By Simina Boca and Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza For the past several months, the COVID-19 epidemic has been wreaking havoc on societies and communities throughout the world. Many authorities have implemented counter-disease measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, ranging from social distancing recommendations to lockdowns. Due to social determinants […]
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
DC Cases on the Rise Courtesy of the Government of District of Columbia, Coronavirus.dc.gov What are Coronaviruses? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory […]
SW Mutual Aid Closes 2020 Serving the Community
By Carlee Brown and Max Grossman Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is an all-volunteer grassroots group working with Black and Brown grassroots organizations to help keep our communities safe. The Southwest Pod of W6MA is partnering with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) on a community food and supply drive to […]
Catch the 14th Annual Brickie Awards on Dec. 3
By Mike Goodman On Thursday, Dec. 3 from 8-9 pm, Councilmember Charles Allen will host the 14th Annual Brickie Awards. Carrying on the tradition of former Councilmember Tommy Wells’ Livable Walkable Awards, the Brickies honor local people and organizations whose leadership, commitment, and vision make Ward 6 a great place […]
Past SWNA Scholar Kirstin Jones Is Doing Amazing Things
By Peri Hamlin, with contributions by Kirstin Jones One of the first “Southwester” articles written about 2011 SWNA Scholarship recipient Kirstin Jones was in 2009. Back then, she was a young teen doing amazing things. “The Southwester” spotlighted her because she was selected as a student representative to the D.C. […]
Richard Wright Senior Earns Herself and School a Perfect Score
By Helen Compton-Harris, Director of Outreach Still relatively new to the area, Richard Wright Public Charter School is proud to be the first public high school located in Southwest.For decades, Southwest residents commuted to Northwest, Northeast, and Southeast D.C. to attend a public high school, but not now. Richard Wright […]
African Art in Fragments of Time and Gold
By Southwester Staff Rich with archeological treasures of enduring artistic beauty, the exhibit Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, is filled with delights to behold. Covering the period from the beginning of Islam in […]