by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Jan 20, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice
As Black activists continue to pour into the streets to push America to reckon with its systemic racism, they are also facing a reckoning of their own: the COVID-19 vaccine. While some white Americans are hesitant about the efficacy of the vaccines because of their...
by Karli Goldenberg | Jan 19, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
Frederick County officials and immigration organizations are echoing a nationwide concern that an undercount in communities of color will affect immigrants’ access to federal funding and political representation for the next decade. Approximately 11 percent of...
by Alicia Diaz | Jan 19, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration
WASHINGTON– In the aftermath of last week’s attempted armed takeover of the Capitol, a number of Washington’s Black-owned businesses have decided to remain open on Inauguration Day as well as the days leading up to it despite threats of violence in the city from...
by Julia Benbrook | Jan 18, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration
First dog-elect Major Biden’s journey from a shelter to the White House is proving that anything is “pawsible.” The Delaware Humane Association and Pumpkin Pet Insurance hosted the first “Indoguration” ceremony on Sunday for Major, a German Shepherd President-elect...
by Jay Silver | Jan 17, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,100 members of the New York National Guard deployed to Washington on Friday began their mission patrolling the Capitol building and its grounds, and working on traffic control ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect...
by Madison Muller | Jan 16, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration
WASHINGTON — Ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, monuments are fenced off, streets are closed, and 20,000 National Guard members are positioned around the city, mainly in the Capital Hill and downtown area. But some local organizations are more...
