Diversity lacking in fashion industry
By Alexandrea Shields When the venue went dark the audience waited with anticipation. And then, bright technicolor lights illuminated the room. As the first couple of models filed onto the […]
D.C.’s youth reinvent the sound of their city
By Dereck Marwa Go-go, known as a staple of the D.C. music scene since it’s emergence in the 60s and 70s, has remained wildly popular in the D.C. area to […]
No Race Relations Classes in Prince William County Schools
By Carmen Edwards The Prince William County School System (PWCS) is the third most diverse school system in Virginia, but it offers no classes dedicated to race relations in the […]
Opinion: Students Need More Sex Education
By Chloe Thompson Payton Beach, a junior at Kent Island High School, took sex education her sophomore year, but said there was one thing missing — a discussion about sex. […]
In private schools, underrepresented minorities face unique difficulties
By Arman Azad For many parents, independent schools provide an alternative to the public school system–an alternative in which small class sizes and hand-selected students have access to an ostensibly […]
2014 Urban Village Voice
Cherry Blossom Official Merchandise Scores Home Run at the 2014 Cherry Blossom Parade
By Tayah Harper UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Adam Mayhew serves a customer as many others wait patiently in the long line. Most of the customers are waiting to buy […]
Amid Parade, Japanese Culture Abounds
By Gabrielle Headly UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The National Cherry Blossom Festival was filled with people from all walks of life who came together to partake in the Japanese […]
Tourists Find Joy in Cherry Blossom Parade
By Chloe Thompson UJW Staff Writer Washington–Anja, a traveler from Denmark said the only reason she heard of the parade was from Cherry Blossom attendees at the Tidal Basin. “We […]
Oxon Hill fights back against proposed Wal-Mart
By Gabrielle Headly UJW Staff Writer OXON HILL, MD — Lifelong Oxon Hill resident Bonnie Bick has witnessed many forms of development in her hometown over the decades, some she […]
