Will Mayor Bowser try to lobby him on statehood while she’s got his ear?
The non-profit working with Smith also requests that the UN Human Rights Council look injustices of blacks at the hands of police across the U.S.
United Nations (the band) took off the masks for a rare and brutal set on Saturday night.
Is D.C.’s lack of voting rights a human rights violation? A U.N. Committee and a human rights advocacy group think so.
Oneida Indian Nation’s Ray Halbritter met with the United Nations today to discuss the team’s name as a human rights issue.
The United Nations must be a fan of the D.C. Council’s intention to impose a 5 cent fee on consumers for every disposable bag — the international body’s environmental chief this week called for a worldwide ban on single-use plastic bags. Via McClatchy: “Single use plastic bags which choke marine life, should be banned or phased out rapidly everywhere. There is simply zero justification for manufacturing them anymore, anywhere,” said Achim Steiner, executive director…
This week, Phillyist saw the waters of a landmark fountain run red for a Showtime marketing stunt, the Phils pull ahead, and some serious nostalgia. They also got a chance to review an awesome tribute album, reminded folks to see the King, and appreciated their beautiful skyline. Chicagoist knows what it’s like to like the Cubs. But naming your kid Wrigley Fields? At least they can breathe a little easier now that Grossman’s out and…
Good morning, Washington. Last night’s Unbuckled concert at DC9 was a huge success, having sold-out in under an hour and providing a rocking good time for all those who made it inside — thanks to all of you who came out! We couldn’t be happier, and we’ll have some photos and other details to share later on, to be sure. In the meantime, the Washington Post has some video of yesterday’s topping off ceremony in…
Once again, everyone but the U.S. government might finally realize that the denial of voting rights for District residents is an affront to democracy and human rights. We’ve received word that Timothy Cooper, Executive Director of Worldrights, a human rights advocacy organization, testified on Monday before the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee in Geneva. Cooper’s grief? The lack of voting rights for District residents. In reference to the persistent injustice we constantly harp on, Cooper…
Last night, cellist and, since January, United Nations Peace Ambassador Yo-Yo Ma played a sold-out solo recital in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, sponsored by Washington Performing Arts Society. On the program were three of the unaccompanied cello suites of J. S. Bach, pieces with which Yo-Yo Ma is widely identified in the United States. (The last time we heard an all-Bach cello suite recital like this was from Mischa Maisky at the National Gallery…
