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D.C. Council unanimously demands U.S. end Cuba blockade and remove terrorist designation

May 18, 2023 By Jamal Rich

Nation’s capital becomes the 80th government in the U.S. to pass an anti-blockade resolution.

Paul Robeson mural on D.C.’s historic U St. vandalized

April 18, 2023 By Jamal Rich

The attack comes just days after the Black leader’s 125th birthday.

D.C. to decriminalize street vending, if Congressional Republicans don’t interfere

April 6, 2023 By Jamal Rich

The measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street vendors themselves, predominantly Latino and Black immigrants.

House Republicans, with help from corporate Dems, vote against D.C. immigrant voting rights

February 13, 2023 By Jamal Rich

MAGA forces in the House attempted to block a new local immigrant voting rights measure, along with a revision of the criminal code.

Black D.C. youth, 13, shot dead; ‘homeowner’ vigilante identity protected by police

January 10, 2023 By Jamal Rich

The shooting comes as the heightening hysteria and continued backlash against the Black Lives Matter movement reaches a crisis point with no true response to police and community violence.