DC was only part of the U.S. to pay off slave owners for freeing enslaves persons they held.

D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations continue, with a parade, festival, and concert commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

Mayor Muriel Bowser is set to host the 20th Anniversary Emancipation Day Parade and Concert, celebrating the historic day with a day of festivities Sunday. The festivities include a parade, concert, ...

Thousands turned out Sunday to partake in D.C.’s parade marking Emancipation Day, the day in 1862 that 3,000 enslaved people ...

Wednesday, April 16, is Emancipation Day in the District. As a result, many services will be closed. Review of decision not ...

The holiday has long served as a reminder of D.C.’s lack of statehood. Trump’s attacks on policies and ideology promoting ...

Thousands celebrate DC Emancipation Day with a parade, live entertainment, and fireworks, marking the 20th anniversary of the public holiday.

There will be several government closings in D.C. for Emancipation Day on Wednesday. WTOP has a roundup of what’s open and what’s closed.

Georgetown University’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies (CSSL), which researches the history of enslavement, ...

D.C. government agencies face potential furloughs and facility closures due to a $1.1 billion Fiscal Year 2025 budget cut.

A parade, festival, concert and fireworks will mark D.C. Emancipation Day on Sunday, April 13. It's free to attend. Grammy winner Anthony Hamilton, NAACP Image Award winner Chanté Moore ...