Voices of Wards 7 and 8: Black women in businessDee Dwyer, Sarah Y. Kim4:22
Women entrepreneurs are on the rise, and in Southeast D.C., Black women have found greater autonomy, flexibility, and community through starting their own businesses.
Much of the D.C. region has been recovering from a drop in childhood vaccinations during the pandemic. But rates in the District remain below national averages.
More than 82,000 residents – 12% of the city’s population – do not have stable housing, the overwhelming majority of those Black and Hispanic households, a new report found.