‘Is Congress Heights a Ghetto?’

The Congress Heights Community Association is hosting a talk tonight about whether the Ward 8 community is a ghetto, which can be a very loaded term. As local activist The Advoc8te points out, the flier includes images of Ward 8 Councilman Marion Barry’s car, which was allegedly damaged in a hit-and-run. He responded to reporters’ questions about the car by saying these things happen “when you live in the ghetto.’