Ronald Moten: Author of Drinking Muddy Water, Urban Conflict Resolution Specialist, Grassroots Organizer,Black Men & Boy's Commissioner for Congresswoman Norton
Teenager steals a car and crashes into a house on Good Hope Road SE. thank God he didn't kill himself or anybody else. We got to get to these young people and help them before they killed themselves or other people, real life, crash, dummies in action, playing Grandtheft Auto in
I respect appreciate you reaching out Mr. Leonsis! That’s what real men do because you didn’t have to ! Now it’s time for our city to knock it out the park on and off the court.
#downtownrebound
#wizzardsrebound
#capitalcomeback
#DCGoGo
our youth and entire region win when we all
I also spoke today w/ Ron Moten
@MotenSpeaks
. We had a very positive conversation on the Downtown comeback, about young people, education & Go-go. Ron and we have similar goals & ambitions about DC - I know we can find ways to work together for the common good. New day - new way.
Only media was
@wusa9
but this is just the beginning
#DCNative
and Friends are starting a movement to save our culture, pride and opportunities making sure we are at the table! Happy to be a part of it shout out to
@mrtonylewisjr
! See you Friday in the Anacostia Secret Garden
Today at DC Jail. Just showing up to make sure it's about all people and not a group of people! Also to advocate for DC images housed around the country and for a new jail appropriations
Now to all the bikers who don't believe in balance and inclusion , this proves I was right about how the majority of Washingtonians feel about to many bike lanes in counterproductive 🤷🏾♂️🤦🏿♂️ I advise you speak to ppl outside of your circle so we can move forward
Please read this police report
@RobertWhite_DC
@kenyanmcduffie
@MayorBowser
You are natives who I pray can understand the City council does not hear the people of DC right now. This is what happens when young people know there aren't consequences.
#loveandorder
is needed now or
Went out on Connecticut Ave Thursday night to celebrate a friend's birthday only to see good dudes robed by Youngins and hun discharged as he resisted fell to the ground getting out of the line of fire. This stuff is real
@BrianneKNadeau
trust me my friend. That's why I've tried
Once again DC system had Juvinile with serious crimes and we didn't sit his ass down ! Now a innocent lady is dead, dog dead and instead of habilitating him in the DYRS playground he will get 100 years in MD. I ask all those telling
@brookepintodc
that one day is to much for a
FULL UPDATE HERE: 1 woman dead. 2 dogs dead. Suspect in custody. 3 carjackings. 1 attempted carjacking. Exchange of gunfire with police. Police say suspect displayed a reckless disregard for life. Active investigation. See video for full info:
The teens said we playing Grand theft Auto in real life. I predicted this in Op-Ed I wrote in Washington Post in 2006. I also talk about this and other contributors to todays youth violence in my recent boo "Don't Mute Moe" Peaceoholics use to take bus loads of youth to New York
So happy to work the fearless people of Alexandria who didn’t let a Billionaire impose his greed on them! United we will never be defeated as he tried to divide the DMV for personal gain!
Today is a victory for the people over the billionaires. For grassroots, community activism over paid lobbyists. But the people don’t win without champions. And no champion has been bigger for us than 🥊
@SenLouiseLucas
.
#ThePeoplesChamp
#ByeByeGlennDome
Meeting of the minds with
@TedLeonsis
@monumental_sports
at the
@thegogomuseum
. Ted has kept his word so far and we look forward to Monumental collaborations as we have some great ideas that can benefit our city while simultaneously helping preserve and elevate our culture,
About yesterday’s last minute
#dontmutedc
Rally and demonstration against defunding UMC, Banneker High, ward 7&8 schools and Project Empoerment.! The people still showed up on a Memorial Day Friday! That’s big.
We Did It! Catch me on WUSA Good Day DC as I thank everybody elaborate on gentrification and our city with
@RobertWhite_DC
and the young man who organized Friday Nights massive protest!! When our city unites for the right reasons we are great!!! Also don’t miss tonight’s & Sat ..
