By Dawn Porter Editor’s Note: This essay originally ran on the website of “Reader’s Digest.” Black history is an essential part of all history—and that’s something that should be acknowledged and celebrated all year long. Like a lot of relationships, my feelings about Black History Month are complicated. On the […]
2020 Graduates – SWNA Salutes You!
By Vyllorya Evans The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Education and Scholarship Task Force (SWNA ESTF) congratulates four-time SWNA scholarship recipients and Class of 2020 graduates, Jada Miles, Bachelors in Business Management, minor in Dance from Dean College in Franklin Massachusetts and Philip O’Sullivan, Bachelor of Arts in History, minor in Mathematics […]
Breast Cancer Support Group Continues Virtual Meetings with Expert Speakers
By Southwester Staff Join the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) virtual support group meeting on Wednesday, June 17, at 6 p.m. on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/TDJBreastCancerFund/. The guest speaker will be Talya Gordon, a recent University of Maryland graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biobehavioral […]
Defining Essential on the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day
By Southwester Staff A man paces along the boardwalk at the Navy Yard in Southeast D.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic. His sweatshirt reads, “What’s your 1619?” The year refers to the arrival of the first slave ship in Virginia, an event that inaugurated centuries of oppression for African Americans. Other […]
The Digital Divide: A Crisis We Can Solve in DC
Part 1 of a 2-Part Series on the Digital Divide By Grace Hu, parent at Amidon-Bowen Elementary and parent lead for Digital Equity in DC Education When I joined the Amidon-Bowen Elementary PTA in 2016, I never dreamed that four years later I would be leading a coalition of parents […]
Online Exhibits Explore Native American History, Offer Insight into Modern Life
By Southwester Staff Unlike sculpture or painting, which is best experienced in person, photography is an art form that can be appreciated through images and prints outside of art galleries. Developing Stories: Native Photographers in the Field at the National Museum of the American Indian features two photo essays that […]
The New Southwest Library Takes Shape
By Georgine Wallace At the start of the construction in March, the new Southwest Library was described in a Tweet as designed by Ikea because the first wooden beams resembled a chair more than a building. However, a few short weeks later, the building is starting to take shape. In […]