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How Black Artists Started a Renaissance in 1920s Washington, DC

“I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness, rather than on man’s inhumanity to man.”

They Went on a Hunger Strike for a Gaza Ceasefire. What's Next?

"Every day that we don't get to a ceasefire is another day when Palestinian men and women and children will be killed."

How GWU Students Protested Justice Clarence Thomas On Campus

The Supreme Court Justice didn't return to GWU this fall despite teaching there since 2011.

Punk Music Has an Unacknowledged Debt to Latinx Refugees

Young punks found refuge in DC’s refugee community.

5 Reasons Why Washington, D.C. Should Be a State

1. We have the numbers.

AOC, Cori Bush: Expel January 6 Supporters From Congress

“This was a terror attack.”

D.C. Hotel Workers Reflect on Three Months of Pro-Trump Protests

“It was just war.”

Trump Has Left the White House

He’s gone.

Your Guide to Biden’s Inauguration

Here’s what you need to know.

DC Activists Brace for "Klanuary" as Trump Supporters March

“It’s a white supremacy circus for January."

Proud Boys Destroyed Black Lives Matter Signs Stolen From Black Churches

“For me, it was reminiscent of cross burnings."

White House Plans to Add ‘Non-Scalable’ Fence to Election Day Fortifications

Meanwhile, Trump is defending his supporters’ behavior in the streets.

Protesters Blew Rape Whistles During a Brett Kavanaugh Speech

It was one of several protests at his first public speech since his confirmation hearings.

Greta Thunberg Fist-Bumped Obama Before Her Congressional Testimony

"You and me, we're a team."

Barack Obama Was a "Stand-In Santa" at a Children's Hospital

"His natural warmth lifted the spirits of those kids."

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Having a Very Millennial Problem Finding a Place in D.C.

As in, she can't afford to yet.

A High School Football Star Banned for Being Homeless Got to Play Again

Jamal Speaks, age 18, said his greatness "goes beyond football."

The Mayor of Washington, D.C., Is Taking Credit for Getting Trump's Military Parade Cancelled

"I'm Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, the local politician who finally got thru to the reality star in the White House."

Teens Are Leading 3 Days of Climate Change Activism in D.C.

“We’ve run out of time to wait for our elected officials to handle the climate issue”

Protesters Will March for Separated Families on June 30

Events will take place across the country and across the street from the White House.