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"Irate D.C. Tenants Disrupt Unity Talk," Washington Post, May 17, 1966.

Alvin Leonard "Pops" Trice was born May 27,1953 into the home of Edgar and Rebecca Trice of Shannon, Mississippi. Alvin departed his life the same way he entered, surrounded by family and friends.

Alvin started his education within the Shannon…

By Michelle Boorstein, Published: September 16 E-mail the writer

For many years, the walls around the Navy Yard reflected the reality of the neighborhood: The safe place to be was on the inside.

On Monday, people who live and work in the…

Cappers throwback pic Easter Sunday.

The Tragedy of H.R. Crawford Is the City’s Tragedy Too
Posted by Jason Cherkis on Dec. 8, 2008 at 1:45 pm

In response to his paper's exhaustive auditing of H.R. Crawford's real-estate development, Post columnist Marc Fisher does a perfect job of…

LeRON GOODRUN was captain of the Randall Swimming Team. In 1973 Randall had won the D.C. Recreation Championship. This was Randall's 4th championship it had won and was named in Swim World for one of the best relay team in the nation. Leron grew up…

In 2003, over 400 families from the Arthur Capper's housing project in South East Washington DC were forced from their homes as part of a massive nation-wide redevelopment program. Although they lived only a stone's throw from the world’s most famous…

In the midst of the District's low-income housing crisis, thousands of public housing residents, mostly African-Americans, are facing involuntary displacement because of several federally-funded HOPE VI redevelopment projects. "Improving the living…

The Cost of Leaving Left in the rubble of the Arthur Capper exodus: bags of clothes, rusting grills, children's toys, and a cautionary tale.
By Jason Cherkis • May 20, 2005

There is no sign anywhere that Ola Dixon lived here. Her town home, 908…

The National Center for Children and Families started Men-in-Motion Fathers' Program to give a helping hand to former offenders.

Thirteen years later, the program is a growing network offering support and therapy to men.

Every Wednesday…