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Khalid Naji-Allah, Chief Photographer for Mayor Muriel Bowser By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 16, 2023

The District of Columbia is celebrating an important anniversary this weekend.  April 16th marks 161 years since DC Emancipation Day — the day when over 3,000 African Americans were freed

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