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Randle Highlands, Washington, D.C.
Randle Highlands is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., east of the Anacostia River. History Born in 1859, Colonel Arthur E. Randle was a late 19th- and early 20th-century real estate developer, who earned some recognition for building Congress Heights, and who later developed Hillcrest and other neighborhoods, east of the Anacostia River. Moving his family into a large, Greek Revival house - later nicknamed 'The Southeast White House' - in what is now the Randle Highlands neighborhood, Randle encouraged more Washingtonians to follow and build grand homes, along Pennsylvania Avenue. Transportation The nearest Metrorail station to Randle Highlands is the Potomac Avenue Station, located on Pennsylvania Avenue about 1.5 miles west of Randle Highlands. Although the neighborhood is not directly served by a rail station, it is served by several Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrobus lines, all of which stop at the Potomac Avenue Station. Educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Neighborhoods Of The District Of Columbia By Ward
Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. Neighborhoods can be defined by the boundaries of wards, historic districts, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, civic associations, and business improvement districts (BIDs); these boundaries will overlap. The eight wards each elect a member to the Council of the District of Columbia and are redistricted every ten years. As the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.'s local neighborhood history and culture is often presented as distinct from that of the national government. List of neighborhoods by ward Ward 1 :Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 1 Councilmember: Brianne Nadeau :Population (2022): 88,846 *Adams Morgan *Columbia Heights (Washington, D.C.), Columbia Heights *Howard University *Kalorama Triangle Historic District, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anacostia High School
Anacostia High School is a public high school in Anacostia, in the Southeast (Washington, D.C.), Southeast quadrant of the District of Columbia. History In August 2009, Friendship Public Charter School partnered with DC Public Schools to manage the high school. As a result, the school became known as the Academies at Anacostia and was split into four separate academies. In 2009–10, there were two ninth-grade academies (Sojourner Truth and Charles Drew), one 10-12th grade academy (Frederick Douglass), and one academy for under-credited and overage students (Matthew Henson). In 2010–11, the two ninth-grade academies will become 9-10th grade academies, while the larger 10-12th grade academy (Frederick Douglass) will become 11-12th. Matthew Henson academy will stay intact. In 2011–12, Sojourner Truth and Charles Drew will expand to 9-11th grades, while Frederick Douglass will only be seniors. In 2012–13, Sojourner Truth and Charles Drew will be fully operational 9-12th grade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advisory Neighborhood Commission
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) are bodies of local government in the District of Columbia, the capital city of the United Statesdistrict. The ANC system was created in 1974 through a referendum (73 percent voted "yes") in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The first elections for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners were held in the fall of 1975, and commissions began operating in 1976. Congressman Don Fraser (D-Minn) and D.C. resident Milton Kotler helped to draft the ANC language in the Home Rule Act based on the success of Adams Morgan Organization (AMO) in Adams Morgan and on a 1970 report of the Minneapolis Citizen League, as well as on related neighborhood corporations in Pittsburgh; Brooklyn, New York; Chicago; and Columbus, Ohio. ANCs consider a wide range of policies and programs affecting their neighborhoods, including traffic, parking, recreation, street improvements, liquor licenses, zoning, economic development, police protection, sanitation and trash c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trayon White
Trayon White (born May 11, 1984) is an American politician from Washington, D.C. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Ward 8 on the Council of the District of Columbia from January 2017 to February 2025. He was first elected to the council in 2016 in his second attempt for the position, which had been held by former mayor Marion Barry prior to his death. Prior to serving on the council, White was a community organizer, and served on the D.C. State Board of Education. White was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2022 mayoral election, taking third place in the Democratic primary against incumbent Muriel Bowser. On August 18, 2024, White was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on bribery charges. He was expelled from the D.C. Council on February 4, 2025. As a member of the City Council, White has drawn media coverage for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories. Early life and education Trayon White was born May 11, 1984 in Washington, D.C. White was ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert White (Washington, D
Robert White may refer to: Entertainment * Robert White (composer) (1538–1574), English composer * Robert White (guitarist) (1936–1994), American Motown session guitarist * Robert White (sculptor) (1921–2002), American sculptor * Robert White (tenor) (born 1936), American tenor of Irish descent * Rusty White (Robert L. White, born 1945), American founder of the ''Robb Report'' Government and politics * Bob White (mayor) (1914–2006), mayor of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand * Robert White (attorney general) (1833–1915), West Virginia Attorney General * Robert White (Australian politician) (1838–1900), New South Wales politician * Robert White (judge) (1759–1831), American military officer, lawyer, politician, and judge * Robert J. White (judge), (born 1985) American judge * Robert J. White (Arkansas politician), served in the Arkansas House in 1999 from Camden, Arkansas * Robert White (Washington, D.C., politician) (born 1982), District of Columbia counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Bonds
