Dozens of law students in the D.C. metropolitan area have organized for the clemency of Marcellus "Khalifah" Williams, a death row inmate who maintained his innocence in the 1998 stabbing death of Felicia Gayle, by circulating a Change.org petition and sending letters to state-level officials.

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Advocates say Police Union president Gregg Pemberton lacks an appreciation for a data-driven approach to violence prevention and reduction.

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Months after their budget season victory, a group of District mothers continue to advocate, not only for an expansion of guaranteed basic income and the child income tax credit, but the abolishment of a benefits cliff that jeopardizes access to rent and food subsidies. 

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This edition of The Washington Informer’s Collins Council Report comes on the heels of a controversial summer recess.

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Eboni-Rose Thompson, Charles Boston, Toni Criner, and write-in candidate Sherice Muhammad are all running for the Ward 7 State Board of Education (SBOE) seat, with Thompson focusing on special education and vocational education, Boston advocating for vocational education, Criner emphasizing advocacy for students in foster care, and Muhammad aiming to bring the state board closer to the community.

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The D.C. government has agreed to provide mortgage relief to the displaced condominium owners of River East at Grandview Estates, after a court battle over their right to seek recompense from the District.

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There remains an ever-increasing segment of the American population that looks to neither major party candidate as the end all, be all,

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Write-in candidates, including Olivia Henderson, are campaigning for the Ward 8 council seat, despite the skepticism of some residents, while Republican nominee Nate Derenge is also running, and Councilmember Trayon White is facing a federal bribery charge.

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The videos that are currently online each span more than 18 minutes, with only Robinson’s body, and that of a special police officer on the scene, obscured. However, there’s more than enough on the tape to determine what happened on Sept. 1. 

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Ny'lah Newkirk currently serves as a gun violence prevention specialist and youth ambassador with The T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project, where she engages people in discussions about their feelings, and other topics and represents The T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project in the community.

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