative meeting. We are 1 step closer to passing the Reach Act!
#RacialEquityNow
#RacialEquityDC
Today, on
#DayOfEmpathy
, we stand in solidarity w/
@mrtonylewisjr
,
#cut50
& criminal justice reform advocates across the country to build empathy for the millions affected by mass incarceration. Crime hurts, but justice should heal. Join at 4pm today!
CM McDuffie will introduce a bill to create a Task Force to study Reparations and Economic Atonement for African Americans. The Task Force will recommend the form and instrumentalities through which compensation should be awarded and who should be eligible.
#Reparations
Langston Golf Course opened in 1939 as DC's only golf course open to all golfers. It was initially a 9-hole course, expanded to 18 holes in 1955. It is named for John Mercer Langston, the 1st elected African American & 1st Dean of
@howardlawschool
#OurWard5
#Ward5BlackHistory
McDuffie: "Go-Go is more than music. It’s more than a simple genre. It is our home-grown genre. It is the catalyst that supplies the means for people to take care of themselves and their families. It is the way that folks stayed out of the streets"
#DontMuteDC
#LongLiveGoGo
Yesterday, CM McDuffie introduced the Child Wealth Building Act, a "Baby Bonds" proposal aimed at eliminating DC's racial wealth gap & ensuring every child born in the District has tangible economic, educational, & entrepreneurial opportunities.
Full statement⬇️
#RacialEquityDC
We
#WearOrange
to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis of gun violence in DC. As a legislator, CM McDuffie has fought to bring evidenced-based solutions to DC in the form of the
#NEARact
&
#CuretheStreets
, which have begun to show positive results.
#stoptheviolence
Today, Councilmember McDuffie took the initiative to organize a meeting addressing the pressing public safety concerns faced by our retail and restaurant operators district-wide.
Learn more about this important gathering by clicking the link below
Councilmember McDuffie welcomed Joel Castón home this evening. Joel is is the current Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for 7F07. He is also the first incarcerated person to win elected office in the nation’s capital.
Welcome home Joel!
#IRAA
(1/) A lot of work went into launching the Council Office of Racial Equity today. Thank you to all of the organizations and thought partners who worked with CM McDuffie and supported the REACH Act,
Our partners include:
.
@NMAAHC
will offer ‘Walk-Up Wednesdays’ for the entire month of April 2018. Individuals who walk up without timed-entry passes may enter the museum on a first-come, first-served basis Wednesdays, April 4, 11, 18 and 25.
CM McDuffie sent the following
#OurWard5
locations to
@DDOTDC
for immediate service. In no way is this a full list of every intersection that deserves immediate service, however we must begin to see sweeping progress. We will be monitoring these locations and updating this list.
.
@MomsDemand
has been an active partner for years, fighting for full implementation of CM McDuffie’s
#NEARact
so we can end the scourge of gun violence and
#keepDCalive
. CM McDuffie was pleased to meet with them again today in support their advocacy day.
Speaking of love 💕 Join us in congratulating
#OurWard5
’s finest, Pierpont and Jeannette Mobley, today on their 50th wedding anniversary!!!
@jmob68
@Ward5Democrats
This is a big deal. CM McDuffie’s Child Wealth Building Act, a DC
#babybonds
proposal, was fully funded in the FY22 Local Budget Act. We are one step closer to codifying economic opportunity for more Washingtonians and closing DC’s stark racial wealth gap
#RacialEquityDC
CM McDuffie: “I’m not prepared to wait a single moment longer to give these students at Banneker High School what they need and what they deserve, which is a new, state of the art high school at the Shaw site”
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818 – 1907) was a former slave who purchased her and her son’s freedom before moving to DC in 1860. She built a premier dressmaking business employing 20 people and founded an organization that provided food, shelter & medical care to freed slaves
#BHM
Councilmember McDuffie sat down with Lashada Ham-Campbell, owner of Petite Scholars child development center to discuss the importance of quality education in our city. Lashada is a fourth generation Ward 5 resident and she is preparing to open her 4th location in
#OurWard
5.
On behalf of Councilmember McDuffie, congratulations to Jackie Stanley (
@JackieDGS
) on 34 Years of service to the District of Columbia. Jackie’s commitment to community and our city will be greatly appreciated and missed.
#OurWard5
CC:
@councilofdc
@dcdgs
Our educators have waited four years for a new contract. We need to make them whole with the retroactive pay they were promised.
