Second Excerpt from “Towards Equal Footing”

From 1790 to 1800, the 3,100 residents of what was to become the District of Columbia were fully enfranchised. They voted for President, Vice-President, Senators and Representatives in elections in Maryland and Virginia — the two states from whom land was ceded and accepted to create the ten miles square, diamond-shaped capital city.…  

Fauntroy Tribute Planned

Living with the Law in cooperation with the United Black Fund and Operation Beloved Communities for Peace will host a Tribute to Congressman Walter E. Fauntroy on the Eve of the historic 50th Year Anniversary of the March on Washington.

The Tribute will be held at Tony Cheng’s Restaurant in D.C.’s Chinatown, on Thursday, 22 August 2013, beginning at 7:00 p.m.…