Patrick and Jen Corbin pose in front of a scoreboard dedicated in their name. Courtesy of Washington Nationals By Southwester Staff On Sept. 23, Washington Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin and his family visited the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Ward 7. In addition to touring the facility and meeting with Scholar Athletes, […]
Disaster Preparedness Group Elects New Leaders
By Southwester Staff On July 26, the coalition of DC Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (DC VOAD) members elected former FEMA staffer and chair of a grassroots preparedness group SW Strong! Ben Curran as the new chair. VOAD members also voted Peggy Keller of We The People Community Health Care […]
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 […]
Arena Stage Honors U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson With The American Voice Award
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks at Southwest DC’s Arena Stage while accepting the American Voice Award. Courtesy of Arena Stage By Southwester Staff Southwest DC’s Arena Stage presented their American Voice Award to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson earlier this year, as part of the […]
Southwest Leader Steps Up to Chair Disaster Preparedness Organization
By Southwester Staff Southwest DC community leader Ben Curran has taken on a new role as chair of the DC chapter of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD). The previous chair, Sue Taylor served in the position for 18 years. District of Columbia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster […]
Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Honors Local Leader Charles “Chuck” Hicks, Celebrates Black History Month
By Isaac Welch On Monday, February 26, 2024, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) recognized activist and community organizer Charles “Chuck” Hicks with the Outstanding Leadership Award during their annual Black History Month Celebration. Held in the Molly Smith Study at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theatre, this […]