Category: Racial Justice
Dreaming of a Better Tomorrow: Racial Equity in Housing Outcomes in D.C.
Our advocacy director, Aja Taylor on why it's time to get serious about racial equity in housing outcomes -- and how we can do it.
Where We Stand: White Supremacy Without White Supremacists
We had a few thoughts following Unite the Right 2. And a challenge for our white allies...
Where We Stand: We Wish We Were Wrong About D.C. General
We wish we were wrong about D.C. General. We aren't, and there's only one right thing for Mayor Bowser to do...
Where We Stand: The Demolition of D.C. General
What this seems to be about, is keeping promises at the expense of people. But our question remains, promises to who?
Where We Stand: Family Separation and Detention is Not a Humane Immigration Policy
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.
What Happens to a Dream Deferred? King’s Assassination, 50 Years Later
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.
Cross-Post: What you need to know about TPS (Temporary Protected Status)
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.