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More than two centuries after the Declaration of Independence was signed, Americans converged on the Mall on Saturday for the Fourth of July during a season of protests over racial injustice, bringing with them clashing notions of what…

In the red, white, and blue glare of fireworks, a group of protesters and Trump supporters faced off near the Washington Monument.

During the 244th birthday of America, amid grand displays of patriotism on the National Mall and at the White House, the American flag burned outside Lafayette Square in protest of racial injustice in the country.

If you had been traveling on a train north from Washington in 1870, you could have looked out the window as you approached Bladensburg and caught a glimpse of a complex famed for its marriage of artistry and industry: the studio and…

Sports have a wonderful capacity to bring people and communities together. A change in the name of the Washington football team offers exciting new opportunities. As we wrote back in 1992, “We can do better.”Sports have a wonderful…

As the Boone Elementary School community continues to embark on the search for a new principal, an employee critical of what’s been described as militaristic classroom management practices has taken steps to further highlight the nature of…

When Helima Croft was growing up in Anacostia during the 1980s, she would often get “the question” from her father, Howard Croft.

At the start of an unusual Fourth of July weekend in the wake of COVID-19 and widespread protests, demonstrators blended music and protest throughout the city Friday night, marking the sixth consecutive weekend of protests in D.C.…

The Washington football team announced “a thorough review of the team’s name” Friday morning—the first time team owner Dan Snyder has indicated a willingness to consider scrapping the name that’s a dictionary-defined racial slur.

On Tuesday, the D.C. Council will vote on a budget proposal that designates some $40 million for public housing repairs over the next two fiscal years. But affordable housing advocates say that’s not nearly enough to revitalize homes that…

Here’s what D.C. leaders and team-watchers said about whether they think Dan Snyder will change the team's name or sell

Another controversial politico has joined the crowded field of candidates hoping to fill David Grosso’s soon-to-be vacant at-large council seat in November.

The Washington Redskins moved Friday toward what team owner Daniel Snyder once vowed was unthinkable: changing their controversial name in a bow to pressure from their largest corporate sponsors and the fierce winds of societal reckoning…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Redskins began a “thorough review” of their name Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a “dictionary-defined racial slur.”

Victoria Clark recently went shopping for the first time since COVID-19 forced many people to go into virtual lockdown to stem the spread of the virus. Her parents were in town visiting from North Carolina—also a first for her since the…

The Washington Redskins said Friday that the team will “undergo a thorough review” of its name, which is considered a derogatory term by Native Americans.

Washington’s NFL team said Friday it would “undergo a thorough review of the team’s name” — a shocking development for a franchise that has long clung to a moniker that many consider racist to Native Americans.

Washington’s NFL team is considering changing its name.

It’s the time of year when the atmosphere cooperates to produce memorable evening hues

Back in the era of hard-drinking lunches, bartenders at the Post Pub used to stir up three-gallon batches of gin and vodka martinis and a two-gallon batch of Manhattans to prepare for the daily crush. And that was just for Mondays.