DCentric

Good morning, DCentric readers. Here are five things we’re perusing:

Sunglasses, Sulaimon Brown, and Marion Barry: Scenes from a D.C. Council hearing After fighting against a subpoena forcing him to testify, Sulaimon Brown finally showed up at a D.C. Council hearing — wearing sunglasses. “Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander failed to capitalize on the work that it took to get Brown there in the first place. She refused to ask any questions, because Brown wouldn’t take off his shades. ‘Excuse me, Mr. Brown,’ Alexander coolly said. ‘I am not asking you a question and I will not ask you questions with those sunglasses on.’” (TBD)

Plessy and Ferguson: Descendants of a divisive Supreme Court decision unite “The descendent of the man who tested Louisiana’s law requiring separate railroad cars for whites and blacks and the great-great-granddaughter of the judge who upheld it met in 2004. The truth is, no reconciliation was required. ‘The first thing I said to her,’ recalled Plessy, ‘was, ‘Hey, it’s no longer Plessy versus Ferguson. It’s Plessy and Ferguson.’ ’ (Washington Post)

Lawsuit against Thomas follows the money A timeline of the allegations brought by D.C. Attorney General Irvin Nathan against Councilman Harry Thomas, Jr. (Ward 5). (Washington Examiner)

Harris Teeter said to be eyeing Brookland City officials and Harris Teeter representatives are in talks over possibly opening a new Harris Teeter near Catholic University. “Brookland, a quiet neighborhood in Northeast Washington made up mostly of large single-family homes, features a Red Line Metrorail station but has little in the way of grocery options. There is a Yes! Organic Market on 12th Street, one of the neighborhood’s thoroughfares, but Safeway closed a nearby store on Rhode Island Avenue last year.” (Capital Business)

Don’t Call Them “Post-Racial.” Millennials Say Race Matters to Them The results of focus groups comprised of 18 to 25-year-olds may be surprising to some in what has been declared a post-racial era. “The majority of people in our focus groups continue to see racism at work in multiple areas of American life, particularly in criminal justice and employment. When asked in the abstract if race is still a significant factor, a minority of our focus group participants initially said that they don’t believe it is—and some young people clearly believe that class matters more. But when asked to discuss the impact, or lack thereof, that race and racism have within specific systems and institutions, a large majority asserted that race continues to matter deeply.”(Colorlines)