By Katrina Avila At Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA), we work to ensure that Black and Brown youth and families across DC have access to the resources they need—not just to survive but to thrive. Through after-school enrichment programs, tutoring, and essential community support, SYC/W6MA places a strong […]
TDJBCF Kick-Off Support Group Meeting on Advocacy Featuring Journalist Andrea Roane
By Amber Stewart The Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) kicked off 2025 with a support group meeting via Zoom and Facebook centered on themes of advocacy and hope in the new year. Special guests for the kick-off included Deanna Darlington of Links2Equity, Andrea Roane, an award-winning journalist and […]
Local Musicians Bring in Crowd to Support Music Departments
By Una Yarsky The second annual fundraiser for Amidon-Bowen Elementary and Jefferson Middle schools’ music departments took place on January 9th at The Wharf’s Union Stage. The musical duo Urban Kites, consisting of former and current Southwest residents Terry Tuttle and James Yarsky, performed a setlist of twenty-four songs for […]
Our New Year’s Resolution: A #PlasticFree Anacostia
By Petra BaldwinWater Quality Coordinator, Anacostia Riverkeeper Have you set personal goals for yourself in 2025? We have another: invest in your local watershed. There are many complex issues on a national and global scale that seem impossible to solve, but we can all do something by starting right in […]
Celebrating Black History in Southwest
by Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D. Join the DC Black History Celebration Committee (DCBHCC) for the 35th Annual BlackHistory Program in partnership with the African American Civil War Museum and WestminsterPresbyterian Church to kickoff Black History month. This event will take place on Saturday,February 1, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian […]
Community Volunteer Clarence Arthur Stillions Passes Away at Age of 83
Clarence Arthur (“C.A.”) Stillions. Courtesy of the Stillions family By Southwester Staff Clarence Arthur (“C.A.”) Stillions died peacefully at the age of 83 on November 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. He was born in 1941 in Sumner, IL before relocating to Washington, DC to continue his career as an architect and […]
Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid Calls for Essential Supplies, Virtual Tutors
By Katrina Avila Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA) remains steadfast in its commitment to prioritizing the safety, well-being, and dignity of our neighbors. Since its inception, SYC/W6MA has worked diligently to provide essential resources—such as food, cleaning supplies, school materials, digital devices, household items, and clothing—to those in […]