Local Organizations Search for Solutions to D.C Food DesertsMore ArticlesBy the same author Local business owner perseveres against different financial obstacles Alexis McCowan Apr 14, 2019Rabia Kamara prepares for her busiest season: summer. She spends her days creating prep lists, responding to emails, and marketing RubyScoops Icecream and Sweets.… New Health and Senior Care Initiatives Highlighted at ANC 5B Meeting Greer Jackson Mar 07, 2019At 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 27, residents served by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5B gathered in the St. John’s Grand Lodge for their monthly meeting. The meeting,… Local Museum Brings Awareness to HBCU’s, Black Excellence Greer Jackson Mar 24, 2019[embed]https://youtu.be/-NFt5kYxZWA[/embed] An HBCU Digest article recently revealed that historically black colleges and universities enrolled more than 298,000… Authentic Jamaican Eatery Thrives In A D.C. Food Desert Greer Jackson Mar 05, 2019Ask the average person to name the first Jamaican food that they think of, and the answer would probably be jerk chicken. At Pimento Grill, however, it’s not… To Ward 5 Residents, Kenyan McDuffie Is ‘Homegrown Talent’ Jordyn Fields Feb 26, 2019Men and women wander up and down North Capitol Street. Some are holding signs asking for money; others are just baiting their time until a shelter reopens. The… ‘It’s Good Quality’: Northeast D.C. Indian Restaurant The Dream Of Two Immigrants Jordyn Fields Mar 06, 2019INDIGO. It’s a blend of the words Indian Food on the Go, just like how owners Dinesh and Nidhi Tandon have blended Indian culture into their American life. … ‘Months Turned Into Years’: An Untold Story of Forced Immigration to the U.S. Jessica Grider Mar 30, 2019Valentines Day 2019 marked the end of a 17-year-long battle that at one point Alexandria Santa Cruz didn’t think would end in victory. She said she arrived in… D.C. Housing Crisis Josyana Joshua Apr 30, 2019[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VefxO3EkaOs&feature=youtu.be[/embed] SAALT: Championing the Voices of South Asian Americans Alexis McCowan Mar 24, 2019Typing swiftly on her neatly organized desk, answering phone calls, and confined by the narrow walls of her home an Indian woman, who wished to remain anonymous,…Related ArticlesFrom the same category In Ward 5, A Community Food Market Serves Neighborhood in Food DesertBy Savanna Samuels, Howard University News Service Since 2015, Good Food Market has been a staple of the Woodridge neighborhood for its available and affordable… Eastern Market’s Humdrum DeclineBy Nathan Easington Howard University News Service Slow and surely. After decades of the Eastern Flea Market being the ideal spot for all southeast D.C. residents… Chicken in the “Chocolate City”By Nathan Easington, Howard University News Service The “Chocolate City's” speciality chicken restaurants are slowly on the decline. While Popeyes, KFC and… A Jamaican Chef and Her Taste of the American DreamA constant pitter-patter of rain thumped against the glass storefront window, as the wind hissed at the evening showers. The saturating rain covered the marble… Covid-19 Exacerbated Food Insecurity In Parts Of D.C. The City’s Response Surprised Some.By Jordyn Fields, The Undivided for Howard University News Service Nine months ago, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of countless people. In Washington D.C.,…