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For over 3 decades, the ACC has been on the front lines of uniting and transforming our community. Learn about ACC

What We Do
​ACC is leading the charge on issues that improve the quality of life for residents East of the River.

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Join us for our Next Meeting:
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 | 12:00PM
Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Pl SE

Featured Stories

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ACC Remembers the Legacy of Anacostia Activist Theresa Howe Jones
WAMU - The Kojo Nnamdi Show

The list of Theresa Howe Jones’ accomplishments is lengthy. She was an ANC Commissioner, a D.C. statehood advocate, the founder of the Ward 8 Democrats and a board member of the Anacostia Community Museum. Howe Jones, the mother of seven, passed away last week at the age of 84. Fellow residents remember the lifelong Washingtonian and consider her impact on the Anacostia community. Listen the feature here. 
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A quest for closure: A call for justice in D.C.’s unsolved murders
Washington Post

Our Executive Director, Philip Pannell, talked to the Washington Post about our "Open Heart, Closed Case" initiative, the traveling exhibit of unsolved Ward 7 and Ward 8 homicides, and the fight to bring their killers to justice.

Read the article here. 
DC's New Television Pitch - Help close unsolved homicides
Washington Post

Angie Gates, who heads the city’s Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment, said her office will produce a series of announcements this fall to help draw attention to the killings and hopefully spark new leads for police.

The public service spots are in response to a year-long project by longtime political activist Philip Pannell to focus attention on open cases in neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River.

Read the article here. 

Latest Updates

  • ​The ACC will host a theater party for the final performance of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill at The Anacostia Playhouse. Lady Day is a play with music by Lanie Robertson, takes place in South Philadelphia in March 1959. Billie Holiday is performing in a run-down bar, during one of her last performances four months before her death in July 1959. She sings, accompanied by Jimmy Powers on the piano, and also tells stories about her life. Lady Day originally premiered in 1986 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and played both Off-Broadway and on Broadway.  The ACC discounted tickets are $15 and there will be a post-performance reception with the cast and crew.  To obtain tickets contact acc01@aol.com  or call 202-889-4900.
  • ACC is a co-sponsor of the Back-to-School community festival on Saturday, August 12th, 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Barry Farm Recreation Center.  School supplies will be distributed.  Featured speakers are HUD Secretary Dr Benjamin Carson and DC Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson.

Get On Board! 2017 ACC Boat Ride 

ACC's 2016 Boat Ride was a sold out success and we're excited to release the date for our 2017 cruise: Saturday, September 30, 2017 from 11am-3pm

Tickets for the boat ride are now SOLD OUT! See you on board!

See photos from the 2016 boat ride.

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