DC was only part of the U.S. to pay off slave owners for freeing enslaves persons they held.

The Emancipation Day Parade starts at 2 p.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue between 10th and 14th streets NW. After the parade, the ...

D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations continue, with a parade, festival, and concert commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

Thousands turned out Sunday to partake in D.C.’s parade marking Emancipation Day, the day in 1862 that 3,000 enslaved people ...

Emancipation Day marks the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia on April 16, 1862. More than 3,000 enslaved ...

There will be several government closings in D.C. for Emancipation Day on Wednesday. WTOP has a roundup of what’s open and what’s closed. The following departments, services and facilities ...

The holiday has long served as a reminder of D.C.’s lack of statehood. Trump’s attacks on policies and ideology promoting ...

Joey D. Vieira, who was best known for starring in the iconic "Lassie" television series, passed away this week at the age of ...

Instead of searching for the accused Rajkumar, sub-inspector Banwarilal proceeded to search for Chief Judicial Magistrate Nagma Khan who had issued the proclamation in the first place to trace ...

With ‘The Emancipation Of Mimi’, Mariah Carey staged a stunning comeback that resulted in hard-fought, record-shattering creative freedoms. Determined to reclaim her momentum, Mariah set about ...

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, is pleased to inform the members of the public that the President, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, has proclaimed the Climate ...