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Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died.
One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies age 111
One of the last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma has died. Viola Ford Fletcher was 111.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died.
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DC Public Library celebrates the life of Viola Ford Fletcher, who passed away today at the age of 111. A survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, she shared her story in Don’t Let Them Bury My Story.
Watch her unforgettable conversation at MLK Library https://bit.ly/49zaQaL
Watch her unforgettable conversation at MLK Library https://bit.ly/49zaQaL
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
DC Public Library celebrates the life of Viola Ford Fletcher, who passed away today at the age of 111. A survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, she shared her story in Don’t Let Them Bury My Story.
Watch her unforgettable conversation at MLK Library https://bit.ly/49zaQaL
Watch her unforgettable conversation at MLK Library https://bit.ly/49zaQaL
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Q: Tariffs have been removed from these items at the grocery store. How soon do we expect prices to go down?
Hassett: Prices weren't necessarily going up because of tariffs
Q: So they might not go down?
Hassett: The prices will go down
Q: Because the tariffs have been taken off?
Hassett: Right
Hassett: Prices weren't necessarily going up because of tariffs
Q: So they might not go down?
Hassett: The prices will go down
Q: Because the tariffs have been taken off?
Hassett: Right
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Markey pushes on this in a Senate hearing today focused on labor issues.
"The White House could have exposed workers and passerbys to deadly asbestos," @markey.senate.gov suggests, saying he still hasn't received any answers to his questions on asbestos protections.
"The White House could have exposed workers and passerbys to deadly asbestos," @markey.senate.gov suggests, saying he still hasn't received any answers to his questions on asbestos protections.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Markey pushes on this in a Senate hearing today focused on labor issues.
"The White House could have exposed workers and passerbys to deadly asbestos," @markey.senate.gov suggests, saying he still hasn't received any answers to his questions on asbestos protections.
"The White House could have exposed workers and passerbys to deadly asbestos," @markey.senate.gov suggests, saying he still hasn't received any answers to his questions on asbestos protections.
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As a result of the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits are likely not to be deposited on EBT cards beginning Nov. 1, and 680,000 Marylanders who rely on SNAP to eat—including nearly 270,000 children—stand to go hungry.
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
As a result of the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits are likely not to be deposited on EBT cards beginning Nov. 1, and 680,000 Marylanders who rely on SNAP to eat—including nearly 270,000 children—stand to go hungry.
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A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
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Recently finished reading book 2 of the #CrescentCity series. I’m leaning towards not reading book 3. I typically love all of #SJM’s work… So should I reconsider??? #BookSky
September 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Recently finished reading book 2 of the #CrescentCity series. I’m leaning towards not reading book 3. I typically love all of #SJM’s work… So should I reconsider??? #BookSky
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⚖️ Free Walk-In Legal Clinic | Get pro bono advice on domestic violence & family law from Volunteer Legal Advocates.
📅 Fri, Sept 19 | 10 AM–1 PM
📍 Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Library
Walk in or call (202) 425-7573 for an appointment.
📅 Fri, Sept 19 | 10 AM–1 PM
📍 Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Library
Walk in or call (202) 425-7573 for an appointment.
September 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
⚖️ Free Walk-In Legal Clinic | Get pro bono advice on domestic violence & family law from Volunteer Legal Advocates.
📅 Fri, Sept 19 | 10 AM–1 PM
📍 Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Library
Walk in or call (202) 425-7573 for an appointment.
📅 Fri, Sept 19 | 10 AM–1 PM
📍 Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Library
Walk in or call (202) 425-7573 for an appointment.
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President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news.
Trump Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee was bystander outside Capitol on Jan. 6, White House says
The White House said E.J. Antoni was in town for meetings unrelated to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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August 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news.
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Trump’s nominee to replace the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner he fired pictured at January 6th, amazing scoop by @ryanjreilly.com
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Trump’s nominee to replace the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner he fired pictured at January 6th, amazing scoop by @ryanjreilly.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Sunday in the park with Donald
August 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Sunday in the park with Donald
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Baltimore post office renamed in honor of Elijah E. Cummings
Baltimore Post Office renamed in honor of Elijah E. Cummings
A post office in Baltimore City was renamed in honor of the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings.
