In today’s rundown: Why poverty is making the District sick. | The career of a ballet dancer is honored at the White House.
— “Poverty is making our city sick,” writes Margaret O’Bryon on the Defeat Poverty DC blog. O’Bryon points to the link between poverty and chronic stress, which can lead to poor health, as detrimental to the entire District. Defeat Poverty DC works to bring greater focus to the damaging effects of poverty on the city. The Women’s Foundation is among the coalition of organizations and individuals that make up Defeat Poverty DC.
— Earlier this week, ballet students attended a workshop at the White House and then saw a performance honoring Judith Jamison’s career in dance. Jamison is the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
