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In the News - Washington Post: "In gentrifying D.C., large apartments for families are quickly disappearing" 09.29.16
February 08, 2017
This article highlights the stories of individual Brookland Manor tenants as it details the potential impact of the redevelopment on the District's families. The developer has testified to the Zoning Commission that four- and...
Read More ShareIn the News - Courthouse News: "D.C. developers accused of pushing out poor" 08.26.16
February 08, 2017
A legal news source, Courthouse News Service describes the current class action lawsuit filed by tenants at Brookland Manor. Both claimants have 4-bedroom apartments, and the redevelopment plan calls for the removal of all...
Read More ShareIn the News - Washington Legal Clinic: "Discriminatory development practices and the affordable housing crisis in D.C."
February 08, 2017
The article details the discrimination lawsuit filed by Covington and Burling, LLP and the Washington Lawyers' Committee. It describes who would likely be affected by Mid-City's redevelopment of Brookland Manor and how those effects...
Read More ShareIn the News - NBC Washington: "DC residents file housing lawsuit against developer"
February 07, 2017
A brief video segment from NBC, this piece describes how large families are afraid of being displaced. Brookland Manor is home to hundreds of low-income residents, many of whom reside in 3, 4, and...
Read More ShareIn the News - DCist: "Brookland residents sue owner of massive complex over redevelopment plans" 08.25.16
February 07, 2017
Explaining the details of the discrimination lawsuit and the changes to affordable housing at Brookland Manor, this article highlights the changes in affordable housing and unit size in the proposed redevelopment. While Brookland Manor...
Read More ShareIn the News - Washington City Paper: "Northeast tenants sue owner for alleged discrimination" 08.25.16
February 07, 2017
This article details the discrimination lawsuit and also points out the gaps in Mid-City's argument that they are providing an "inclusive" where all current residents will be welcomed to remain. The proposals to the...
Read More ShareIn the News - Washington Post: "Life at Brookland Manor"
February 07, 2017
The chairman of Mid-City Financial Corp responds to the Washington Post's investigative reporting, through a letter to an editor. Gene Ford, Jr., claims that the redevelopment is "socially responsible and inclusive." He argues this...
Read More ShareWhat Is To Be Done?
January 30, 2017
By Colin Stragar-Rice “The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the “state of emergency” in which we live is not the exception but the rule.” –Walter Benjamin Theses on the Philosophy of History,...
Read More ShareIn the News - Washington Post: "As the nation's capital booms, poor tenants face eviction over as little as $25" 08.08.16
January 30, 2017
This article is a long, in-depth feature highlighting the difficulties tenants have faced at Brookland Manor. It highlights the experiences of tenants who have been threatened with eviction over small sums - sometimes held...
Read More ShareThe State of Black Labor Organizing in DC: Past, Present and Future
November 03, 2016
On Tuesday, October 25, ONE DC, along with Resource Generation, hosted an interactive panel discussion about the history and current state of black labor in DC as well as the role of intersectionality in...
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