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July 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Baltimore post office renamed in honor of Elijah E. Cummings
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JUST IN: The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans.
Trump signs an executive order making it easier to remove homeless people from streets
The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans.
n.pr
July 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
JUST IN: The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans.
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House food service workers, with support from Dem lawmakers, have called for a boycott of some Capitol complex restaurants — demanding that incoming dining subcontractors maintain the previous union-negotiated base pay and benefits.
House food service workers, Democrats stage boycott in fight to keep union jobs
They’re calling on the Capitol’s incoming dining subcontractors to maintain previous union-negotiated base pay and benefits.
www.politico.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
House food service workers, with support from Dem lawmakers, have called for a boycott of some Capitol complex restaurants — demanding that incoming dining subcontractors maintain the previous union-negotiated base pay and benefits.
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The Republican tax bill signed into law earlier this month could result in a significant death toll for people seeking treatment for opioid addiction
www.statnews.com/2025/07/18/m...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/18/m...
GOP tax law will increase overdose deaths by 1,000 each year, analysis finds
Losing access to addiction medications doubles overdose risk. A new analysis says projected Medicaid cuts could add 1,000 opioid deaths yearly.
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July 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Republican tax bill signed into law earlier this month could result in a significant death toll for people seeking treatment for opioid addiction
www.statnews.com/2025/07/18/m...
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Former Rep. Bill Clay Sr., one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus and an icon in Missouri’s civil rights movement, died this week.
Bill Clay Sr., founding member of Congressional Black Caucus, dies
Clay became Missouri’s first Black congressman when St. Louis voters elected him to his post in 1968.
www.politico.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Former Rep. Bill Clay Sr., one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus and an icon in Missouri’s civil rights movement, died this week.
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988's LGBTQ youth service is officially down.
From me and @brookesopelsa.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
From me and @brookesopelsa.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Trump administration shuts down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ youth service, which has provided queer youths with specialized services since 2022, was officially terminated Thursday.
www.nbcnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
988's LGBTQ youth service is officially down.
From me and @brookesopelsa.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
From me and @brookesopelsa.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
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I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
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Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it was misleading.
What Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for taxes on Social Security
Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it was misleading.
n.pr
July 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it was misleading.
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Our House food service workers do a great job taking care of us in the Capitol. As the new House food vendors start operations, My colleagues with @laborcaucus.house.gov and I are asking that they rehire the existing workforce and uphold their existing union contract.
July 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our House food service workers do a great job taking care of us in the Capitol. As the new House food vendors start operations, My colleagues with @laborcaucus.house.gov and I are asking that they rehire the existing workforce and uphold their existing union contract.
What kind of world are we living in when the beauty supply stores have started putting sensors and locks on *hair bonnets*????
July 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What kind of world are we living in when the beauty supply stores have started putting sensors and locks on *hair bonnets*????
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This paradox is exemplified in the story of Crispus Attucks, a Black man who became one of the first martyrs of the American Revolution and the man who, arguably, started it all.
The Story of Crispus Attucks, the Black Man Who Sparked the American Revolution | Black Girl Nerds
Crispus Attucks, a Black man who became one of the first martyrs of the American Revolution
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June 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This paradox is exemplified in the story of Crispus Attucks, a Black man who became one of the first martyrs of the American Revolution and the man who, arguably, started it all.
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It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end.
The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown, and it was designated a federal holiday in 2021.
The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown, and it was designated a federal holiday in 2021.
A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end.
The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown, and it was designated a federal holiday in 2021.
The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown, and it was designated a federal holiday in 2021.
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The CBO director, Philip Swagel, is a former Bush political appointee and was reappointed in July 2023 by the leaders of both houses of Congress, including Speaker McCarthy.
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Mike Johnson: "I sent my good friend Elon a long text message last night explaining that it can be both big and beautiful. What I wanted to make sure that he understands is that the projection he's referring to is from the CBO. They are historically totally unreliable. It's run by Democrats."
May 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The CBO director, Philip Swagel, is a former Bush political appointee and was reappointed in July 2023 by the leaders of both houses of Congress, including Speaker McCarthy.
www.cbo.gov/about/organi...
www.cbo.gov/about/organi...