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EDITORIAL: Emancipation Day Serves as A Charge to Question Notion of Freedom Today

by WI Editorial Staff April 12, 2023April 12, 2023

In the wake of celebrating freedom, Washingtonians should question just how “free” they truly are.

Civil war reenactors march in the Emancipation Day parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in northwest D.C. on April 16. (DR Barnes/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Residents Enlightened by Emancipation Day Events

by James Wright Jr. April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

Phelps ACE High School displays handmade artwork in a float during the Emancipation Day Parade on Saturday, April 16, 2016 in Northwest. /Photo by Patricia Little @5feet2

D.C. Government to Observe Emancipation Day with Some Schedule Changes

by WI Web Staff April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

D.C. Statehood Buttressed on Emancipation Day

by James Wright Jr. April 21, 2021December 21, 2021

Emancipation Day Activities to Focus on D.C. Statehood

by James Wright Jr. April 7, 2021December 21, 2021

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2019 Emancipation Day Parade, Concert, and Fireworks

by WI Webstaff April 18, 2019December 21, 2021

The Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy marches down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Emancipation Day Parade on Saturday, April 16, 2016 in northwest. /Photo by Patricia Little @5feet2

Community, D Kevin McNeir

D.C. Poised for Annual Emancipation Day Festivities

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor April 10, 2019October 31, 2020

The Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy marches down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Emancipation Day Parade on Saturday, April 16, 2016 in northwest. /Photo by Patricia Little @5feet2

D.C. Celebrates Emancipation Day

by WI Guest Author April 13, 2018October 31, 2020