 Check out a few highlights and updates from MOAAA's FY 2020 grantees:
Learn more about our FY 2020 grantees HERE.
Financially Fit DC: A Workshop Series on Generational Wealth
 The Mayor's Office on African American Affairs, in partnership with the Department of Insurance Securities and Banking (DISB), DC Public Library, and the historic Industrial Bank, invites you to participate in the Financially Fit DC Workshop Series. This series will highlight tools and resources to help you manage your finances and build generational wealth. Throughout the series, the participating libraries will feature a curated collection of books and online resources of wealth building for you to explore. Join us for the next Financially Fit DC event on November 16th. Register here, FinanciallyFitDC.eventbrite.com
Visit the Washington Informer's article about the Financially Fit DC Kickoff.
Mayor Bowser's #EOTRPodDC
 Have you seen Mayor Bowser's new Every Opportunity To Rise Podcast? Director Emerson hosted season one and had candid conversations with residents about their homeownership journey in DC.
Watch or listen to the episodes of the podcast below:
Looking for housing resources? Visit Housing DC | Resident Resources.
Join the conversation by using #EOTRpodDC or email eotrpod@dc.gov. We want to hear from you!
Wad 7 & 8 Microbusiness Dream Grants
 The Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) is soliciting applications for the 2020 Ward 7 and 8 Microbusiness Dream Grants. Deadline: November 15, 2019 at 2:00 pm.
Apply for the Ward 7 & 8 Dream Grants.
2020 Summer Strong DC Grants
 The Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes (OST Office), located in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) is currently accepting applications for its 2020 Summer Strong grant competitions. Each grant competition is designed to support high-quality summer programs or camps for children and youth throughout the District. For more information or questions, please contact Debra Eichenbaum at learn24@dc.gov. Deadline: December 10, 2019.
Visit Learn24.dc.gov for more information.
Get Covered, Stay Covered
 DC residents are reminded that they have until January 31, 2020 to get covered and stay covered through DC Health Link. Individuals and families must enroll by December 15, 2019 for insurance coverage that begins January 1, 2020.
DCHealthLink.com, the District’s state-based health insurance exchange established under the Affordable Care Act, provides health insurance to more than 16,0000 residents through the individual marketplace and more than 79,000 people through the small business marketplace. Residents can visit DCHealthLink.com to shop for, compare, and enroll in affordable, high-quality insurance plans.
World Series Champs
 Congratulations to the Washington Nationals, our 2019 World Series Champions!
In celebration of the District of Champions, we must pay homage to The Homestead Grays, one of the most successful professional Negro League baseball teams in the nation. Here are a few of their accomplishments:
- 10 Negro National League Titles (1937-1945, 1948)
- 3 Negro League World Series Titles (1943-1944, 1948), where they played the champion of the Negro American League.
- The Homestead Grays were the last team to win a world series in DC since 1948.
Howard University Hospital exists where Griffith Stadium once stood, it was the venue where the Homestead Grays played. There is a museum inside of Howard University Hospital called Freedmen's Hall that pays tribute to the Homestead Grays, the Negro League, and Griffith Stadium.
Here are photos from the 140th Anniversary of the National Negro League in Freedmen's Hall.
DC COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS
 COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS
The Commission advises the Mayor, the Council, the Director of the Mayor's Office on African American Affairs, and the public on the views and needs of African American communities in the District. Visit MOAAA.dc.gov for more information on the Commission.
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 6:30 pm
RSVP here: Commission on African American Affairs - November Meeting
Lower Georgia Avenue Equitable Development Project Launch
 Join Councilmember Nadeau and the Justice & Sustainability Associates at the kickoff of the Lower Georgia Avenue Equitable Development Project on Saturday, November 9th.
Justice and Sustainability Associates (also worked on the 11th Street Bridge Park project) will guide a process that looks holistically at the resources, concerns, and opportunities in the Pleasant Plains, Park View, and LeDroit Park neighborhoods and convene important stakeholders in the future of the area.
Register here for the Lower Georgia Avenue Equitable Development Project Launch
Workforce Investment Council
 Join the DC Workforce Investment Council and agency partners for two community meetings to discuss how we can support connecting residents with education, training, and other supports needed to enter and thrive in the workplace. Sharing with your community—we hope to see you there!
Register here:
46th Annual DC History Conference
 Thursday, November 21st - Sunday, November 24th
The annual D.C. History Conference is a collaboration between the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., DC Public Library, and the DC Historic Preservation Office. The 2019 D.C. History Conference explores the theme “Communities and Characters.” Since 1973, the mission of the conference has been to provide a friendly and rigorous forum for discussing and promoting original research about the history of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Visit DC History for more information.
*This is a ticketed event, High School students are free*
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