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In 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...
Read More ShareONE DC Member Spotlight: Luci Murphy
November 03, 2016
Over the weekend, we sat down with Luci Murphy as a part of our ONE DC Member Spotlight feature. We met at Lamont Park in Mt. Pleasant, which was soon to be the site...
Read More SharePlease join us in Standing with #NoDAPL
November 03, 2016
In a display of absolute barbarism, militarized police, in conjunction with the National Guard, brutally repressed the peaceful water protectors at Standing Rock in North Dakota. The fascists subjected the Sioux Nation, along with...
Read More ShareTurning the Light of Truth: #RentersDayofAction at Congress Heights
September 30, 2016
On Thursday, September 22nd, ONE DC, Justice First, tenants of Congress Heights, Brookland Manor, Museum Square, and our members and supporters rallied in solidarity with renters in DC and nationwide for the Renters Day...
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