Force 'disproportionately' used on Black residents, Fairfax NAACP report shows
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Force 'disproportionately' used on Black residents, Fairfax NAACP report shows
In the county, where Black people make up nearly ten percent, the report finds that 46% of the Black community members were subjected to force in 2019.
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NASA names DC HQ after 'Hidden Figure' Mary Jackson, its first Black female engineer
Jackson was one of the four Black women whose stories were told in the 2016 book "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race."
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The Sahara desert dust plume: What is it, why is it, and how will it affect D.C.?
A plume of dust from the Sahara desert in northwest Africa has made its way across the Atlantic, and it could impact us here in Washington, D.C. this weekend.
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Leaders at DC's historic St. John's Church want new fence removed 'as quickly as possible'
"I want to get that fencing out of there as quickly as possible. Not just for the church's sake, but for the community's sake," Bishop Mariann Budde said
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UVA doctor-lawyer Cameron Webb's convincing win shows strength of Black vote in Virginia
The 37-year-old father of two said he entered politics because he wants to fix the country's broken health system.
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Popular 'can-do' D.C. city administrator dies from COVID-19 complications
Lew died Tuesday in New York, his hometown, where he had returned recently to become vice-chancellor at CUNY—City University of New York.
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What will a COVID-era 'Salute to America' look like? For starters, Trump will be at home.
A version of the celebration will be held on the South Lawn of the White House, which is permanently closed to the public, and the Ellipse, which is gated off on Independence Day.
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