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D.C. Lottery winner
October 11, 2025
A 70-year-old Howard University graduate made sure her history lottery win would be remembered in style with a one-of-a-kind outfit.
Washington DC
March 13, 2025
D.C. is bracing for $1 billion in budget cuts that will impact all residents, but Black communities stand to be…
February 16, 2024
Anti-crime measures in the Secure D.C. Act being considered raise concerns about its impact on Blacks living in the District…
Picnic Grove 1 Melvin Hazen Park thegrio.com
February 27, 2022
A D.C. park and trail will no longer be named after Melvin Hazen, a former city official who displaced Black…
February 8, 2022
The Secret Service and FBI are investigating the incident, which happened the same day Spelman College reported a bomb threat…
February 25, 2021
Retired NYPD officer Thomas Webster is alleged to have beaten a D.C. Metro police officer at the Jan. 6 Capitol…