@CMLewisGeorgeW4
and I wrote to the CFO to ask for an explanation and for retroactive pay to be paid out by May 31.
Any further delay is unacceptable
CM McDuffie introduced legislation in 2017 and 2019 to review racist symbols and monuments across the District. Let's remove all of the offensive symbols and statues across the District that don't represent our values.
#RacialEquityDC
Councilmember McDuffie is pleased to support this measure as we continue the fight to make our roads safe for everyone.
Just yesterday there was an accident in Ward 5 that left two children injured. The time is now for bold and swift action!
Today, I'm joined by 8 of my colleagues in introducing the Walk Without Worry Amendment Act. It has been a tragic month for deaths on our roads, following tragic years of stalled progress on Vision Zero. We need to ambitiously improve our toolkit and standards for safe streets:
Every year, Councilmembers buy each other gifts around the holidays. This year CM McDuffie is giving his colleagues
#BlackLivesMatter
shirts designed and manufactured by a 9-year old entrepreneur and
#OurWard5
resident, Khalia.
The Racial Equity Achieves Results Act just passed 1st reading unanimously during today’s legislative meeting. We are 1 step closer to passing the Reach Act!
#RacialEquityNow
#RacialEquityDC
DMV Black Restaurant week is a perfect opportunity to intentionally support black business and enjoy a delicious meal from some of the best black owned establishments here in the District.
@DMVbrw
CM McDuffie leads the Council in recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Marion Barry Youth Leadership Institute and 40 years of developing young leaders in the District of Columbia.
CM McDuffie was in the Trinidad community today speaking to residents about coming together and ending the culture of gun violence in our city. Let’s make the needed investments in our communities to eradicate gun violence in the District of Columbia.
#OurWard5
#BlackLivesMattter
Update* there are 100 doses available today from 1-3 PM.
And then another 100 doses for walk-ins (no appointment necessary) tomorrow (April 14th) from 9 AM to noon
McDuffie on legislation to lower WMATA evasion to civil, not criminal, penalties. 'Criminalization of fare evasion does significantly more harm to [people of color] than the financial impact it has on Metro... And those criminal consequences, to me, are what's unjust & unfair'
Please join CM McDuffie for Movie Night in
#OurWard5
this Monday, August 6th for a special screening of Black Panther
@UnionMarketDC
Admission is free and food and drinks will be served!
Today, we celebrated with Andre Lee as he retires from the District of Columbia government after 25 years of stellar service to our city. He is Ward 5 born and raised and represents the best of what our city has to offer!
#OurWard5
On yesterday evening Ward 5 experienced yet another act of reckless gun violence. One of our young men was shot in the leg at Turkey Thicket Recreation center here in Ward 5. I will never accept a culture of gun violence in our city.
#OurWard5
The Commercial Acquisition Fund was designed to give legacy business owners assistance with commercial property ownership. Wanda Henderson is an entrepreneur who has been in the cosmetology industry for 45 years. The fund assisted her in purchasing a property in Anacostia.
Thank you
@LaTashaGunnels
for vaccinating our very own CM McDuffie today!
If you haven't already been vaccinated and are looking to get your shot, pre-register at
We're all in this together to keep one another healthy and covid-free.
#vaccine
We’ve got a hearing date!! Now is the time to go on the record with what Go-Go means to DC, and why it should be recognized as the official music of DC. Hearing is 10/30, deadline to sign up to testify is this Friday, 10/28.
#dontmutedc
#longlivegogo
Today Councilmember McDuffie honored several Tuskegee Airmen living here in the District with a Council Ceremonial Resolution celebrating their service and historic legacy.
Exciting day at 700 H Street NE as Councilmember McDuffie joined
@nike
for the ribbon cutting of their new store. Shoutout to the Howard University marching band for bringing the great
#howardu
energy this morning!
If you're coming out to the
#MarchForOurLives
tomorrow, CM McDuffie is opening his office in the Wilson Building as a place to warm up, have a light snack, or use the restroom. Hope to see you in Suite 506, anytime between 11a and 4p.
CM McDuffie spoke w/
@barnardfox5dc
from the protest of the POTUS trip into
#OurWard5
: "This is not what justice looks like, this is what politics looks like. People here want justice. And until they get justice, I hope that these protests continue peacefully."
Today, CM McDuffie joins Zaire Kelly’s family and friends for the unveiling of Zaire Kelley Park located at 13th Street NE and Downing Street NE. The life and legacy of Zaire Kelley will live on forever in our hearts and commitment to end the gun violence epidemic in our city.
