Washington DC tomorrow will see a change.
Bourgeois patronage will not prevent it. Fear mongering against Socialists will not stop it. Threats against our sovereignty will not delay it.
Tomorrow will be a change in what 800k people who call this city home can even imagine.
The visa rejection rates in the US for African football fans have been off the charts for the World Cup.
This is a scandal of epic proportions for a sports tournament that prides itself on being global and multicultural. This story is not getting nearly enough coverage.
It's DR Congo's first World Cup game in 52 years, so we humbly reintroduce their statue superfan 🇨🇩
He stands still all game in homage to the country's revered first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, and was even included in the official WC delegation 🐆
Congolese fans are out in the streets celebrating that draw against Portugal. They had never scored a goal at a World Cup before. Absolute scenes in Kinshasa.
Expanding this tournament to include more teams is giving us some of the best moments by far.
HISTORY! Likely @aparnafordc will be the 1st AsianAmerican on the DC Council & along w. @repoyedc, the first2 children of immigrants of color. This is a GLASS CEILING we have long pushed to BREAK like all other major cities. I was proud to celebrate it with her lovely parents!