World News Headlines July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling 0 Why Black activists are fighting for D.C. statehood 0 0000 0 0 more Why Black activists are fighting for D.C. statehood July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found July 3, 2020 Under One Ceiling Why Black activists are fighting for D.C. statehood As a kid, Demi Stratmon saw the phrase “Taxation without Representation” stamped on the license plates in her home city of D.C. Though she didn’t understand it at the time, the slogan’s stuck with her. Now at 21 years old, the meaning has fully sunk in. Stratmon spent last summer on the road as a youth advocate with the organization 51 for 51, a coalition of D.C. and national groups fighting to make D.C. the 51st state. She spoke with former presidential candidates, from Corey Booker to Pete Buttigieg, to urge them to support D.C. statehood. As a D.C. resident, Stratmon must pay federal taxes but she doesn’t have a say in how Congress spends her money because D.C. residents don’t get a vote in Congress. Read more… More about Social Good, Civil Rights, Social Good, Identities, and Activism Related No related posts. tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Steroid drug purchased for COVID patients in poor countries - U.N. next France rejects new probe into killing of Rwanda's Habyarimana
