George Washington

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April 6, 2022
Senate Bill 258, the subject of a public hearing today, is modeled after the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation…
June 30, 2021
Army veteran Osceola "Ozzie" Fletcher, now 99, and an even older Black vet were honored with long-overdue medals of honor.
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June 22, 2020
The View waded into the controversy of Confederate statues being torn down and Sunny Hostin schooled on George Washington’s history…
September 21, 2016
What does it say about a country that still names its schools after those who kidnapped black people and chained…
January 18, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Scholastic is pulling a new picture book about George Washington and his slaves amid objections it…
February 20, 2012
Here it is again, the intersection of Presidents Day and Black History Month. Eight of our early presidents, beginning with…
February 21, 2011
(AP) - The 2000 U.S. Census counted 163,036 people with the surname Washington. Ninety percent of them were African-American...
December 17, 2010
SLIDESHOW - George Washington freed his slaves, Ol' Dirty Bastard died and Booker T. Washington was commemorated on a coin;…
December 15, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - At least nine of George Washington's slaves also lived at the President's House, which was demolished in…
November 24, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - President Obama is donating his proceeds from it to a scholarship fund for children of disabled…
February 15, 2010
OPINION - On President's Day, African-Americans might want to give props to the father of our country...