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Business

A Pop-Up Shop Strives to Make Natural Products for Natural Haired Women

April 16, 2019

by Victoria Walker

Kenyetta Corbin runs around her pop-up shop as more and more women stride in through the…

Business

Three D.C. businessmen put community before profit

April 16, 2019

by Victoria Walker

With help from the Washington D.C. community, three African American entrepreneurs were able to fulfill their…

Business·News·Off-campus

A Local Non-Profit Suits Women and Keeps Them Work Ready

April 15, 2019

by Victoria Walker

Suited for Change helps increase employment and job retention and is the leading non-profit for women…

Business

Youth business owners highlight the importance of female ownership

April 15, 2019

by Victoria Walker

Sisters and co-owners of the Hunnybunny Boutique, 10-year-old Nya Byers and 5-year-old Zuri Byers use their…

Business

Local business owner perseveres against different financial obstacles

April 14, 2019

by Victoria Walker

Rabia Kamara prepares for her busiest season: summer. She spends her days creating prep lists, responding…

Health

New Collaborative Project Vows To Keep D.C. Seniors Safe

April 14, 2019

by Victoria Walker

Overlooked in the nation’s capital where millennials ardently amass, tourists aimlessly roam, and monuments lie, The…

Health·State & Local·Washington D.C.

‘Hustlaz 2 Harvesters’: Giving Back Through Agro-Entrepreneurship

April 13, 2019

by Victoria Walker

As the weather changes and we trade bitterly cold days for equally warm ones, Muhsin ‘Boe…

Arts·Business·Lifestyle·Multimedia·Off-campus·Race·State & Local·Ward 1

‘D.C. Is A City of Go-Go’: After Protests, MetroPCS Is Back To Playing Go-Go Music

April 13, 2019

by Victoria Walker

The first implication that something wasn’t quite right on the corner of Florida Avenue and 7th…

State & Local

Local Organization Fights to Give Preventative Care to Black Women

April 11, 2019

by Victoria Walker

Black women in the District of Columbia have been fighting a silent battle when it comes…

Health·State & Local

DC UrbanGreens Provides Healthy Produce to Underprivileged Communities

April 11, 2019

by Victoria Walker

On a chilly Friday morning, Taboris Robinson walks into the grow room and checks the soil,…