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The Washington Informer represents at the Congressional Black Caucus weekend at the DC Convention Center. /Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia
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Tee shirts and objets d'art are on sale in the exhibition hall of the DC Convention Center during the annual Congressional Black Caucus convention.
/Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia
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The Honorable "Mayor-For-Life" Marion Barry signs copies of his recently published book. /Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia
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CBC Holds Panel on DC Statehood
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| Chaired by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. /Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia |
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Congressional Black Caucus panel on DC
Statehood, left to right, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Josh Burch of
Neighbors United for DC Statehood, Darrell Thompson, former US Senate staffer, Tim of Let Us Vote (LUV) and Robert Schlesinger of
US News and World Report all agree the
hearing on DC Statehood in the US Senate is a good beginning to rally the city
for statehood. /Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia
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| Two DC Statehood stalwarts Anise Jenkins and Shadow Senator Michael Brown add to the discussion on what it will take for DC to become the 51st State. |
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Cheered on by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) two great congressional supporters of DC Statehood.
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| Panel member Darrell Thompson, a Ward 6 activist, talks about his work in the US Senate to bring DC Statehood closer to reality. /Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia |
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Tim Hampton of Let Us Vote (LUV) and Robert
Schlesinger of US News and World Report give their perspectives on reaching DC Statehood. /Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia |
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| DC Shadow Senator Michael Brown talks to members of the audience at the panel on DC Statehood at the Congressional Black Caucus gathering at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. /Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia |
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| Marcus Batchelor, a staunch Ward 8 supporter of DC Statehood, takes the mike to give the youth perspective on the issue. /Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia |
Former Washington Informer reporter James Wright, now working for the Afro-American, takes notes during the panel on DC Statehood at the Convention Center.
/Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia
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