Statehood News (221)
The 55th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Written by Anise Jenkins
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Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta's PSA for DC Statehood
Written by Anise Jenkins
Dolores Huerta recorded a PSA for DC statehood.
Come walk with us for DC statehood!
QUESTIONS
- On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being highest), how important do you think DC statehood is and why?
- Name three specific things you have done to improve the achievement of DC statehood?
- If elected, what are three specific things you will do to advance the DC Statehood Movement?
- Would you risk arrest in support of DC statehood? Why or why not?
- Should the DC Statehood Delegation be paid for their work? Why or why not?
- What do you rank as the most important aspect of a lack of DC statehood and why?
a. No voting representation in either House of the United States Congress;
b. Congress’ ability to veto or change our local budget;
c. Congress’ ability to veto or change our local laws;
d. Our inability to appoint or elect our local judges.
Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC) congratulates the Washington Capitals on their 2018 Stanley Cup victory!
Al Sharpton Holds Press Conference Ahead Of Commemorative MLK March In DC
Written by Anise Jenkins
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DC Celebrates Emancipation Day
Written by By Justin Jouvenal | The Washington Post
April 16th-DC Emancipation Day!
Stand Up! Free DC Ambassador Evanna Powell delivers testimony on the New Columbia Statehood Commission before the DC Council's Committee of the Whole.
Anise Jenkins with a message for U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) at the March For Our Lives on March 24, 2018.
VIDEO: Fifty One
Written by Anne Hicks, Cecelia Dworak and Sam Kulp | Montgomery Blair High School
Watch the video Fifty one.
History
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Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mrs. Hanes!
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Pianist Peter Hanes
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Loretta Carter Hanes
In celebration of DC Emancipation Day, we’re taking a closer look at the remarkable life of DC native Loretta Carter Hanes. Hanes spent her life fighting for educational equality and for official recognition of April 16 as Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.
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Obituary - Lillian J. Huff
Lillian J. Huff (Age 87) peacefully transitioned from this life on Monday, September 17, 2018. She was a community activist and leader throughout the city especially in the Lamond Riggs Civic Association, political activist on the DC Statehood Committee and a leader in the DC Federation of Democratic Women's Organization.
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"Statehood is Far More Difficult" The Struggle for D.C. Self-Determination, 1980-2017
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Remembering Our Fallen Activists of Stand Up / Free DC
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Activists challenge and reshape our social and political consciousness.
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"Free D.C." The Struggle for Civil, Political, and Human Rights in Washington, D.C.
"Free D.C." The Struggle for Civil, Political, and Human Rights in Washington, D.C., 1965-1979
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By Selah Shalom Johnson · 2015
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