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In November 2021, residents demonstrating at the White House brought attention to the fight for D.C. statehood. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Statehood Activists Gear Up for Midterm Elections

by James Wright Jr. September 7, 2022September 8, 2022

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers celebratory speech at the White House on April 8. (Courtesy of Nyah Marshall/HUNS)

D.C. Statehood Allies Angry About No Role in Jackson’s Approval

by James Wright Jr. April 13, 2022April 13, 2022

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (WI file photo)

Norton to Float Bill Granting D.C. Equitable Military Academy Spots

by WI Web Staff April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (WI file photo)

Norton Unhappy Biden Didn’t Mention D.C. Statehood in State of the Union Address

by James Wright Jr. March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Norton Call on Biden to Mention D.C. Statehood During State of the Union Address

by James Wright Jr. February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

Republicans Seek to Strip the District of Columbia of Home Rule

by Stacy M. Brown February 21, 2022February 21, 2022

The Supreme Court of the October 2021 term (Courtesy photo)

51st State, Community, DC Statehood

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case for D.C. Statehood

by James Wright Jr. October 6, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in the U.S. Congress. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Norton Chairs D.C. Statehood Issue Forum for CBC Conference

by James Wright Jr. September 15, 2021December 21, 2021

Martin Luther King III, with his wife Andrea and daughter Yolanda march with Rev. Al Sharpton, Rep. U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-Texas, 18th District), and U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas, 9th District) during the March on Washington for Voting Rights in northwest D.C. on Aug. 28. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Statehood a Priority, Civil Rights Leaders Say

by James Wright Jr. September 1, 2021December 21, 2021

The 51-star flags lining Pennsylvania Avenue aim to bring attention to the District of Columbia's quest to become the 51st state. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Leaders Want Statehood on March on for Washington Agenda

by James Wright Jr. August 25, 2021December 21, 2021