The D.C. suburb is the first in Maryland to study the possibility of paying reparations to Black and Native American residents.

Gone are the images of Confederate generals, to be replaced with stained-glass by renowned Black artist Kerry James Marshall.

Lawmakers in D.C., Maryland and Virginia are working on how to ensure that communities impacted by marijuana’s criminalization benefit from its legalization.

“He’ll continue to leave a legacy here, even if he’s here for only one year,” says an assistant coach for the Howard Bison.

In a year of protests and social isolation, teen authors are processing the news through their own stories and illustrations.

The D.C. Council is slated to adopt legislation this summer, though how quickly it would be implemented in federal facilities remains to be seen.

“Dimming the lights is a symbol,” says the Kennedy Center. “It is not the solution.”

“When an unarmed black man can be shot for being suspected of violence, but a Confederate flag wielding driver of a vehicle used as a murder weapon can be read his rights, we must rally together in defense of humanity and civil rights.”