Muriel Elizabeth Bowser (born August 2, 1972) is an American politician serving as the eighth Mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented Ward 4 as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2015. She is the second female Mayor of the District of Columbia after Sharon Pratt, and the first woman to be reelected to that position.
D.C. Pride celebration to include parade, festival, fireworks, and more
More than 600,000 people from the D.C. metropolitan area as well as from across the nation and some from other countries were expected to turnout this week for D.C.’s annual Capital Pride parade, festival, and at least a dozen or more related events, including a fireworks display at the city’s Southwest waterfront. “For a week every June, we enthusiastically welcome to Washington, D.C.
over 600,000 LGBTQ+ friends and allies from around the United States and throughout the world for the Capital Pride Celebration, including the popular and free Pride Parade, Festival, and Concert,” according to a statement released by Capital Pride Alliance, the group that organizes most of D.C.’s Pride events.
The group announced this year’s Pride Parade would travel a different route from past years. It will begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 at 14th and T Streets, N.W.
and travel south along 14th Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, where it will turn left and end at 9th and Pennsylvania Avenue. As in past years, dozens of contingents from a wide range of organizations and local and federal government agencies were expected to march in the parade or ride in vehicles or floats.
