Former D.C. mayor Walter E. Washington was a man of his times, a black leader who took the reins of a city in the wake of the civil rights era. Yesterday, his name was officially assigned to the city's convention center, one of its most ambitious and expensive projects -- and in a way a symbol of... -
New Name Celebrates First Mayor
Former D.C. mayor Walter E. Washington was a man of his times, a black leader who took the reins of a city in the wake of the civil rights era. Yesterday, his name was officially assigned to the city's convention center, one of its most ambitious and expensive projects -- and in a way a symbol of...-
By Nikita Stewart