The District’s deep history of exploitation and discrimination against Black workers led to present-day racial disparities in many employment-related metrics including occupations, wages, employment levels, benefits, and opportunities to grow wealth.
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At least 81 residents died while experiencing homelessness in the District over the past year. This the highest recorded number ever. Last year, there were 54 recorded deaths.
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The District isn’t following common-sense practices for figuring out how much funding our schools need each year to keep up with rising costs, and low-income Black and brown students are bearing the brunt.
Recent changes to school budgeting practices by District leaders are obscuring the level of funding needed to keep up with growing educational expenses, resulting in inadequate funding increases for one of the most important roles of DC government—educating […]
