Election Day, 2008
Election Day is just two weeks way, and Washingtonians across the region are preparing to cast ballots. Not all of them, though, are voting for Democrats or Republicans. We check in with representatives from the Libertarian and Green Party, and find out why the D.C. Metro branch of the Democratic Socialists of America is running candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commissions in Washington, D.C.
Produced by Mark Gunnery
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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