THE AFRO — A native of Southeast D.C., John “Peter Bug” Matthews is a fifth-generation Washingtonian. He started his nonprofit, Peter Bug Shoe and Leather Repair in 1977. The small shop has since doubled as a cobbler academy — known as the Peter Bug Shoe Repair Academy — for neighborhood children seeking part-time, paid employment opportunities.
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