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JAMES: Lincoln Memorial Anniversary Recalls Description of African-Americans as People of ‘Industry, Integrity and Thrift’

by Kay Cole James June 1, 2022June 2, 2022

**FILE** Andrea Levy (R) from Queens, New York, joins other demonstrators for slave reparations on the National Mall August 17, 2002, in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of blacks rallied, saying it is long past time to compensate blacks for the ills of slavery. (Manny Ceneta/Getty Images)

Black Experience

Calif. Reparations Task Force Report Shows Harms of Slavery, Racism in U.S., Proposes Specific Remedies

by Stacy M. Brown June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Civil War era image of 1315 Duke Street

Alexandria’s Freedom House Museum Reopens

by Jamila Bey May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

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

Norton Bill for Memorial to Honor Enslaved Americans Passes Committee

by WI Web Staff January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

Dem Lawmakers Reintroduce Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution

by Stacy M. Brown November 17, 2021December 21, 2021

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Hopkins’ Plantation Slaves’ Names to Adorn Scholarships

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 20, 2021December 21, 2021

The universal church taught that slavery enjoyed the sanction of Scripture and natural law. (iStockphoto/NNPA)

MUHAMMAD: Critical Race Teaching vs. Truth-Telling

by Askia Muhammad September 15, 2021December 21, 2021

William G. Thomas III (left) and Psalmayene 24 chat at Joe's Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier, Maryland, on Sept. 9. Both will participate in a project to highlight the legacy of slavery in the United States. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Prince George’s Groups Collaborate for Two-Year Project on ‘Freedom Stories’

by William J. Ford September 9, 2021December 21, 2021

Biden Signs Legislation Making Juneteenth a U.S. Holiday

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor June 18, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** In 2020, two blocks on 16th Street between K and H Streets in northwest D.C. was renamed "Black Lives Matter Plaza.” People celebrated Juneteenth on the Plaza protesting the murder of George Floyd. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Senate Passes Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

by WI Guest Author June 16, 2021December 21, 2021