Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson leaves behind a lasting impact on the D.C. area, which began during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1963, he saw Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" ...

The best counter to Trump’s authoritarianism is a renewed commitment to secure full representative democracy in Washington. The District of Columbia is not a state. It’s the legally enigmatic, ...

The House of Representatives have passed a bill Thursday that would grant statehood to Washington, D.C. The measure now faces the Senate, where it is unlikely to get the Republican support needed for ...

WASHINGTON — When D.C. voters head to the polls next week, they’ll have the option to put their stamp of approval on a bid to make the District the 51st state. For the first time since the 1980s the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The city’s latest push to make the District of Columbia the 51st state is a charm offensive, with tax dollars being spent on everything from mobile apps to M&M’s to try and build ...

Thanks to my dad’s career, the Army was a huge part of my upbringing. When I was little, vaccinations, swimming lessons, and commissary shopping meant a trip to Fort Belvoir, Virginia. My elder ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A longtime advocate for D.C. statehood is entering the city’s political spotlight. Dr. Oye Owolewa, who has served as the District’s shadow representative in Congress since 2019, ...

For an opposing viewpoint, see "DC should not become a state. Ever" by Grover Norquist Donald Trump took over the D.C. police force and deployed the National Guard under the pretense of “rescuing the ...

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in the nation’s capital on Friday for May Day, using the international workers’ holiday to protest policies from President Donald Trump’s administration and push ...