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By: Ellie Silverman
The demonstrators were associated with a group that obtained fetal remains last year.
By: Ellie Silverman
“What’s at stake is whether people can sue for violations of their constitutional rights in one of the nation’s most important public forums," attorney Scott Michelman said.
By: Ellie Silverman
The Rainbow Defense Coalition and other groups are combating right-wing attacks on drag queen story hours, drowning protesters out with dance parties.
By: Ellie Silverman
Protesters demanding that President Biden declare a climate emergency blocked northbound the George Washington Memorial Parkway during the Wednesday morning commute.
By: Ellie Silverman
Police arrested the two protesters after they used their hands to paint the pedestal and clear case protecting the "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" sculpture in Washington.
By: Ellie Silverman
The D.C. Crisis Response Coalition held a community launch Wednesday to advocate for mental health professionals to respond to those in crisis without police.
By: Ellie Silverman
Rapper Fly Zyah has become a fixture in both the D.C. music and social justice scene with songs about racism, police violence and Black joy.
By: Ellie Silverman
Two Park Police officers violated department policy when pushing a videographer's camera and striking a reporter with a baton while dispersing racial justice protesters from Lafayette Square.
By: Ellie Silverman
Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” sculpture in the National Gallery of Art was covered in black and red paint following the April protest.
By: Ellie Silverman
The property — more than 600 acres of forest near D.C. — was marketed as land with the potential for 1,178 residential lots. These Girl Scouts want the land preserved.
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