Feb 18, 2019 2 min SHAW COMMUNITY CENTER URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP In 1991, the Shaw Community Center was created as a social justice outreach program of the Potomac Association, United Church of Christ,...
Feb 18, 2019 2 min Shaw Community Center – Call To Vision As the single largest mission and first grantee of the Potomac Association’s Social Action Ministry, Shaw Community Center, occupies a...
Feb 18, 2019 12 min Place-Keeping; How Act of Non-Violent Direct Action Seeks to Navigate A Sea of Change In Shaw By Omari A. West When a 50-foot mural of what appeared to be a drag-queen announcing the arrival of The Shay apartments building suddenly...
Feb 18, 2019 6 min Institutional Insularity of The Black Elite: The Closing of Lincoln Temple By Sudi West By now, the entire country has heard about the sad closing of one the nation’s oldest surviving black churches, Lincoln...
Feb 18, 2019 4 min A Continuity amidst Change – Lessons from a Local Entrepreneur By Omari A. West When one talks to local entrepreneur, lawyer and visionary Stanley Mayes, one is immediately struck by a sense of irony....
Feb 18, 2019 4 min Cheryl Lofton Cleaners: A Proud Vision for Local Business Thrives Amidst a Changing Landscape By Omari A. West Over the past ten years, Shaw has emerged, not only as a destination location for arts and entertainment, but also host...
