By Carolyn Gallaher (Editorial Board) • July 27, 2020
Langley Park is a vibrant community in Prince George’s County where you can buy homemade pupusas, Indian Saris, and real shea butter. The low-income, majority-Latinx neighborhood has also been ravaged by the novel coronavirus—at a rate that’s disproportionate to other communities across the state.
On May 31, last year, two vigils were held back to back on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in Congress Heights. One memorialized the victims of gun violence, and the other, people killed by drivers. Both were organized by people who want the District to make streets safer, especially east of the Anacostia where residents are disproportionately affected by both kinds of violence.
By Christina Sturdivant Sani (Contributor) • July 27, 2020
Find out how redlining has impacted Baltimore residents. Dig into DC’s history of Black power. Learn how global communities are making space for commuters, and more in this week’s urbanist events.
The DC Elections Board plans to have at least 80 in-person polling places available for the November 3 elections. This is twice number of places the board had originally envisioned. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
Over 70 organizations, along with Maryland Del. Julian Ivey, signed an open letter calling for the Maryland General Assembly to come back and hold a special session on police brutality. The last session ended early in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Mikaela Lefrak / DCist)
Twenty-seven states have been deemed “high-risk” by DC Health, and require those traveling from those states to self-quarantine for two weeks. The District defines high-risk states as “those where the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases is 10 or more per 100,000 people.” (Nathan Diller / WAMU)
The Montgomery County Council will vote Tuesday to approve a resolution to replace Columbus Day and instead recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
District Design is planning to build two three story units and two trianglar lots in the Mount Pleasant Historic District. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
A bill was passed Monday by the US House of Representatives, to create a new Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino. If the bill passes, a feasability study will be the next step. The musuem would most likely be paid for with a mix of federal and private funds. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
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