By Suzanne C. O’Neill, Ph.D. Outcomes for women diagnosed with breast cancer have improved over the past 25 years through a combination of screening and treatment. However, these improvements have not been seen equally across all members of our community. For example, according to the American Cancer Society, while slightly […]
Poetry
Angry Black Hair By Autumn Risbrook Let me just start off by saying thank you for loving my hair I know it’s so fluffy and coily and beautiful And I just needed to say that because I’m a little tired of having it tugged and pulled on by others who are not […]
Greenleaf Redevelopment Story Continues to Unfold
By Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC) Since Nov. 12, when the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) Board of Commissioners authorized Director Tyrone Garrett to begin negotiations with Greenleaf co-developers Pennrose, EYA, and Bozzuto, community leaders have been focused on making sure Greenleaf residents will enjoy vastly improved housing as […]
Mission Accomplished, St. Matthews Pastor Retires after Twenty-Two Years
By Matthew Koehler Pastor Phillip Huber walked into a leaky, dilapidated church for his first worship service in Southwest D.C. on April 1, 1999 – a Thursday. “I said that God had a sense of humor ever since. I’m in my 21st year of my two year commitment to St. […]
Amidon-Bowen Plans More In-person Learning for Term 3
By Southwester Staff Starting Feb. 1, things are going to change for parents and students in the DCPS community. For the first time since learning went virtual, public schools across the District will begin offering more in-person learning (IPL). Amidon-Bowen ES will also chart a path through these unknown, unpredictable […]