Local Organizations Search for Solutions to D.C Food DesertsMore ArticlesBy the same author Operation Ernie’s Plate: Maintaining a Legacy Deonna Tate May 01, 2019“Don’t Judge, Please Help,” reads the hashtag present on Eric Hawkins’ Facebook and Twitter feed. The hashtag accompanies various pictures of supplies… 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,… Howard Graduate Makes Archaeology A Community Effort Jacob J. Pinkney Nov 01, 2018“It’s pronounced ar-key-o-logy… like a key.” If there’s one thing to be said about scholar and non-profit founder Dr. Alexandra Jones, it’s that she’s… ‘D.C. Is A City of Go-Go’: After Protests, MetroPCS Is Back To Playing Go-Go Music Jordyn Fields, Josyana Joshua, Kira Grant Apr 13, 2019[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOYhPPiJ8aY[/embed] The first implication that something wasn’t quite right on the corner of Florida Avenue and 7th Street… Meet The Man Behind D.C.’s Famous Soul Food Restaurant T’Keyah Hayes Nov 01, 2018[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="222"] Oji Abbott, Oohh’s and Aahh’s owner, standing outside of the new Brightwood location.[/caption] The peaceful ambiance… Parenting Organization Aims to End Infant Mortality In D.C. Samantha Chaney May 01, 2019As a Black woman and a mother of three, Kyara Banks can attest to not receiving quality and equal treatment during her pregnancy to her 10-year-old, 5-year-old,… D.C. Housing Crisis Josyana Joshua Apr 30, 2019[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VefxO3EkaOs&feature=youtu.be[/embed] DC UrbanGreens Provides Healthy Produce to Underprivileged Communities Alexis McCowan Apr 11, 2019On a chilly Friday morning, Taboris Robinson walks into the grow room and checks the soil, room temperature, and makes sure that production is on track for the… Nonprofit Helps Support Latino Immigrants in Prince George’s County Josyana Joshua Mar 24, 2019With a building that stands in the center of a large Latino immigrant community, CASA promises to help immigrants regardless of the situation. President Trump’s…Related ArticlesFrom the same category How Black Business Owners Are Tackling the Pandemic in 2021Aquil Starks, Howard University News Service The year 2020, was one that plagued Black communities with dread of the Covid-19 pandemic and continued instances of… ‘Hustlaz 2 Harvesters’: Giving Back Through Agro-EntrepreneurshipAs the weather changes and we trade bitterly cold days for equally warm ones, Muhsin ‘Boe Luther’ Umar and Wallace Kirby are preparing for a new harvesting… 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… 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…