Thank you
@POTUS
for visiting Jenks on Bladensburg road in
#OurWard5
today to highlight the urgent need for small business relief in the
#AmericanRescueAct
District businesses, particularly in the hospitality and service industries, desperately need this stimulus funding.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar (1872-1906) moved to DC in 1897 and became one of the most influential Black poets in America. Dunbar spoke to the struggles of everyday life for Black Americans and wrote the lyrics for the first-ever all African-American musical produced on Broadway
#BHM
The pandemic has highlighted the need to expand our social safety net & break the cycle of generational poverty. A guaranteed basic income will provide more financial stability for residents &
#babybondsDC
will chip away at structural inequities like the 81x racial wealth gap
🚨Reminder🚨
@ProvHealthDC
at 1150 Varnum St NE in
#OurWard5
has 100 Moderna vaccine doses available for walk-ins (no appointment necessary) from 9 am to noon today.
#GetvaccinatedDC
💉
51-star flag flying in front of the Wilson Building as we ramp up to next Thursday and the first
#DCStatehood
hearing in the House in 25 years. RSVP today and
#FloodtheHouse
next Thur!
The new Edgewood Rec Center is looking GOOD! Check it out in person and join CM McDuffie for the grand opening celebration Saturday, Dec 21 at 11:30am. Here is a thread of pics to get you excited!
Today, Councilmember McDuffie and staff volunteered at
@foodandfriends
. Food and Friends provides home-delivered medically tailored meals and nutrition therapy to neighbors living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses. We are thankful to have them in
#OurWard5
Our office is aware that residents aged 18-64 w/ underlying medical conditions have been getting error messages/are unable to sign up. IT is working to resolve the issue, we will provide updates as we receive them.
Congratulations to our new colleagues,
@Janeese4DC
and
@chenderson
, who today officially joined the Council. I look forward to working together and tackling the significant policy challenges ahead of us.
Today in
#Ward5BlackHistory
, we celebrate Dr. Charles Drew, a native Washingtonian who created the first blood bank during the early stages of WWII. He developed the method for storing & transferring blood that is essentially the same as we use today.
#OurWard5
#BlackHistoryMonth
CM McDuffie stopped by to Congratulate to James and
@citystatebeer
on the launch of their tap house in
#OurWard5
. A great addition to the Edgewood neighborhood!
DC residents age 18-24: receive a stipend while learning how to start a business. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO TODAY! Learn how to:
- Incorporate a business
- Write a full business plan
- Get a business license
- Join a membership group related to their trade
Our office has confirmed that District Urgent Care is vaccinating walk-ins at Bald Eagle Rec Center today and Friday from 9 AM - 6 PM (except 1-2 pm). The clinic is open to District residents, but you must have DC identification that is valid or expired after March 1, 2020 (1/2)
This legislation will help us eradicate the racial inequalities affecting too many of our people. Learn more about this effort at: Thank you to
@TzedekDC
for their work in helping to overcome economic disparities in DC!
Legislation from At-Large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie would exclude occupational and small business licenses from D.C.’s Clean Hands mandate, which punishes residents with unpaid fines and fees by prohibiting them from obtaining certain licensures.
CM McDuffie closes by referencing residents “hiding in the shadows,” who are left out of our current wave of prosperity.: ”I believe that it is my responsibility to protect & defend those residents and help bring them out of the shadows and into the light. I believe that we can”
“I find it deeply disturbing that an accounting error made by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer would lead to a policy decision by the mayor to defund the Baby Bonds program,” said Councilmember McDuffie
Laila Holsendorff of
@BrooklandMS
won the Washington, DC state-level 'Doodle 4 Google' competition. Now, she needs all of
#OurWard5
& DC to make her a national finalist!
1. Go to:
2. Select: "Grades 8-9"
3. Click on the Washington, DC entry
A few months ago, Banneker High School students made their presence known at the Wilson building. They advocated with a dignity and self-determination that should make our entire city proud. Today, CM McDuffie attended the ground breaking of the new school!
#BackBannekersMove
As we start
#BlackHistoryMonth
, CM McDuffie has just introduced legislation to create an African American and Cultural Studies course at DC high schools that will count toward graduation requirements.
Today, CM McDuffie was on the roof of
@UnionMarketDC
to welcome the Washington Kastles professional tennis team to their new home in the sky — and in
#OurWard5
— because this summer the
@WashKastles
will play their home matches on the roof of Union Market!!