DC Mayor, Vincent C. Gray along with Kwame Brown, Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia received awards last evening at the 39th Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Gala presented by the National Urban League . This year’s platform introduced the idea of celebrating Washington, DC’s diverse population, as a united community with the theme, “ YOU, ME, WE….DC!” Both men have been embattled in a series of alleged wrong doings ranging from questionable hiring practices to misuse of city-owned vehicles . Mayor Gray, who campaigned under the phrase "One DC", has come under fire for his hiring practices that included one Sulaimon Brown, who allegedly was paid handsomely to discredit former Mayor Adrian Fenty during Gray's mayoral campaign. In another staffing shakeup, Geri Mason Hall resigned as Gray's Chief of Staff. Hall was replaced by Paul Quander on an interim basis. About the Whitney M. Young, Jr...
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