Tag: District of Columbia

DC Council Proposes Reparations for Black Residents in Nation’s Capital

March 2, 2023
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The District of Columbia City Council reintroduced legislation to establish a reparation fund for black residents who have been “directly wronged and traumatized by the ills of slavery.” On Monday, at-large council member Kenyan McDuffie, along with nine other members, introduced the Reparations Foundation Fund and Task Force Establishment Act of 2023. The measure was…

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‘Most Hated Student’: White Student Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Historically-Black College

February 27, 2023
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A white student from Howard University’s law school has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the institution, claiming it created a “hostile educational environment” which allegedly caused him to suffer from depression. Howard University is a federally chartered, historically black, private research university based in Washington D.C. Michael Newman, the student, had joined the law…

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High-Rise Fire Kills One, Displaces 400 Residents in DC Suburb

February 19, 2023
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SILVER SPRING, Md.—One person died and one is in critical condition after a fire early Saturday at a high-rise apartment building in a suburb of Washington, the Washington Post and other local media reported. The fire in downtown Silver Spring sent more than a dozen other people, including three firefighters, to the hospital and displaced…

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Washington DC Council Members Who Froze Police Hiring Now Call For More Officers: City Administrator

February 15, 2023
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Washington’s city administrator says it is ironic that the city council reduced the police department budget and froze the hiring of police officers for two years, but continues to request more law enforcement presence on the capital city’s streets. “The very same council members who voted to freeze hiring, also call the chief every week…

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National Archives Reaches Agreement With Two Pro-Life Activists Denied Entry to Museum

February 15, 2023
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The National Archives and two pro-life activists have reached a deal in a legal case brought after the activists were denied entry to the National Archives Museum. Security officers denied entry to multiple people, including law student Wendilee Lassiter, into the museum on Jan. 20 because of pro-life messages on their clothes. The parties said…

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DC Police Warn About People Being Robbed of Their Canada Goose Jackets

February 15, 2023
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington is advising residents to take caution following a string of robberies targeting people who don Canada Goose jackets. Winter coats from the popular brand are valued from $550 to as high as $1,850. Police said people are being robbed of the coats in the city, with at least five robberies…

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Suspect Arrested in Assault Against Rep. Angie Craig

February 10, 2023
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A homeless man suspected of attacking U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in an elevator inside her Washington, D.C. apartment building has been arrested by police. Kendrick Hamlin, also known as Hamlin Khalil Hamlin, was arrested by detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First District on Feb. 9, on the same day the attack occurred, according to a statement….

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Constitution’s 13th Amendment May Protect Abortion as a Federal Right, Federal Judge Says

February 7, 2023
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The Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery, may protect abortion as a federal right, a federal judge said on Feb. 6 in an ongoing prosecution of pro-life activists charged with conspiracy to block access to an abortion clinic. The statement could open up a new line of attack that pro-choice activists could use to advance their…

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Democrats Propose Abraham Lincoln Statue Removal

February 3, 2023
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Democrat and Confederate president Jefferson may have been unable to expel president Abraham Lincoln from the capitol, but Democrat delegate Eleanor Norton (D-D.C.) might. Norton, Washington D.C.’s non-voting Congressional representative, reintroduced legislation to remove a statue of Lincoln with a kneeling freed slave. The statue has stood in Lincoln Park near the Capitol since 1876….

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Reporter for Epoch Times’ Sister Media Outlet Robbed at Gunpoint in DC

January 29, 2023
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A reporter with The Epoch Times’ sister media outlet was robbed at gunpoint in DC on Jan. 28 right outside her apartment complex, raising concerns about the rising crime rate in the area as well as questions about whether it’s more than a random act of robbery. “Give me your phone,” was the first thing…

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