ABOLITION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA +2 Apr 14, 2025 On April 16, 1862, President Lincoln signed an act abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, an important step in the long road toward f…
Order on museums sparks debate about history, patriotism +2By Bianca Flowers, Andrew Hay and Julio-Cesar Chavez Reuters Mar 29, 2025 Ernest, a lifelong Washington D.C. resident, stood on The National Mall on March 28 with Smithsonian's National Museum of African American His…
Harris talks racial identity, marijuana on basketball podcast By Gabriella Borter Reuters Sep 30, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris addressed Donald Trump's comments on her racial identity, the value she places on mental health, and her support …
+2 EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION: ENORMOUS IMPACT Sep 20, 2024 On Sept. 22, 1862, partly in response to the heavy losses inflicted at the Battle of Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary …
Poll: 1 in 4 US Black men younger than 50 support Trump By Stephanie Kelly Reuters Sep 13, 2024 NEW YORK â€� Over one quarter of younger Black men say they would support Republican candidate Donald Trump in this year's presidential election…
+10 Trump and Harris battle for Black voters in must-win Georgia Sep 8, 2024 By Tim Reid and James Oliphant
+2 MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS, FREEDOM Aug 26, 2024 On Aug. 28, 1963, 100 years after the signing of The Emancipation Proclamation, approximately 200,000 to 250,000 people arrived in Washington,…
Sheila Jackson Lee, fighter for racial, criminal justice, dies at 74 By Surbhi Misra Reuters Jul 19, 2024 U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a prominent progressive voice in the Democratic Party who was outspoken on African American and women's rights, …
Civil Rights Act's victories at risk, say leaders on 60th anniversary By Bianca Flowers, Kat Stafford and Allende Miglietta Reuters Jul 2, 2024 Courtland Cox was 22 when he stood alongside civil rights icons Bayard Rustin and John Lewis at the March on Washington in 1963, joined by tho…
+5 Trump campaign goes to Detroit By Bianca Flowers and James Oliphant Reuters Jun 15, 2024 DETROIT � Donald Trump visited Detroit on Saturday, attending a community forum.
