Sydney Clayborn

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November 16, 2016
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TRT: 2:05

Slug: DC Voters vote for the District of Columbia to become the 51st State

Anchor Intro RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON D.C. TOOK

TO THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY TO

NOT ONLY VOTE ON THE NEXT

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

BUT ON SOME CHANGES IN THE HOME

FRONT. HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS

SERVICE REPORTER SYDNEY

CLAYBORN HAS MORE ON THE STORY.

Take Sot I feel like we kind of deserve that. I

Font: Mahoney mean were still like a community of
TRT: 5:11 sec people just like any other state.

b-roll of people/DC ON ELECTION DAY, 79 PERCENT OF

VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA VOTED FOR A PETITION FOR

D.C. TO BECOME THE 51ST STATE IN

THE UNION, NAMED STATE OF NEW

COLUMBIA.
b-roll of professor DR. FAUNTROY, A PROFESSOR WHO

SPECIALIZES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AT

HOWARD UNIVERSITY DESCRIBES THE

CHANGES THAT WOULD BE SEEN IN DC.

Take Sot If youre a local in the city, it means a lot

Font: Dr. Fauntroy
TRT: 10:12 sec more autonomy over budgetary matters

and relinquished interference from

congress

b-roll of people/dc
MAJORITY OF THE DC POPULATION

SUPPORTS THIS MEASURE FOR THE

NEW STATE AND NOW WILL BE LEFT

IN THE HANDS OF CONGRESS.

Take Sot
Font: Dr. Fauntroy Congress constitutionally has the right
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to do pretty much anything it wants in

regard for the district. And that can

sometimes mean congress acting in a

way that runs contrary to the will of the

 local residents.

b-roll people/dc THE NUMBERS OF VOTERS IN SUPPORT

FOR THR DISTRICT ENTERING

STATEHOOD CAME IN LARGE

NUMBERS. MANY RESIDENTS LIKE

RICKEY GARRET, WHO HAS LIVED IN DC

HIS WHOLE LIFE AND FIRST TIME DC

VOTER ANDREA MAHONEY, FEELS LIKE

THIS IS THEIR TIME TO GET DC IN THE

RIGHT POSITION IT DESERVES.

Take Sot I feel as they should have a

Font: Garrett representative here as they do in other
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Take Sot I hope that DC has a little bit more of

Font: Garrett say in stuff. Like we dont always get any
TRT: 3:03 sec sort of major power in terms of
governing.

KAVON LANGLEY, RESIDNET OF DC FOR

b-roll of Langley 25 YEARS, BELIEVES DC NEEDS HELP.

Take Sot I hate to see a lot of these black folks

FONT: Langley loosing their business, loosing their
TRT: 13:12 sec homes and so on because their bringing
allot of people in, raising the tax prices
and just raising the cost of living in dc.
b-roll of professor PROFESSOR FAUNTROY SAID IT ALL
COMES DOWN TO ONE THING.

Take Sot It really all about equality. District

Font: Dr. Fauntroy residents have the same rights and
TRT: 9:03 sec responsibility as citizens all around the
country.

Stand Up (Clayborn) WELL THE PETITION TO MAKE DC A

STATE, VOTED ON IN POLLING PLACES

LIKE THE ONE BEHIND ME IN THE 2016

ELECTION, HAS BEEN DRAFTED UP BY

MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER. ACTION IS

NOW IN THE HANDS OF CONGRESS. FOR

HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE, I

AM SYDNEY CLAYBORN.

Anchor Tag Thank you Sydney. For more

information on statehood and other

election results, visit hunewsserve.com.

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Sources:

Andrea Mahoney 770.597.7826

Rickey Garret 202.829.3375

Kavon Langley 305.416.8601

Dr. Michael Fauntroy 202.806.6720