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As youth crime persists, one question looms large

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04-20-2024

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In 2022, the truth is how we fight the lies that fed the insurrection

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01-01-2022

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The enduring power of an independent voice

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12-11-2021

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Some of Biden’s troubles come with the territory

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09-25-2021

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Biden challenges Haitian migrants economy infrastructure government shutdown

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Fourteen days that will test our democracy

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01-02-2021

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MLK fought the same forces stirred by Trump

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01-16-2021

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Can today’s D.C. leaders govern this city?

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01-05-2024

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To bend toward justice, the arc of history has to bend toward family, too

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01-12-2024

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Dr. Martin Lither King anti-crime bill jails fathers detention center

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D.C. shoved Black neighborhoods aside. It’s still paying the price.

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01-19-2024

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Two miscreants, Evans and Brown, return to D.C.’s public arena

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01-26-2024

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