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"D.C. natives are living newsworthy lives that are not being recognized by traditional news media," Dwayne Lawson-Brown writes. As a community connector for The 51st, they're making space for these stories, while de-centering trauma and working from a place of celebrating communal success.

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How we're making space for D.C. natives in local media Dwayne Lawson-Brown has been learning about longtime residents’ information needs — and, in the process, about their own relationship with local news. https://51st.news/dc-natives-local-news-community-connector/