WMATA workers at Waterfront station at 4th and M Streets in Southwest Washington, D.C.
WMATA and the changes it is undergoing are at the center of today’s local news. And while much of the change is coming at the direction of the agency’s new leadership, the rank and file employees are taking a large role in carrying out that change. Kojo sits down with the head of WMATA’s labor union to discuss the role metro’s workers have in conversations about safety and accountability.
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham talks about the George Floyd protests. Virginia Delegate Ibraheem Samirah talks about taking part in the demonstrations as an elected official. And D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen talks about election woes and police reform.
How has the fight for racial equity changed in the last fifty years? And what happens next?
We hear from the D.C. winners of a national student essay writing contest addressing gun violence and what can be done to stop it.
As protests over police violence in D.C. continue, National Guardsmen from several states have been deployed in the District to quell unrest.
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