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Coming in Spring of 2018, the second DC Ideas Fest will be a vibrant event that solves problems by engaging and speaking to our entire city. Photo: Jason OX4

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Excited to screen #MessyTruth w/ @VanJones68 this Saturday @baltowebfest. Get your tix here! filmfreeway.com/baltowebfest… #baltimore #WebSeries
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Study: 'Adultification' has black girls facing harsher punishments

A new Georgetown University Law Center study describes how “adultification” affects how African-American girls are treated by school administrators, law enforcement and the justice system, beginning...

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Private Schools in D.C. Represent Roadblock to Integration | WAMU wamu.org/story/17/11/01/priv…
Private Schools in D.C. Represent Roadblock to Integration

Private Schools in D.C. Represent Roadblock to Integration

While 15 percent of students in the city attend private school, private schools educate 57 percent of the city’s white students.

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Three things you need to know to get land-use woke via @ggwash ggwash.org/view/65252/three-…
Three things you need to know to get land-use woke

Three things you need to know to get land-use woke

America’s history of land use is fundamentally racist, exclusionary, and exploitative. If we’re going to have productive conversations about where to go, we need to understand what got us here.

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The First Standalone Starbucks East Of The River Is Coming To Anacostia dcist.com/2017/10/starbucks_… via @DCist
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D.C. Outranks All Other Startup Hubs for Third Year in a Row [Report] americaninno.com/dc/inno-ins… via @DC Inno
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GRAND OPENING THIS WEEKEND This new boutique sells only products that were made in D.C. wapo.st/2xMbiwU?tid=ss_tw-bo…
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Help Shape DC’s Health Exchange Budget dcfpi.org/all/help-shape-dcs… #local #feedly

Help Shape DC’s Health Exchange Budget | DC Fiscal Policy Institute

On Wednesday, November 6, the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority wants to give you a sneak peek at their proposed budget for the coming year, and get your input.

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The Often Overlooked Solution to Income Inequality nextcity.org/daily/entry/the… #cities #feedly
Racial wealth disparities: How housing widens the gap cityobservatory.org/racial-w… #cities #feedly
Building inclusive cities: A framework and lessons for local leaders brookings.edu/multi-chapter-… #cities #feedly

Building inclusive cities: A framework and lessons for local leaders | Brookings

Brookings Metro experts Joseph Parilla, Rachel Barker, Ryan Donahue, and Brad McDearman explore new themes, lessons, methodologies, research, data, insight and learnings from the six month on the...

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Promoting inclusive economic growth in Washington, D.C. brookings.edu/podcast-episod… #cities #feedly

Promoting inclusive economic growth in Washington, D.C. | Brookings

In this episode of Intersections, Amy Liu, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, and Jason Miller, nonresident senior fellow at Brookings and CEO of the Greater...

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Integrating Environmental Justice Into Planning Processes planetizen.com/news/2017/10/… #cities #feedly

Integrating Environmental Justice Into Planning Processes

National City, California pioneered a model for implementing environmental justice considerations into planning processes—state law compels states to follow National City's leadership.

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An insightful & deeper understanding of food deserts. To Understand Food Deserts, We Need To Understand Food Systems fastcompany.com/40483084/to-…
Happy Birthday @CleanDecisions !! We're so proud (and lucky) for all you've done to support returning citizen ownership/employment in DC!
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Quite an installation.
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