Today, we celebrate community activist and entrepreneur Ron Moten (
@MotenSpeaks
) for his contributions to the District’s music culture. “I’ve used Go-Go to bring people together..I’ve used Go-Go to educate others,” Thank you for all you do.
#dontmutedc
#GOGODC
#202Creates
Easily the biggest entry in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Alexandria today. Chanting “DC wants to keep it and Virginia doesn’t want it”
#MonumentalMistake
@BarredinDC
Understand, but I sat and watched not one Bike rider use the Minnesota Ave bike lanes. So my question is hundreds of thousands of ppl suffer daily for a hand full of ppl? Not against bike lanes but talk to the community first and put them where they make sense
@MotenSpeaks
@ayebrooke
But how do we respond to the issue that Black Bike riders have are more likely to bike to critical amenities like jobs, but have fewer access to safe cycling infrastructure?
Like I said , if we don't get some accountability now people will
Lose Empathy and we will be see mass incarceration again. Anacostia council, Mayor Bowser hear residents fears about spike in violent crime in DC
I testified at recent council hearing about this and they only have questions for ppl who say holding a carjacker for a day to do assessment is to traumatic but don't have any questions for me because I talk about Love and order! Accountability helps the youth and community .
To all my biker friends who want to debate back and forth, please see exhibit (A)
@nbcswashington
Poll & swipe to exhibit (B)Photo of biker in the street. 77% of community agree with us & what do we do about bikers who don't use the bike lanes after using Vision Zero resources?
Turned Minnesota Ave into a congested country road with bike lanes pumping pollution into the air with idling cars as people live who are in danger sit in ambulances who can't get by because we went from 4 lanes to two lanes. Vision of extremism
Please, just walk down Pennsylvania and Connecticut Avenue and talk to all the businesses. I knocked on doors doing a recent campaign and so many people were voting against a particular person because of bike lanes in Ward 3. You are not the majority & in my community it's worst
@DCSuperSid
@MotenSpeaks
Uhh, that hardware store is only as wide as one car. So even if there were parking directly in front, only one person could park a car there at a time.
Clearly, that hardware store doesn't depend on people driving to it.
(Photo of same situation here in Tarrytown.)
CRANKING NEWS: The Son of GO GO, Wiley Brown 🎵son of Chuck Brown🎸 and member of the Chuck Brown Band has this to say about
#ChuckBrownDay
new location and more 👀👂
#DontMuteDC
Sat. Aug. 19 - Fort Dupont Park
So happy for Malik Gant and the Gant Family as he is headed to the New England Patriots and the greatest show on earth! I know his mom Sirraya Gant is Dow happy and excited!
I love your gangsta A$& because you are one of a kind. I guess I’m a gangsta activist who just got kicked out of the press conference because I took a stand against the Monumental Disaster . Instead
@TedLeonsis
putting out the olive branch he’s taking it personal and being petty.
This is a freakin legendary smackdown so now the incompetent losers behind the effort are out telling lies and conspiracy theories instead of just admitting they got their asses kicked by an 80 year old (affectionately called) ghansta legislator.
The bad guys become the hood guy and the hood become the bad. But I stand with my ancestors and the courages people in Alexandria who who also when hard non-stop to
@stop_arena
@SamPKCollins
@MotenSpeaks
@MSE
Funny, the guy who stepped to the plate, bridged residents from both sides of both rivers gets escorted out?!! What is going on in this city? Everyone should have wanted to shake Rons hand in appreciation of his forcing the conversation!!!
My little man is so talented and observant. He always talks about Washington DC and Go-Go Music. The
@anacostiaarts
caught him taking this picture at the
@nmaahc
DC Day.
I hope DC can learn from the mistakes others have made by not listening to entire community as it relates to implementing bike 🚴 lanes around the city. There is a right way to do everything!
In April 2023 podcast, LA Metro Chief Innovation Officer and former LADOT General Manager explained her transportation philosophy. She says planners fall into a trap of relying on technical data and analysis to decide on bus/bike lanes and many communities don’t want them.
