The Rev. Hodges was known for his community activism and spearheaded an effort to create a monument to abolitionist Harriet ...

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

Mayor Bowser marks the 163rd anniversary of D.C.'s early emancipation, linking it to the current statehood struggle.

President Abraham Lin­coln signs a bill ending slavery in Washington, D.C. Approximately nine months later he would issue the ...

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

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 ...

Emancipation Day marks the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia on April 16, 1862. More than 3,000 enslaved ...

Next month, history buffs will have the opportunity to bid on the gloves that President Lincoln wore on the night of his ...

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

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

D.C. will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Emancipation Day holiday this weekend. President Abraham Lincoln signed the D ...