- A new study found that Black men in D.C. can expect to die 17 years earlier than their white counterparts. [Post]
- Rev. Al Sharpton outlines his goals for Friday’s “Get Off Our Necks” Commitment March On Washington. [Afro]
- Attorneys for former Washington Football Team employees are calling on the NFL to launch its own investigation into claims of misconduct. [WTOP]
- Dozens of Montgomery County parents have voiced concerns about starting school virtually. [FOX 5]
- D.C. police are investigating a suspected hate crime at LGBTQ community center Casa Ruby. [Blade]
- George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc is losing faculty and staff support in the wake of COVID-19. [WCP]
- A man who reportedly said he was armed and was shot by Secret Service outside the White House was apparently holding a comb, according to court documents. [WJLA]
- The University of Maryland’s Women in Engineering program gave out free engineering kits to local students stuck at home. [NBC 4]
- A Montgomery County middle school teacher who ran for Congress sexually abused one of his students, police say. [Post]
- After people from across the country showed up at their door, a Leesburg couple learned their address was being used for a puppy scam. [NBC 4]
- Mel Krupin, a revered D.C. restaurateur and maître’d, died Thursday. [Washingtonian]
- ICYMI: Twins Jazz, a U Street institution, is closing for good.
- ICYMI: Hundreds protested at Black Lives Matter plaza during the final night of the Republican National Convention.
- This Day in DCist: Bus raccoon took a ride on the D.C. Circulator bus.
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