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Marriott Wardman Hotel Undergoes Auction Process
The fate of the historic, shuttered Marriott Wardman Hotel in Northwest remains in the process of being auctioned in a…
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In New Jersey, Dozens Volunteer To Restore Black Civil War Veterans’ Forgotten Burial Ground
FREEHOLD, N.J. — They pulled weeds on a June Saturday. They cleared fallen trees and scooped up debris. They revealed…
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Generational Business Pivot Turns Former UNC Basketball Star Into An Executive
WASHINGTON — Ray McFarland and his wife, Leslie, have mastered the art of pivoting. They have “remixed” the business model of…
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‘You Is All Free Now. Yankees Going Home.’ Recordings Reveal What Happened On First Juneteenth
Laura Smalley’s voice crackles and comes to life. It is 1941, and she is talking in her native Hempstead, Texas,…
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‘You Is All Free Now. Yankees Going Home.’ Recordings Reveal What Happened On First Juneteenth
Laura Smalley’s voice crackles and comes to life. It is 1941, and she is talking in her native Hempstead, Texas,…
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After Decades, Congress Votes To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
After languishing for months in Congress, lawmakers have passed the Juneteenth National Independence Act to officially establish a federal holiday…
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Grandmother Blazes New Trail From ‘Black Wall Street’
It was breakfast time, and Wanda Armstrong was rolling out the crust for her famous peach cobbler at Evelyn’s Soul…
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A Year In The Death Of George Floyd: Trauma, Hope, And Political Gridlock, By Everyday Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was 8:01 pm on Memorial Day 2020, when a 911 call from a Minneapolis convenience store…
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These Black Entrepreneurs Are Battling On Three Fronts To Keep Businesses Alive
WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., area is home to a bustling population of food trucks. Streets surrounding the city’s monuments are…
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Usain Bolt Foundation Donates 150 Dell Laptops to Rural Early Childhood Institutions
The Usain Bolt Foundation on Friday handed over 150 Dell laptop computers to the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information,…
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