Updates

Reflections from an Interview with Ms. Jourgette Reid-Sillah "We get very comfortable in our lives, and it sometimes takes a tragedy to wake us up," Ms. Jourgette – a survivor of breast cancer and soon-to-be graduate...

Mid-City Financial, the corporation responsible for pushing forth a redevelopment plan that has resulted in mass evictions and displacement of working class Black residents from the Brookland Manor community in Northeast DC, attempted to...

On February 23, ONE DC members stood with Brookland Manor residents in their struggle against displacement at the hands of Mid-City Financial and the District of Columbia. We were joined, in force, by SURJ-DC,...

We're pleased to update members on our research grant through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's "Culture of Health" initiative, one of 15 projects selected throughout the country. Created in collaboration with Mindy Fullilove, MD...

Click here to view more photos from the evening. Photo Credit: O. Michael Leslie Community residents from Anacostia and across the District gathered last Friday, February 24th for an evening of music, arts, food,...

Ignore Key Stats Showing Massive Displacement By Chris Otten, co-facilitator, DC for Reasonable Development Recently, Greater Greater Washington and the DC Smart Growth Coalition have asked the public to sign on with corporate developers...

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A business-sector news piece, this article presents Mid-City Financial's redevelopment plan to create RIA, following the demolition of Brookland Manor and the Brentwood Village Shopping Center. The company submitted documents to further their plans...

This article from the Howard University student newspaper includes an interview with one of the plaintiffs, a tenant at Brookland Manor. Adriann Borum describes her positive past experiences with community life at Brookland Manor...