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A D.C. man is behind bars Wednesday. Thomas Fields Jr. is facing murder charges for the death of 24-year-old Marquita Lucas whose charred remains were found along a Maryland highway over the summer. A police statement says Lucas’ body was found in August by Maryland firefighters responding to a report of a Bowie brush fire near U.S. […]

Thursday night many people of the DMV came together to show their appreciate and celebrate the life of Nipsey Hussle. DC has a large population of people from Ethiopia and Eritrea. Nipsey who was born Ermias Asghedom, is very connected to his family roots in Eritrea. So there was no surprise to see not only […]

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Jose Angel Rodriguez-Cruz was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Pamela Butler.

Among them are Demetria Carthens, 17; Heaven Shamte, 15; Rayna Gross, 16; and Dashann Wallace, 15. Carthens had been missing since February 7, while Shamte Gross and Wallace were reported missing in March.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced that a task force will be created to help police find children who go missing in the district, reports The Washington Post. The announcement follows a town hall meeting held Wednesday, when residents and community leaders—including Bowser—gathered to discuss the city’s missing Black and Latinx teen girls. According to The Washington Post, […]

Over a dozen District teenagers, ranging in age from 14 to 18—all Black or Hispanic—are missing. Concerned residents held a town hall meeting to question officials.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was physically blocked from entering a Washington, D.C., public school on Friday morning.

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Self-avowed racist Richard Spencer was punched in the face by a protester during an on-camera interview following Donald Trump's inauguration.

On January 21, 2017, one day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, thousands are expected to gather in Washington D.C., in yet another march for women's rights.

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Vladimir Putin has decided that he won’t expel any U.S. diplomats in response to President Obama’s sanctions on Russian diplomats and intelligence agencies.