WASHINGTON — Protesters clashed outside of the Supreme Court Thursday following oral arguments over whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution. Atop a portable grand piano, traveling classical pianist Matthew Atwood wore a traditional colonial-era outfit, complete with…
Washington church marks 176th anniversary of greatest attempted slave escape
Rev. Brian Hamilton tapped his microphone, signaling the beginning of his service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in honor of the 176th anniversary of the greatest attempted escape of enslaved people in American history — which happened in Washington.
Deep in the woods, an incredible story behind a former enslaved woman’s grave
KING GEORGE, Va. – “Have you seen the gravesite?” a neighbor asked. “Seen what?” Amanda Sciaretta responded. The weather was pleasant the day Sciaretta joined her father and daughter for a walk around her new neighborhood in the fall of…
Steps from the Capitol, cafe owner offers tastes of Belarus and worries about home
Alongside a team of Belarusians and Ukrainians, café owner Aksana Tran shares her culture from her restaurant Sweet Lemon Cafe, just a few minutes’ walk from the United States Capitol.