In 1991, the Shaw Community Center was created as a social justice outreach program of the Potomac Association, United Church of Christ,...

As the single largest mission and first grantee of the Potomac Association’s Social Action Ministry, Shaw Community Center, occupies a...

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...

By Sudi West By now, the entire country has heard about the sad closing of one the nation’s oldest surviving black churches, Lincoln...

By Omari A. West When one talks to local entrepreneur, lawyer and visionary Stanley Mayes, one is immediately struck by a sense of irony....

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...