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Category: DC Statehood

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

Norton Steels for Fight Against Greene, GOP Over D.C. Home Rule

by WI Web Staff May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton warned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right Republican from Georgia, that if she works with her party members to repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in the next Congress, she will have a fight on her hands.

Posted inNational

National, Local Leaders March in D.C. for Voting Rights on King Holiday

by Shevry Lassiter January 18, 2022January 18, 2022
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Posted inDC Statehood

Norton Introduces Veterans Day Resolution with Call for D.C. Statehood

by WI Guest Author November 10, 2021December 21, 2021
The Supreme Court of the October 2021 term (Courtesy photo)
Posted in51st 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)
Posted inCommunity

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)
Posted inNational

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)
Posted inCommunity

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

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

D.C. Favors Statehood for Puerto Rico

by James Wright Jr. July 14, 2021December 21, 2021
Flag of the District of Columbia
Posted in51st State, DC Statehood

D.C. Statehood Timeline

by James Wright Jr. July 7, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

D.C., National Leaders Rally for Statehood on National Mall

by James Wright Jr. June 30, 2021December 21, 2021

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