On Friday, the District government will celebrate D.C. Emancipation Day by taking the day off. As part of that official holiday, the Department of Public Works says it will not carry out sanitation services or enforce parking restrictions—except for
Flanked by At-large Councilmember Vincent Orange, D.C. shadow Senators Paul Strauss and Michael Brown, senior advisor Beverly Perry, and D.C. Secretary of State Lauren Vaughan, Bowser announced the activities for upcoming Emancipation Day, which
The holiday commemorates President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act in April 1862. This law, which compensated slave owners, is not the same as the more commonly known Emancipation Proclamation,
WASHINGTON — Friday marks the District's observance of Emancipation Day, and that means some — but not all — of the city will be shut down. Emancipation Day is Saturday, but the holiday is being observed on Friday. The D.C. government is closed
Just in case you were tempted to thank our benevolent overlords for the extra time to wade through the 74,608-page tax code, Jason Russell of the Washington Examiner explains the change: “[Washington, DC] celebrates Emancipation Day every April 16 to