Anita Bonds (born 1945) is an American Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. She is an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia. She served as the Chair of the District of Columbia Democratic Party from 2006 to 2018. She worked as an executive at Fort Myer Construction, a District contractor. Early life Bonds was raised in Southeast Washington, D.C. She attended college at University of California, Berkeley, where she majored in chemistry. Career Bonds helped run Marion Barry's first campaign for the District of Columbia Board of Education in 1971. She was elected Ward 2 delegate to the Black Political Convention in 1972. In 1973, Bonds ran in a special election for the Ward 2 seat on the District of Columbia Board of Education. Bill Treanor won the election with 62 percent of the vote. Bonds worked as ward and precinct coordinator for Clifford Alexander's campaign for District mayor in 1974. She served as deputy campaign manager for Barry's 1978 and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenyan McDuffie
Kenyan R. McDuffie (born c. 1975) is an American lawyer and Independent politician, independent politician in Washington, D.C.In the November 8, 2022 General Election . ''District of Columbia Board of Elections''. Retrieved July 2, 2022. He is an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia since 2023, after previously representing Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.#Ward 5, Ward 5 from 2012 to 2023. Early life and education McDuffie grew up in Stronghold, Washington, D.C., Stronghold, a neighborhood in Ward 5 in Washington, D.C. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.), Woodrow Wilson High School, he sold ice cream at the National Zoological Park (United States), National Zoo in Washingto ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politics)
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Henderson (politician)
Christina Henderson (born October 10, 1985) is an American politician in Washington, D.C. who was elected to the Council of the District of Columbia as an at-large member in 2020. Henderson previously worked for her predecessor, David Grosso, and served as a legislative aide in Congress. Henderson is an independent, not registered with any political party. Early life and education Henderson was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother joined the U.S. Army when she was young, leading the family to relocate multiple times. She considers Washington, D.C. her first permanent home. She attended Furman University, where she was the first black student body president, and was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Career Henderson worked in D.C. Public Schools on teacher effectiveness and as Deputy Chief of Staff for Councilmember David Grosso. After leaving his office, Henderson worked as a legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer before launching her campaign for the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Mendelson
Philip Heath Mendelson (born November 8, 1952) is an American politician from Washington, D.C. He is currently Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, elected by the Council on June 13, 2012, following the resignation of Kwame R. Brown. He was elected to serve the remainder of Brown's term in a citywide special election on November 6, 2012, and re-elected to a full term in 2014, 2018, and 2022. Early years Mendelson grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and came to Washington, D.C., in 1970 to attend American University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Political career Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1986–1989 In 1986, Mendelson ran unopposed to represent McLean Gardens in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C. He won the election. In 1987, he was elected treasurer of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C. Mendelson fought against a developer who wanted to build an office building on Wisconsin Avenue near Upton Street NW. Mendelson was opposed to the dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oye Owolewa
Adeoye "Oye" Owolewa (born 1989) is a Nigerian-American politician, pharmacist, and a member of the Democratic Party. In November 2020, he was elected as the shadow representative of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. As a shadow congressperson, Owolewa is tasked with lobbying for D.C. statehood; the unpaid position was authorized by D.C. voters in 1982, but was never approved by Congress. Although mistakenly described in Nigerian media as the first Nigerian American to be elected to the U.S. Congress, Owolewa is not a member of Congress. Early life and education Owolewa was born in Boston, to a father from Omu Aran, in Kwara State, and a mother from Ilesa, in Osun State. He is the grandson of Phoebe C. Ajayi-Obe, a senior advocate of Nigeria. Oye was raised in Newton, Massachusetts and nearby Boston, where he attended Boston Latin School and graduated in 2008. In 2014, he earned a doctorate in pharmacy from Northeastern Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Donald Brown
Michael Donald Brown (born August 5, 1953) is an American politician who served as the junior United States shadow senator from the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2025. As a shadow senator, Brown received no pay from the government, receives no budget from the government, and could not vote on matters before the Senate. While he did not have an office in the United States Capitol or any of the Senate's office buildings, the district's government provides the position with an office in the John A. Wilson Building. Brown lobbied the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives on behalf of the citizens of the district in their attempt to gain full representation in Congress, self-determination, and eventually admittance to the Union as a state. As shadow senator, Brown also works with the district's delegate, mayor, and council to advance the interest of local residents on federal issues. Brown was a member of the Democratic Party, until he changed his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
