D.C. police spent months selling guns to criminals who then used those guns to commit crimes. It got so bad that ATF classified the D.C. police department as a suspicious firearm dealer subject to heightened scrutiny, a rare step reserved for the worst of the worst.

Ready to reclaim our communities? Join us for a participatory training session on 4/20 from 12PM to 2PM. Learn how to navigate police interactions, identify abuse, and empower our neighborhoods. bit.ly/street_law_apr…

Join Free The Land! By Any Means Necessary! Land, Food, and Climate Justice Committee for the 1st event in their Black Ecologies series! at 3 PM ET today! REGISTER: bit.ly/BlackEcologies…

This is OUTRAGEOUS. DC Public Schools you had better just delete that pinned tweet because your organization is treating us in the BADDEST of bad faiths. Chancellor Ferebee does not have any mention of teacher appreciation on his feed, since clearly he knows better than to lie.

I have a story about how the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Nation’s Capitol, is banking, quite literally, on depriving families of their rights under the U.S. Constitution. This story has some wonky bits, but also hubris and bold disregard for well-established law!

Despite major support for taxing wealth to raise revenue, Mayor Bowser & DC Council failed to adequately fund dire housing needs & more in the FY25 budget. We examined how the mayor’s proposed & Council-approved budgets meet or fall short of our asks. dcfpi.org/all/whats-in-t…

More than 2,000 families fear they may end up on the streets as DC housing program lacks funding wusa9.com/article/news/l…

1/🖤 #BlackAugustResistance! Today, we want to highlight the fight to #FreeImanJamilAlAmin. Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly known as H. Rap Brown) was elected Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1967, following in the footsteps of Kwame Ture.

🐉 DC, you’re still rocking with us?! We are set for our 3rd #BlackAugust session THIS Wednesday, 8/21, entitled “New Afrikan People’s War: Black Liberation Army & the Liberation of the Black Nation.” Hybrid Registration: bit.ly/DCBA2024 Readings: bit.ly/CWBLA

Today we honor and lift up the “Lioness for Liberation”, #SafiyaBukhari. Born in New York City, Safiya Bukhari joined the Harlem Black Panther Party in 1969. Imprisoned for nine years, for charges related to the Black Liberation Army, Bukhari was released in 1983.

Out of the justified rage and grief of our community arise our righteous demands for justice and accountability. Even after being tried and convicted of killing us, police continue to receive special treatment. For over a century, this country has enacted thousands of reforms,

📣 Call to Action: Justice for Justin Robinson! .@dcpolicedept killed #CureTheStreetsDC violence interrupter while he was sleeping in his car. Demand accountability & justice, sign on to support. ✊🏾 Bit.ly/Justice4Justin #Justice4Justin #JustinRobinson #ImSleepDontShoot

Social exclusion makes it harder for people who use drugs to find the support they need. We must ensure a good quality of life for everyone.

Habari Gani! Ujima! On this day, we honor the principle of Ujima, collective work and responsibility. We are thankful for the collective work of the East of the River Mutual Aid to support, serve, and feed our people in Ward 7 and Ward 8.

#FreeTheLand Black DC! We know this empire will never give us real democracy or self-determination — we must take it, create it, lead it. People’s Assemblies are a vehicle for Black governance & #SelfDetermination. Join us! Complete our survey! bit.ly/MXGMPASurvey

Violent crime in DC has been steadily trending down for decades and fell to a multi-generational low in 2024. Every single article covering whatever the administration does this week should mention that fact and highlight the data.

DC has the highest costs for child care in the country. The child care subsidy program helps 7,000+ families afford care, but only half of child care facilities in the District participate in the program.

“This has been one of the most disheartening displays of undemocratic behavior that I’ve seen in my life,” he said, adding parents “want to revolt.” “You will see the biggest resistance, if they follow through with this, from D.C. parents that you’ve ever seen.” LaJoy J Law