Paul Ryan’s visit to the state on Friday, August 17th got a sold out crowd at the Westin Hotel in Arlington, VA, and it also generated a small crowd of people that stood outside the hotel. A small crowd held signs outside the hotel against the Vice Presidential candidate while he was talking o the crowd in the Hotel. Virginia is one of the battle ground states. In 2008 the state voted for a...

It's been too common in the news recently: A young person commits suicide because of some type of bullying. Bullying is a serious problem that causes harm, including death. It is estimated that 2.7 million students are bullied each year. The headlines motivated a nonprofit in North East DC called Neighbors of Seaton Place Inc (NSP) to put together a summer youth program called Positi...

Church leaders and community activists got together in front of the Wilson Building (City Hall) to join hands in support of DC Mayor Vincent Gray.  The well attended Press Conference called for Wednesday, July 18 at 11 am, was one of many measures city residents and community leaders have organized in support of the DC Mayor.  Supports for the Mayor has come from all sectors of the city, includi...

On Saturday, July 14, DC Latino leaders met with Police Chief Cathy Lanier. The event took place at Vida Senior Center. The Chief met with concerned Latino Community leaders, that were particularly interested to hear how the implementation of a controversial program called Secure Communities would affect the Latino Community. The meeting with the Chief of Police lasted about 90 minutes, as you t...

In the 2010 Mayoral primary, 54% of District voters voted for Vincent Gray to be Mayor of the District of Columbia. Recently, 3 DC City Councilmembers have called on the elected Mayor for his resignation because of the continued drama in his 2010 Mayoral campaign, starting with the claim by Mr. Sulaimon Brown that he was offered a job and was paid by the Gray for Mayor 2010 Campaign to discred...

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The DC Latino Caucus participated in the 2012 4th of July Palisades Parade. This is the 4th year the organization participates in the community 4th of July parade. A Washington tradition for over 40 years, the Palisades Parade attracts many local politicians and community leaders to the Ward 3 section of the city. This year the DC Latino Caucus joined the Office on Latino Affairs and the Natio...