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#DCision throwback: 1978 cartoon depicts Marion Barry and his primary opponents in the mayoral election: incumbent Walter Washington as a mummified, ineffective bureaucrat, and civil rights leader Sterling Tucker, Chairman of the DC Council, as a puppet of “His Highness.” Barry, the young activist At-Large Councilmember, was portrayed as a hero.
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With #DCision26 quickly approaching, one of the central fault lines in this election has become increasingly clear.
Some pundits have sought to frame the choice as one between pragmatic moderation and progressive — or even socialist — politics.
The implication is obvious: that bold ideas are somehow foreign to Washington’s political tradition. That “progressivism” is an import. That “socialism” is something brought here recently by activists, transplants, or ideological movements disconnected from the city’s history.
The problem is that Washington’s history tells almost exactly the opposite story.
The left did not come to DC.
In many ways, it built DC.
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A fighter, statesman & founding father — gone too soon. Long live the legacy of John A. Wilson.
🎥: 1982. Wilson + SNCC alum in DC’s new political power structure — incl. Marion Barry + Eleanor Norton — discuss achieving their activist ideals inside gov.
Telling the true story of Chocolate City is a race against time.
In our full interview, @Gerima_Gang and I talk about the urgency to capture and celebrate the people, places, and stories that shape a quickly-changing DC.
OUT NOW! An incredible convo with DC native and award-winning filmmaker Merawi Gerima (@Gerima_Gang)!
We talk about his deep DC roots, the experiences that inspired his 2020 film Residue, and our current fight against displacement and destruction under Trump.
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As this podcast shows, DC has a rich history of fighting for our rights. And it makes clear: #DCStatehood is Democracy.
Derek Musgrove with Chocolate City Mixtape with Markus Batchelor youtu.be/8xoxwquN3QA?si=Fr0o… via @YouTube
Black Washingtonians led many of the fights to break down barriers to work and wealth for Black Americans. Now we have a front row seat to Trump’s effort to roll it all back.
The latest episode of @ChocCityPod is out NOW! Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get @IHPpod!
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We’ve always had to fight for the democracy and dignity we deserve in DC.
I’m excited to share this week’s @choccitypod episode with G. Derek Musgrove (@gdmusgrove) — professor, historian and co-author of “Chocolate City” — where we explore key moments in the fight for Black political power in the nation’s capital, still unfinished.
Coming Friday to YouTube and wherever you get @ihppod!
FULL EPISODE - The Chocolate City Mixtape Ep. 1 w/ Arrington Dixon: youtu.be/Qi1QU_YQyes?si=AqiL…
Ep. 1 is out! We’re talking with Arrington Dixon, one of two living people elected to the first DC Council after Home Rule.
You don’t want to miss it! Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts! youtu.be/Qi1QU_YQyes?si=9iBu…
Home Rule in DC was a radical breakthrough for Black political power not just here, but across the globe. What was it like starting a government from scratch?
One of two living people elected to that first government, Arrington Dixon, shares his view on Friday’s first episode!
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Did you know I started a podcast?🎙️
The @ChocCityPod is a history lesson and celebration of DC’s first half century of home rule — and a call to action for the fight ahead. First episode dropping shortly!
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Happy Birthday to former Ward 8 Councilmember Sandy Allen! She served from 1997 to 2005.