1/3
We must take a stand on Saving UMC Hospital until we get a knew one because people will die! We must take a stand on Banneker High School because our children matter. These issues directly affect our community. See you all Friday at UMC 6pm-9pm The Movement Continues
My type of Queen ! Reminds me of my Grandma, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer. Just the first round victory with a few more rounds to go. Got Glenn Dome on the ropes!! Respect you
@SenLouiseLucas
#battletested
you got a mean right hook!
We about to start the Anacostia River Festival and as the co-host we thank all the people responsible for making this happen for our community.
#weareanacostia
Want to thank everybody who nominated and voted for me for the Mayors Arts Awards for Excellence As A Community Advocate. The event very well produced Angie Gates and Mayor Muriel Bowser I Want to thank my team ,
@NatHopkinson
and the entire Dont Mute DC Family
This is the problem, you're needle in a hay stack and think it should apply to a Washingtonians who are not trying to be inspector gadget . We are talking about the average citizen . Come back into the real world sir! 🙏🏿 Please
BREAKING NEWS: Lawmakers will not include funding for a new sports and entertainment district by Monumental Sports & Entertainment in Alexandria in Virginia’s budget, multiple sources reported Wednesday night.
I’m not trying to be ugly, but tell them to go back where they came from! You can’t come and embrace a culture and then try to destroy a culture when you see fit. They heard the music when I moved here 25 years ago or less
#DontMuteDC
Some new reporting from
@Curious_Kurz
that shows that the battle between The Shay and Metro PCS over the go-go music is maybe a little more complicated than black and white:
Tell that to the majority of businesses and ppl. complaining about revenues dropping substantially on Penn and Conn. Ave. Sorry, you will soon find that you are a small minority in this city and it better to find common ground before people lose empathy and support of Bike lanes
@MotenSpeaks
Still laughing at your video though where you tried to blame bike lanes for the reason that nobody was eating outside at Paraiso on a cold, overcast morning in which I had to turn my heater back on to stay warm in my house
Homicides, carjackings, and car thefts have significantly increased this year. Thank you
@MayorBowser
for introducing legislation to stop the crime. Thank you
@CMBrookePinto
for hosting hearing on bill. Why is the DC Council going on vacation before bill becomes law?
When Vybe Band shows you love at the "4 the Cool In You Wine Festival produced by
@TrickyIncDC
. This reminds me of why DC's Culture is so powerful and now being embraced around the world. We can't let our culture die!!
@freeznutz
Is restorative justice sending the message that you can have two bodies as a Juvinile and both time do less than six months? We are setting these children up!
@ezracycle
Just like your unbalanced movement has created this congestion and mess in DC. All we ask for is balance and common sense. Not against bikers or bike lanes even though some of you are disrespectful and rude as you know what
@MotenSpeaks
The spoiled bike bros know that they only make up a tiny fraction of the population, but that's never stopped them from making more and more ridiculous demands and advocating for policies that will cause more congestion and inconvenience many residents, commuters, and visitors.
Im starting to think there is no such thing as progressive in DC. It's just a hijacked title. New name should be Regressive if they let this happen! Period
Good morning to everyone except folks on
@councilofdc
who want Home Rule for DC, but don't respect the autonomy of the
@TheDCArts
to set policy. Instead, they do back room deals to take $ from small arts orgs to fund infrastructure to large (mostly white) orgs.
@MotenSpeaks
This is so needed! Giving our your options to participating in Real Life Grand Theft Auto. A lot of the violence we see is because we let a few bad eliminate positive activities like this. Take it from a person who used structured events to address violence!
is the big day that I’m celebrating my 50th birthday and 25 years of serving my community. Who’s coming through? It’s going to be 🔥🔥🔥and if you haven’t seen the First Ladies of Go-Go you are in for more than a treat! Click link to get your tickets.
And of that 50% many of them ride with friends and family with cars or take Ubers and Lyfts. Please don't get me wrong I know 2% bike daily if that and hopefully more will but you're speaking for a very small fraction of the community and that's fine sir but understand balance!
@MotenSpeaks
There’s hundreds of people on bikes like this in the city. Over 50% of DC households don’t have a car.
