Columbus Day Archives - The Washington Informer

EDITORIAL: It’s Only a Myth, Not Historical Fact — Columbus Did Not Discover America

by WI Guest Author October 14, 2020December 21, 2021

Here’s the history lesson for today: Columbus did “not” discover America.

Metro board members hold a meeting on Sept. 14 at the transit agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Metro Doesn’t Deserve More Money

by WI Guest Author September 27, 2017October 31, 2020

Native Americans have something to celebrate in Los Angeles with the council voting to end the observance of Columbus Day. (Photo by Glenn Welker/Indigenouspeople.net)

Black Experience, National

Columbus Day Ends in Los Angeles — D.C. Next?

by Stacy M. Brown September 20, 2017October 31, 2020

Instead of Columbus Day, Some U.S. Cities Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day

by Reporter II October 13, 2014October 30, 2020