DC Poet Laureate Dolores Kendrick passed away at her home in Southwest DC on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 7 at the age of 90. She had just completed a manuscript for most recent work, to be entitled Rainbow on Fire. Best known for The Women of Plums: Poems in the Voices of Slave Women (1989), Kendrick served as DC […]
A Champion is Gone
Our dear friend Phyllis M. Martin passed away on July 4, 2015. Family, friends, and community members gathered to honor the legacy and life of this phenomenal and fearless community leader on Tuesday, July 14 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Ms. Martin fought and won numerous battles on behalf of public housing residents. She lived a life full of […]
Salute to a Community Legend
The Southwest community recently lost a gifted legend in Walter “BoRo” Westray. Bo, as he was known to friends and family, was a longtime Southwest resident who gave his time and dedicated service to our youth as the coach at the Police #4 Boys and Girls Club (located in Bowen Elementary School) during the late […]
In Memoriam: Dr. Pearl Wisham Perry
On November 27, 2012, TENAC was proud to receive a signal honor from the Waterside Towers Residents Association (WRTA) when its distinguished President, Tyrone Ron Jackson, presented TENAC with a $1,000 contribution given in memory of Pearl Wisham Perry, a legendary resident benefactor and officer of the Waterside Association for many years and a notable […]