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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 4h

A very Happy Birthday to At-Large Councilmember Christina Henderson!
@chenderson.bsky.social

DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 15h

Born on this date in 1959: Boris Nemtsov, a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin & his belligerent policy towards Ukraine. He was assassinated near the Kremlin in 2015.

In 2018, the Council renamed Wisconsin Ave. in front of the Russian Embassy for Nemtsov.

bit.ly/3CmSBTK

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 21h

Born on this date in 1823: Mary Ann Shadd. She was an anti-slavery, pro-suffrage publisher & journalist, taught in DC Public Schools for 15 years, & graduated from Howard Law School at age 60, only the second Black woman in the US to do so. She died & is buried in Washington, DC.

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 1d

On this date in 1806, Benjamin Banneker passed away at the age of 74. He played a key role in surveying the original boundaries of the District of Columbia.

(The good, pre-retrocession boundaries, just to be clear.)

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 1d

In this date in 1987, the Go-Go Live at the Capital Centre concert took place. The sold-out event was a milestone in local go-go history.

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow, 9:30AM

Roundtable
- Director of the Department of Human Services Rachel Pierre Confirmation Resolution @DCHumanServ

lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hea...

DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 1d

On this date in 1987, DC Representative Walter Fauntroy held a media event in front of the Soviet Embassy on Wisconsin Avenue, stating that the residents of DC had fewer voting rights than the residents of Moscow

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 2d

Happy 84th Birthday to Jesse Jackson! In addition to his civil rights activism and Presidential runs, he served as the District’s Shadow Senator from 1991 to 1997.

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow, 2:30PM

Hearing
- E911 Fund Repeal Amendment Act

lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hea...

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow, 10AM

Hearing
- Closing of a Portion of a Public Alley in Square 3524, S.O. 23-06402, Act

lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hea...

DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 2d

We are adjourned. We will hold an Additional Legislative Meeting on Tuesday, October 21. See you then!

DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 3d

We’re back from our recess. Viewing instructions and our agenda are here: dccouncil.gov/how-to-watch...

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 3d

We are taking a ten minute recess. Back after that.

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 3d

Watch live now

The full Council meets for a Legislative Meeting.

For the agenda and viewing instructions, please see dccouncil.gov/how-to-watch...

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 3d

Our Committee of the Whole meeting is adjourned. We will reconvene at roughly 1PM for our Legislative Meeting.

DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 3d

Watch live now

The full Council meets, first as the Committee of the Whole, then for a Legislative Meeting

For agendas and viewing instructions, please see dccouncil.gov/how-to-watch...

DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 3d

We hope to get our Committee of the Whole and Legislative Meetings started as soon as noon

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 3d

We apologize for the delay in getting started for our Committee of the Whole and Legislative Meetings. Our pre-meeting breakfast meeting is still ongoing. We will update you with a more likely start time once we can.

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 3d

On this date in 2009, Ben Ali, the patriarch of the Ben’s Chili Bowl family, passed away. Ben’s will celebrate its 70th anniversary on U Street in 2028.

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow, the full Council will meet, first as the Committee of the Whole, then for a Legislative Meeting. For the agendas and viewing instructions, please see dccouncil.gov/how-to-watch...

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 4d

Watch live now

Chairman Mendelson holds his traditional Legislative Meeting eve media briefing, at which he discusses the following day’s agendas & other topics of the day

dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer....

DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 4d

What was today’s lesson from the @wshcommanders.bsky.social to the NFL?

To quote the Marvelettes: Don’t mess with Bill (Jacory Merritt)

youtu.be/k0IHLsoN-Q0?...

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Birthday to Linda Cropp, who served on the Board of Education (1980-1991), as At-Large Councilmember (1991-1997), and as Council Chair (1997-2007)

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 6d

Monday, 10:30AM

Chairman Mendelson holds his traditional Legislative Meeting eve media briefing, at which he discusses the following day’s agendas & other topics of the day

Agendas, etc.
dccouncil.gov/how-to-watch...

Watch
chairmanmendelson.com/live/

DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 7d

Born on this date in 1923: Faith

She worked on Broadway & in Hollywood, with Ethel Merman & Natalie Wood, & was chums with Brando. Perennial mayoral candidate. If she never interrupted you with her bugle...you were a nobody in DC politics.

wapo.st/3fSla1M

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