By Katrina Avila At Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA), our enduring mission remains steadfast: to ensure that Black and Brown youth and families across DC have access to the resources they need—resources that others already have. From after-school enrichment and tutoring programs to vital community support, SYC/W6MA has […]
Safeway Celebrates Grand Re-Opening
In late July, the Safeway at 4th Street and M Street SW re-opened after an extensive renovation. In addition to a ribbon-cutting and giveaways, the store offered contributions from the Safeway Foundation to neighborhood organizations. Courtesy of Perry Klein By Beth Hall Over the last year, customers have noticed changes and […]
Nats, DC Central Kitchen Partner to Expand Access to Healthy Food
DC Central Kitchen brought a “Healthy Corner” food stand to the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy as part of efforts to expand access to fresh, healthy food. Courtesy of Kelly Decerbo/Washington Nationals By Southwester Staff At the end of June, DC Central Kitchen launched a “Healthy Corner” stand at the Washington […]
SWNA Education and Scholarship Task Force Celebrates Local Graduates
By Una Yarsky The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) Education and Scholarship Task Force (ESTF) has reached its 51st year of providing scholarships to Southwest residents pursuing higher education. SWNA has provided 531 scholarships to 230 Southwest residents and students attending Richard Wright Public Charter School of Journalism and Media Arts. […]
Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid Pivots to New Support Model
By Katrina Avila At the end of summer, Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA) is closing our Southwest Pod at Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC). In the spirit of solidarity, we will continue to provide CUMC with supplies such as diapers and feminine hygiene products, and support CUMC’s 5000 […]
Jamal Jones Continues Fight Against Breast Cancer with Son in Tow
By Southwester Staff When communities come together to fight breast cancer, great things happen. That’s the case with the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund, (TDJBCF) a grassroots nonprofit founded in Southwest DC, which have worked together for over a decade. The ACS Making […]
Southwest Black History Historian Appointed to DC Commission on Aging
by Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D. Southwest Washington is home to notable African Americans who have made significant contributions in human and civil rights, social justice, law, education, music, and health care such as Joe Madison “The Black Eagle,” Dr. Dorothy Height, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Rev. James Dent, Dick Gregory, and […]