How Will DC’s Next Mayor Deal with President Trump?

jonetta rose barras: Who among DC’s mayoral candidates can help the city fulfill its potential? (Part 1)

A diverse crowd of nearly 300 people squeezed into the auditorium at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Monday evening; it was a standing-room-only setting at the latest DC mayoral forum, one sponsored by The 51st, The Washington Informer and SpotlightDC.  Six Democratic candidates participated in this week’s forum: Gary Goodweather, Rini Sampath, […]

How will DC’s next mayor deal with President Trump?

Will D.C.’s next mayor have a better relationship with President Donald Trump than Mayor Muriel Bowser, and be successful keeping Congress out of the city’s affairs? The six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for D.C. mayor were asked that question during a Monday night forum at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Ward 4 D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George said she’ll take an inside-outside approach. Inside, building rela…

A Tense but Polite Mayoral Forum at MLK Library

By Francis Rienzo The big issues were covered at the April 20 mayoral forum, moderated by The 51st: affordability, childcare, ICE, curfews and the Trump administration. With six Democratic candidates […]

DC Voters Fill the Seats at ‘Ask a D.C. Candidate Mayoral Forum’

DC Voters Fill the Seats at ‘Ask a D.C. Candidate Mayoral Forum’ By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to The AFRO Six candidates for the 2026 Washington, D.C. mayoral race answered questions on topics ranging from affordable housing, high utility bills and childcare costs, to the budget and working with the federal government, during a recent two-hour forum – and voters showed up in force. More than 300 people attended the event held in the auditorium of t…