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As the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests have prompted conversations about race across America, D.C. teachers have stepped forward to inform the D.C. State Board of Education that they believe the city needs more black…

For some, it has made events and workshops more accessible.

So far, 12 artists have painted 14 plywood murals around the District.

What does "defund the police" mean? Black D.C. activists share the policy changes and ideas behind the words that have dominated national conversation.

Since 2005, the D.C. Jazz Festival has become an annual summer tradition.

Democrat Brooke Pinto won Tuesday’s special election to fill the seat that Jack Evans vacated on the D.C. Council and should begin representing Ward 2 on the council by the end of the month.

How the head of Washington Performing Arts has gone from "gut-wrenching despair" to hope and resilience.

Every voter in D.C. will get their ballot for the general election in the mail. It’s one of the changes the Board of Elections plans to make after “lessons learned” in what Mayor Muriel Bowser called its failed execution of the primary.

Maiesha Rashad, a pivotal figure in D.C.’s music scene, died Monday. Rashad had been diagnosed with stomach cancer in February.

Brooke Pinto has been declared the winner in the special election for the Ward 2 D.C. Council seat formerly held by Jack Evans — a position she will occupy at least until the end of the year.

Every year on June 19th, Louis Hicks and his family would gather together at the family farm in Maynard, Tex., for a daylong picnic and party. The kids would run wild as the adults barbecued and caught up with one another. Sometimes there…

THERE WAS a time not long ago when the U.S. Park Police, who patrol national monuments and other federal facilities in Washington, New York and San Francisco, were known for their disciplined and judicious handling of protests. That time…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that the District will enter phase two of reopening on Monday if the city’s coronavirus trends continue in the right direction.

It took around 9 months, 186 runs, and 2,425 miles.

Food and drink establishments must operate at half-capacity in phase two.

When competitive tennis returns from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’ll do so in the District.

Under Armour Inc. founder Kevin Plank has sold his Georgetown mansion for $17.25 million, more than two years after the athletic apparel company's now-former CEO put it on the market.

The District will be the last holdout in the Washington region’s move to the next phase of coronavirus recovery, but the city expects to enter Phase 2 next week.

In a new poll, the left-leaning D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute found that the majority of local voters surveyed support removing police from schools, according to results released Wednesday.

D.C.’s historic Citi Open tennis tournament will be played this year in mid-August. But plans do not currently include fans in attendance or a women’s competition.