Protests in Prince Georges County Over Public Schools Returning to in Person classes
Virginia Bates | junior – Charles Herbert Flowers, Springdale, MD| Winter/Spring 2021 Parents and students alike in Prince Georges County are concerned about a return to classroom learning. Charles Herbert […]
Students Weigh In on COVID-19 vaccinations
Troy Waller | sophomore – Dematha Catholic High School, Hyattsville, MD | Winter/Spring 2021 Children can start receiving vaccinations at birth and the inoculations are standard for attending public schools. […]
In pandemic crisis, principal leadership shaped by adversity
Kaleb Anderson | senior – Benjamin Banneker, WDC | Winter/Spring 2021 Addison Elementary School Principal Calvin Hooks The pandemic has been life-altering for most. While school principals are accustomed to adversity, […]
Many Find Creative Ways to Continue Missions in Pandemic
Alana Campbell, Senior – Paint Branch – Burtonsville, MD Winter/Spring 2020 Events and gatherings with more than 10 people were banned for months. UJW’s Alana Campbell tells us many […]
DC Schools Work Hard To Make Sure Students Get Meals As Virus Swirls
Racquel Jones Junior, Woodrow Wilson – WDC Winter/Spring 2020 School, for many children is not just a learning environment. For some it’s their main source of nutrition. With the closure […]
Pandemic Allows Earth To Heal
Anna Robinson Senior, Duke Ellington School of the Arts – WDC Winter/Spring 2020 Despite of all the negative and darkness that has resulted from the coronavirus pandemic, there has been […]
“It can happen to anybody”: Marchers Recount Stories of Gun Violence
By Mary-Kate Wilson Barbara and Andy Parker came to the March For Our Lives with a poster showing the face of their 24-year-old daughter, Alison. Alison, who was a local […]
Vendors Spread Gun Control Awareness While Making Money
By Cayla Cade Shatavias Shivers drove 10 hours from South Carolina with a truckload of t-shirts to arrive at the March for Our Lives before 6 a.m. to get a […]
DC Emancipation
Reporter: Damon Countee UJW Winter/Spring 2017 April 16 marked 155 years since President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensation Emancipation Act, which granted freedom to about three thousand one hundred enslaved […]
African-American Museum Impacts All Races
Reporter: Caitlin Ballard UJW Winter/Spring 2017 In Washington, D.C., The National Museum of African-American History and Culture has been up and running for less than a year and attendance has […]
