As Congress reconvened after their routine summer time break work to keep away from a federal authorities shutdown on Oct. 1 continued. “The questions flying across the Capitol are available in two classes. High of thoughts are the logistical ones: When will the federal government shut down? And for a way lengthy?” Philip Elliott wrote […]
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FAME Celebrates Grand Opening of New Music Coaching Studio in Fort Washington
Amidst a dark sky full of darkish grey clouds and relentless rain exterior Concord Corridor in Fort Washington, Maryland, smiles and laughter illuminated the inside because the Basis for the Development of Music and Schooling (FAME) celebrated the grand opening of its new music coaching studio on Saturday, Sept. 7. FAME founder and CEO A. […]
World Tradition Pageant Involves Nationwide Mall in Washington, D.C.
The fourth World Tradition Pageant will happen on the Nationwide Mall from Sept. 29 – Oct. 1. Occurring each 5 years, near 250,000 international residents, from over 100 nations, are anticipated to descend on Washington, D.C. The gathering is being convened by Mayor Muriel Bowser and world-renowned humanitarian Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founding father […]
Sam Howell Leads Washington Commanders to Season-Opening Win Towards Arizona
It was not fairly however to the long-suffering followers, it was a win and maybe a forecast of issues to come back because the Washington Commanders (1-0) opened the long-awaited NFL season Sunday with a 20-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals in entrance of a sold-out crowd at FedEx Area in Landover, Maryland. Washington Commanders […]
Accomplice Generals’ Home windows Changed with Racial-Justice-Themed Stained Glass at Washington Nationwide Cathedral
The Washington Nationwide Cathedral will unveil its new racial-justice-themed stained-glass home windows, created by famous artist Kerry James Marshall, on Sept. 23. The newly designed home windows change home windows that honored Accomplice Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, which contained two depictions of the insurgent battle flag, which have been eliminated in […]
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MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Remembering the March on Washington
In August 1963, I used to be a brand new regulation college graduate beginning my final yr of intensive preparation to turn out to be a civil rights lawyer below the tutelage of an awfully gifted and dedicated band of attorneys on the NAACP Authorized Protection Fund and Academic Fund, Inc., in New York Metropolis. […]
‘Racial Justice is Local weather Justice’: Hip Hop Caucus CEO Emphasizes Environmental Justice at March on Washington
Because the solar moved greater within the sky, beating down on the shadeless house in entrance of the Lincoln Memorial, audio system on the Sixtieth-anniversary celebration of the March on Washington repeatedly commented on the warmth. “It’s scorching!” mentioned award-winning TV host Nick Cannon. “I didn’t get the memo — I drove up from the […]
March on Washington Commemoration Brings Preservation of Historical past into Better Focus
A number of hours earlier than hundreds descended upon the Nationwide Mall to commemorate the Sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington, almost a dozen civil rights figures and organizations obtained honors for his or her work in politics, enterprise and civic engagement. Even amid the celebration, a lot of those that converged on the […]
March on Washington sixtieth Anniversary Emphasizes Continued Civil Rights Battle
On the anniversary of the long-lasting March on Washington, civil rights leaders and a various coalition of allies convened on the historic gathering web site to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and advocate for renewed dedication to social justice. Folks attend the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington on the […]