Statement of At-Large Council member Kwame R. Brown on the Loss of Wilhelmina Rolark
February 15, 2006 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – D.C. Councilmember At-Large Kwame R. Brown joins the District of Columbia in mourning the loss of former Ward 8 Councilmember, Co-Founder/President & CEO of the United Black Fund and Co-Founder of The Washington Informer, Mrs. Wilhelmina Rolark.
Today we say goodbye to another resilient matriarch for civil rights whose life touched many of [...]
A Better Baseball Deal
February 14, 2006 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Neighborhood Revitalization, Prosper, The People's Blog
We are proud of what has been accomplished to bring greater economic development to the District. Even so, we are keenly aware of the fact that many of our residents are still sitting on the bench, hoping for an opportunity to participate. In many cases, all they feel is the burden of bearing the expenses [...]
Brown Offers Amendment to Start School Modernization with Reviving Vocational Education Facilities
February 7, 2006 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Intensify Education, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – Today Councilmember Brown will offer amendments to legislation that will earmark funds to reopen Phelps Career High School, a public school facility that offered vocational education. “The School Modernization Financing Act of 2005,” co-introduced by Councilmember Brown on April 20, 2005, is scheduled for first reading today during a D.C. Council legislative [...]
