Statehood News (221)
VIDEO: The Constitutional Controversy Over DC Statehood
Written by Julianne Garnett, Marijke Friedman and Kinsey Lee | Eastern Middle School
This video will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 am ET and throughout the day on April 13, 2018.
DO YOU FEEL THAT?
The Free DC Movement
View more photos from the rally --> on Standup Freedc's Facebook page.
VIDEO: Royal Height Sings "Taxation Without Representation" Song
Written by Anise Jenkins
Musician Royal Height sings his DC-themed "Taxation Without Representation" song.
STREET SENSE featured an article about U.S. Representative Franklin Garcia.
The Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC) tradition continues!
DC Council sends public campaign finance bill to Bowser, setting up showdown
Written by Fenit Nirappil | The Washington Post
The Washington Post news coverage of the Fair Elections Act of 2017.
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DC Council Passes Public Campaign Financing
Written by Steve Burns | WMAL.com
WMAL 105.9 FM / AM 630 news coverage of the Fair Elections Act of 2017.
View Rasi Caprice's video FREE MY CITY - FREE DC on YouTube!
DC Council Votes to Create Publicly Financed Campaigns
Written by Tatyana Hopkins | The Washington Informer
The Washington Informer news coverage of the Fair Elections Act of 2017.
VIDEO: The Road to Statehood - Under Construction
Written by Anise Jenkins
Watch "The Road to Statehood - Under Construction" (29:13).
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO.
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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