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Securing statehood dominates 2026 Emancipation Day conversation in D.C.

AFRO Washington DC

Apr 29, 2026

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton receives a moving tribute from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser during the DC250 Full Democracy Luncheon, Friday, April 17, at the Walter E. Washington…

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Securing statehood dominates 2026 Emancipation Day conversation in D.C.

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