Category: DC/Maryland/Virginia News
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Views from the Wes Moore Campaign
By Julius Washington This photo gallery was published by the Howard University News Service. View here.
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‘It’s Because You Believed,’ Md. Gov.-Elect Wes Moore Tells Victory Party
Maryland’s 1st Black Governor Wins in a Landslide Against Republican Dan Cox BALTIMORE – Wes Moore was declared the winner of Maryland’s gubernatorial election by the Associated Press, seconds after polls closed in Maryland. Unofficial results from the Maryland Board of Elections show Moore leading by 32 points with 99.9 percent of precincts reporting. With…
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Wes Moore Cruises to Victory in Maryland Gubernatorial Race
An updated, longer version of this story is available here. By Julius Washington BALTIMORE – Wes Moore was declared the winner of Maryland’s gubernatorial election by the Associated Press just after the polls closed. With the win, he will become the first Black governor in the state’s history and only the third elected Black governor…
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Wes Moore in Final Pitch to Voters to Make History as 1st Black Governor
By Julius Washington There might be another star. At least, if Maryland Democrats have anything to say about it. As gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore and President Joe Biden exited the stage at Bowie State University to Stevie Wonder’s “Another Star,” the message was clear. This election would be historic, and Maryland would have something to…
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Hill East Community Searches for Solutions to Fight Neighborhood Crime
By Julius Washington Following a pair of shooting incidents near the intersection of 15th and Independence Avenue SE, leaders in the Hill East neighborhood called a community meeting to discuss solutions to recent incidents in the area. The meeting, called by ANC 6B10 Commissioner Kathryn Denise Rucker Krepp and former ANC Commissioner and current candidate…
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Hyperlocal and Hyper-Unheralded: Washington’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission System, Explained
The leaves are changing colors, t-shirts are making way for hoodies, and pumpkin spice lattes are the top-selling drink at Starbucks, which can only mean one thing – it’s election season in DC. While the District won’t be the site of a hotly-contested chief executive’s race or a majority-defining Senate seat up for grabs, Washington’s…