WASHINGTON, D.C. — June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month (CAHM) and a month-long celebration is being planned by the Mayor’s Office on Community Affairs (MACCCA), with the support of the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities.
Invitations have been sent by MACCCA to Caribbean nationals living in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area diaspora to register for a reception officially kicking-off the event on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Inclusive Innovation Incubator, 2301 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
Muriel Bowser serves as Washington, DC’s seventh elected Mayor, having been worn in on January 2, 2015. She has pledged “to bring a fresh start to the District of Columbia, create pathways to the middle class for residents, and foster a culture of inclusion, transparency and action,” according to background information gleaned from the Internet.
“Mayor Bowser expanded opportunity across all 8 Wards of DC by strengthening job training programs, and by attracting and retaining jobs in the District,” the report states. “…Washington, DC is the economic engine of the metropolitan region, and has one of the strongest local economies in the country.”
The report adds: “Mayor Bowser is committed to producing, protecting and preserving affordable housing. In her first budget, she devoted an historic $100 million to the Housing Production Trust Fund, putting an unprecedented number of affordable housing units into the pipeline. She also made historic investments in education to accelerate the pace of education reform. DC has the fastest improving urban school district in the nation.
“The Mayor is committed to making sure every Washingtonian gets a fair shot, including its most vulnerable residents. When she came into office, she pledged to end homelessness. She has taken bold moves to deliver on that commitment, including releasing a plan to replace the city’s largest family shelter with small, dignified family housing.”
