August 15, 2018 by BFC
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Guest Author: Aja Taylor
We had a few thoughts following Unite the Right 2. And a challenge for our white allies…
August 08, 2018 by BFC
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Housing Crisis
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Guest Author: Aja Taylor
We wish we were wrong about D.C. General. We aren’t, and there’s only one right thing for Mayor Bowser to do…
August 02, 2018 by BFC
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Guest Author: Aja Taylor
What this seems to be about, is keeping promises at the expense of people. But our question remains, promises to who?
July 18, 2018 by BFC
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In the Community
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Guest Author: Erin Scheick and Aja Taylor
Bread for the City strongly condemns the recent ICE arrests in NE D.C. and the Trump Administration’s policy decision to separate children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
April 16, 2018 by BFC
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Guest Author: Aja Taylor, Advocacy Director
Last week, Advocacy Director Aja Taylor offered testimony at the Department of Human Services budget hearing about the need for anti-racism training within city agencies to root out biases that lead to policies that continue to disadvantage the city’s Black and Brown residents. At Bread for the City, we work with residents living with low incomes to develop the power to determine the future of their own communities. Part of that work is calling out the people and policies that make life harder for those we serve. The following is a portion of Aja’s oral testimony.
April 04, 2018 by BFC
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Guest Author: George A. Jones, Chief Executive Officer
BFC’s CEO, George A. Jones, on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and our city’s critical need for policies that make amends for intentional divestment from Black communities.
January 19, 2018 by BFC in Advocacy In the Community Racial Justice
After the decision of the Trump Administration to end Temporary Protected Status for 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants residing legally in the United States, many local organizations have spoken out against this act. One of them is Ayuda, an organization that provides legal services, social workers, and language access support to immigrants from 104 countries who reside in DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
October 19, 2017 by BFC in Advocacy Racial Justice
On this episode of “By Any Means Necessary” hosts Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Aja Taylor, Advocacy Director at Bread for the City to talk about the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault cases, the ways sexual harassment and assault exists in Hollywood and the Marines, the lack of public response often when women of color or “non-celebrities” speak out on sexual harassment, the importance of the #MeToo campaign, the ways society is socialized to not speak out on race and gender.