Thousands more still do all our shopping even at the hardware store by bike.
This is the real world,catch up.
3-7 pm today. Don’t Mute DC’s “playdate” series with other musical cities started with New Orleans and continues today as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the movement. Food and music and all the delicious chocolatey things.
#makegogoforever
#dontmutedc
I will write a op-ed to ask why
@RepMTG
came to DC to pray and care for people who killed police in pursuit of committing treason but had no concerns about the Black prisoners in DC jail and housed around the country
As expected,
@RepMTG
has written a letter to
@MayorBowser
raising concerns about the treatment of Jan. 6 detainees at the D.C. Jail and demanding that Republican lawmakers on the Oversight Committee be allowed to visit them before Mar. 23:
Ron, it's clear as day we witness a bias media and politics with a obvious double standard in DC and everyone acts like they don't see it. Just keep working hard sir and push forward!
Hey
@tweetelissa
,
@MotenSpeaks
might not say anything to you about this, but you were/are mighty silent when a white, progressive was working for her husband while on DDOT'S time? Do I smell hypocritical racist bullshit coming from you?
Let’s celebrate another Monumental win as the people, our region, and our teams have all won because positive friction may be painful at times, but it makes diamonds!
We must celebrate as we unite to address bigger issues that we can collectively fix!
Since we launched our campaign in July, we have hit the ground running. Residents in every zip code agree: we need leadership that can deliver safer neighborhoods with greater economic opportunities. On November 8, we are going to deliver for Washington, DC.
Much love Ward 1 Councilwoman
@BrianneKNadeau
for standing up for DC’s unique culture.Under these Circumstances it takes a lot of heart to take a stand against a few loud people who don’t understand our history or culture! Keep DC diverse! this is a moral issue
#dontmutedcmusic
@KeithLovesMango
@Killmoenetwork
You are absolutely right. A young person can carjack you this morning in DC and will be out tonight. There will be no assessment done to address issues, no accountability which sets them up to get a body or something later and community to be victimized.
June 3: Don’t Mute DC and the Go-Go Museum & Cafe will kick off Black Music Month with a bang: Ta-Nehisi Coates reflects on his
@wcp
cover story on Go-Go 20 years ago with a convo with
@NatHopkinson
and performance by First Ladies of Go-Go.
We working for our city and elevating our rich culture! GoGo Museum will be something special!l trust what I tell you! Thanks for all our partners and tireless work of
@NatHopkinson
Arena/2 Schwalb says a 2007 revision of the lease — in which DC gave Leonsis $50 million for arena upgrades —commits the teams to DC until 2047 “full stop.” Schwalb says Leonsis in trying to move to Virginia “has broken other promises to the District.”
@wcp
I would screw up a deal like this any day. You out of touch on this. You weren’t in SE when he made all those promises. Nor were you at press conference the other day when Dixion sloped up and said they been working on this deal for two years. I was!
The idea that D.C. activists and boosters could either bully a businessman to keeping his business in the District or go about trying to screw up his deal elsewhere sets a dangerous precedent. If it were the other way around, the same people would be screaming holy hell.
This is what
#dontmutedc
is all about . It’s a movement that has sparked change throughout the world and we are not finish yet!Messages like this are very inspiring because it’s very hard to keep things going but worth every bit of the sacrifice using music, culture & Activism!!
After WaPo Article on Potomac Yard Arena Assumptions of $75 Parking, $731-Per-Night Hotel Rooms, etc.
@SenLouiseLucas
Says She’s “flabbergasted” at This “bad deal for Virginia” ("No-brainer and anybody with 2 cents worth of common sense would agree.")
Black Excellence At MGM for the
#urbanonehonors
. Nothing like being with a friend who hands saves lives and are literally worth millions and has a staff as precious as 24 Kt Gold. When you think of the backstory of where me,Jeff and Soup all came from, then you know there is God
Get ready! Releasing my second book “Don’t Mute MOE” this summer... Book based upon 14 of my op-Ed’s published in the Washington Post... More info coming soon