Guest Host: Jennifer Golbeck
A Howard University Class of 2015 graduate struts down 14th Street in Northwest D.C.
The Washington region is home to more than a dozen colleges and universities, but local campuses and surrounding blocks lack that ‘college town vibe.’ Blame it on high real estate prices or poor planning, but our institutions of higher learning don’t feel integrated in the larger urban fabric. We explore some of the reasons, and what some are trying to do to address it.
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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