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

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

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

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

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

The district is celebrating the 20th anniversary of D.C. Emancipation Day with performances from Chante Moore, Anthony ...

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

Sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox. Happy “Liberation Day”. Donald Trump has promised to impose ...

The Copy and Print Services division of CPD offers all the benefits of a full-scale print shop on campus to University students and faculty/staff at a competitive and/or reasonable price. Services ...

However, auto parts imports will receive a one-month reprieve, with tariffs taking effect no later than May 3, 2025, according to his signed proclamation. Two Sharp with ET: Big winners & losers of ...

President Trump signed the proclamation during the annual reception ... by the struggle for self-determination, emancipation, and rebirth. The founding fathers of our democracy drew inspiration ...

The president made his comments when asked to respond to Judge James Boasberg’s concerns in court on Friday that the proclamation was “signed in the dark” of night and that migrants were hur ...