You be the Judge

This week I filed in Federal Court our Brief in the School Closings Case.  I hope you will take the time to read it and judge for yourself whether this is a just cause.  Law and justice do not always meet.  While we remain hopeful, we are prepared to take this case as far as we need go.…  

D.C. Statehood Proponents Take to the Hill

Led by Elinor Hart and Representative Nate Bennett Fleming in the House of Representatives and Josh Burch in the Senate, a group of 60 D.C. Statehood activists visited at least one tenth of the Congressional Offices on the day after taxes were due, D.C. Emancipation Day, to educate Members of Congress about D.C. Statehood. Once there, the group was organized into teams.…  

Barnes Joins with Empower DC – Files Lawsuit to Stop School Closures

On Friday, March 29th Lead Attorney Johnny Barnes was joined by members of an eight-person Legal Team to file a lawsuit to block the proposed Plan by Chancellor Kaya Henderson to close 15 D.C. Public Schools.

“We are making history,” said Attorney Barnes. “Communities throughout the country are fighting the closure of public schools, but D.C.…