Jamal Rich
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jamal Rich
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News
D.C. to decriminalize street vending, if Congressional Republicans don’t interfere
April 6, 2023The measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street vendors themselves, predominantly Latino and Black immigrants.
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News
House Republicans, with help from corporate Dems, vote against D.C. immigrant voting rights
February 13, 2023MAGA forces in the House attempted to block a new local immigrant voting rights measure, along with a revision of the criminal code.
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Culture
New NAARPR booklet details history of the struggle for community control of police
January 30, 2023As the epidemic of police murder continues to spread, a new text by veteran activist Frank Chapman tells the story of how community control of police was won in Chicago.
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U.S.
Black D.C. youth, 13, shot dead; ‘homeowner’ vigilante identity protected by police
January 10, 2023The shooting comes as the heightening hysteria and continued backlash against the Black Lives Matter movement reaches a crisis point with no true response to police and community violence.
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Labor
Washington, D.C.’s last Burger King closes, firing workers without notice
January 9, 2023Some workers have been here for 17 or 18 years, toiling at minimum wage with no benefits.
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Politics
Hearing turnout shows wide support for Green New Deal housing legislation in D.C.
November 23, 2022Will the nation’s capital become an affordable housing leader?
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Politics
Voting rights for all – regardless of immigration status – coming to the nation’s capital
October 14, 2022People’s World interviewed Kush Karod, a leading organizer of the D.C. Local Voting Rights Coalition, to discuss the bill and its potential impact.
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Politics
D.C. council candidate Kenyan McDuffie earns endorsement of realtors and developers
October 12, 2022Among his supporters: the D.C. Association of Realtors.
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