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How George Floyd s death is fueling a push for affordable housing in mostly White parts of D.C.
Paul Schwartzman, The Washington Post
March 1, 2021
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1of5Lisa Gore, a newly elected ANC commissioner, at the fountain in Chevy Chase Circle honoring Francis Newlands, a U.S. senator from the early 20th century who held racist views.Washington Post photo by Bill O Leary.Show MoreShow Less
2of5Rebecca Barson stands in front of the shuttered Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Woodley Park.Washington Post photo by Michael Robinson Chavez.Show MoreShow Less
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4of5A plaque at the fountain honoring the late U.S. Sen. Francis Newlands in Chevy Chase Circle.Washington Post photo by Bill O Leary.Show MoreShow Less
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A view of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Photo from public domain)
Rachel Faulkner had just come home from picking her daughter up from daycare. With a pro-Trump demonstration planned that day at the Capitol, a half-mile away, Faulkner was eager to hunker down with her wife and child.
“Protestors were gathered in our parking lot,” said Faulkner, a staff member of the Jewish nonprofit Safety Respect Equity Network. “Some were wearing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweat shirts.”
She looked over at the Chanukah window decorations that they hadn’t gotten around to putting away.
“It was the first time I had thought to take down our personal Jewish signifiers.”