By Angela Rice Mrs. Vera Mae White, Jefferson Jr. High School’s illustrious former principal, peacefully passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the age of 86. A devoted wife to Blanchard White for 62 years and the mother of three sons, she led a life of faith in God […]
Richard Wright Opens New Facility, Student Shares Perspective
By Southwester Staff The Richard Wright Public Charter School for Journalism and Media Arts held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 17 to mark the completion of a new state-of-the-art facility at 475 School Street SW. As the first public high school to open in Southwest in over 50 years, the […]
Southwest Students Awarded College Scholarships
By Audrey Hinton, Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Education and Scholarship Task Force The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s (SWNA) Education and Scholarship Task Force held its 47th annual scholarship awards program on August 15, awarding 23 young people $50,000 in college scholarships. About 100 viewers joined the pre-recorded virtual event as the students […]
Mentor Program Travels to Hampton Roads for Educational Tour
By Jay Shorter On June 25, the author traveled to the Hampton Roads Area of Virginia with two other mentors and fourteen students from Jefferson Academy thanks to the funds provided by the Friends of Southwest DC. The purpose of this three-day trip was to expose these young men to […]
Breast Cancer Fund August Meeting Preview
By Southwester Staff Join the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) August support group meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 18, from 6-7:30 p.m., via Zoom and Facebook live. The TDJBCF will celebrate Black Philanthropy Month for the third consecutive year and feature guest speaker and SW resident Jan Adams, president […]
August 12th Forum at Westminster: Community Land Trusts and the Future of Southwest
By Coy McKinney of SW Action Most land in cities is bought and sold in ways that local communities often don’t have much say in. Or, at least that’s the way it plays out as the land is rapidly developed, even as people are given lip service invites to the […]
Back to School Fundraiser Supporting Black and Brown Students Continues through September
By Southwester Staff Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA) kicked off its second annual Back to School Bash fundraiser (https://www.serveyourcitydc.org/b2sb) in July aimed at providing critical support like digital devices, school supplies, and other enrichment programming to Black and Brown students in the District. Students and families faced immense […]