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D.C. councilmember Charles Allen condemned the officers who arrested Black teens for selling water on the National Mall.
Jose Angel Rodriguez-Cruz was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Pamela Butler.
Among them are Demetria Carthens, 17; Heaven Shamte, 15; Rayna Gross, 16; and Dashann Wallace, 15. Carthens had been missing since February 7, while Shamte Gross and Wallace were reported missing in March.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced that a task force will be created to help police find children who go missing in the district, reports The Washington Post. The announcement follows a town hall meeting held Wednesday, when residents and community leaders—including Bowser—gathered to discuss the city’s missing Black and Latinx teen girls. According to The Washington Post, […]
Concern and outrage heighten as Black and Latinx teen girls continue to go missing in Washington, D.C.
Over a dozen District teenagers, ranging in age from 14 to 18—all Black or Hispanic—are missing. Concerned residents held a town hall meeting to question officials.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was physically blocked from entering a Washington, D.C., public school on Friday morning.
Self-avowed racist Richard Spencer was punched in the face by a protester during an on-camera interview following Donald Trump's inauguration.
The women's march, reportedly the largest protest surrounding Trump’s inauguration, is slated to take place on January 21, a day after he is sworn into office.
According to reports, not one Washington, D.C., band has applied to be a part of Donald Trump's inaugural parade.
Rashaan Salaam, a star football player at the University of Colorado and former Chicago Bears running back, won the Heisman Trophy in 1994.
Key states like North Carolina and Florida have seen a decrease in the number of African-Americans heading to the polls.