Dear Neighbor,
As many of you know, I have spent my time down at the Wilson
Building trying to advance racial equity in the District of
Columbia. More recently, in fall 2017, I introduced the Sense of
the Council on Establishing Race, Equity, and Social Justice
Resolution of 2017. My work continued through 2018 when I convened
a Racial Equity Working Group, held racial equity trainings for
Councilmembers and staff, and successfully led the effort to have
the Council of the District of Columbia join the Government
Alliance on Racial Equity — a national network of leaders working
to achieve racial equity within and through government.
Building on that foundation, I am excited to invite you to a symposium I am hosting next week entitled, Race & Policy:
Advancing Racial Equity and Economic Inclusion in the District of
Columbia. We will have panels featuring academic, government,
and advocacy leaders addressing major policy areas to create a path
toward true racial equity in the District of Columbia.
The data illustrates the inequities in the District. I could list a
dozen jaw-dropping statistics in education, employment, and public
safety but I'll share just one. A 2016 Urban Institute study found that white households in
D.C. have a net worth 81 times greater than Black households. That
is the product of generations of racism and discriminatory
policies, and I am committed to dismantling the systems that
created and perpetuate these inequities.
In Service,
Kenyan
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In this issue of the Ward 5
Report:
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McDuffie Sworn In for Second Full Term
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Watch
Councilmember McDuffie's remarks as he was sworn in for a secon full
term as Ward 5 Councilmember.
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Symposium on Race & Policy
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On Tuesday, Councilmember Kenyan
R. McDuffie introduced the Racial Equity Achieves Results Act
of 2019 [B23-0038]. The legislation
operationalizes racial equity in the District by requiring the
Office of Budget and Planning to design and implement a racial
equity tool, beginning in fiscal year 2020. Further, it requires
the Mayor to include racial equity-related performance measures in
the development of an agency’s annual performance plans and to
require the Mayor to include an evaluation of the use of the racial
equity tool in the annual performance accountability reports.
Finally, it requires the development of a racial equity training
for all District employees.
“Decades
of structural and institutional racism in the District, and to be
sure, in America, has created widespread racial inequities, which
are pervasive and exist across all indicators for success,
including in education, criminal justice, employment, housing,
transportation, health, and in business,”
Councilmember McDuffie said, “Only
by building systems that are intentional in their design to account
for implicit bias and systemic inequities, will every District
resident truly have the same opportunities to prosper in our
society.”
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Watch
Councilmember McDuffie introduce the Sense of the Council in
Opposition to the Federal Government Shutdown Resolution of 2019.
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Tune in to
95.5 WPGC this Sunday, January 13, at 7:00 am as Councilmember
McDuffie talks racial equity and the upcoming symposium with host
Roland Turner on Greater Washington Urban League's "On Track
Radio."
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Walk with Councilmember McDuffie on MLK Day
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DC Water Bill Releif Information
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In response to residents concerns
about rising D.C. Water bills, mostly attributable to the
increasing Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge (CRIAC),
Councilmember McDuffie and his colleagues on the Council
established a relief fund for qualified residents and non-profits. The program is now accepting
applications. Consult the chart below to see if
you qualify.
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Meeting on new Lamond-Riggs Library - January 17
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D.C. Water Northeast Boundary Tunnel
Construction Community Meeting - January 17
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Multilingual Education Fair of D.C. - January 26
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