By Sara Soteras i Acosta Washington, Jul 17 (EFE).- Like many other Americans, Jonathan Stein has found himself caught up in the vinyl record craze in the United States. While looking for LPs at a store in Washington DC, the 37-year-old told Efe that he has “gotten swept up in” that new hobby in recent …
By Sara Soteras i Acosta Washington, May 15 (EFE).- In Washington DC, the so-called “Chocolate City” for its largely African-American population, one of the key elements is in the process of disappearing. At age 66, Neville Waters is one of the few remaining native African-Americans in Georgetown, a neighborhood in the US capital that at …
By Sara Soteras i Acosta Washington, Feb 17 (EFE).- Officials here in the District of Columbia have announced plans to end an initiative that lodged homeless people deemed at high risk from Covid-19 in hotels, spreading anxiety among the city’s unhoused population. In April 2020, the municipal government in the capital city of the United …
By Sara Soteras i Acosta Washington, Dec 17 (EFE).- Attending funerals is a “big part” of being a transgender person in the United States, a trans woman identifying herself only as Tracy told EFE at an event in Washington to decry what activists describe as an epidemic of violence against their community. At least 35 …
By Sara Soteras i Acosta Washington, Nov 24 (EFE).- Many Americans on Thursday were celebrating Thanksgiving, the country’s main holiday, with their belts tightened amid soaring inflation that has seen the price of the average shopping basket rise by 20%. This year, a meal for 10 people will average about $64 compared to $53 last …