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Trump renames Lake Ontario to Lake America

President Donald Trump took his fight with Canada to the water in late August. With the stroke of a pen in the Oval Office, Trump...

Trump faces backlash as July jobs report turns negative

President Donald Trump promised an economic boom, a country brimming with factories, investment, and jobs. Instead, the American hiring machine has slowed to a...

How a $25 Target costume fueled Black consumer anger

Critics say it was the dark hood, the enormous painted smile, the black gloves, the orange-and-black suit. And inside it was a Black child. For $25,...

U.S.-Canada trade war threatens consumer prices

For generations, the 5,525-mile line separating the United States and Canada has been remarkable for what was not there. No armies staring each other down....

D.C. youths showcase small businesses at KidBizCON 2026

With National Black Business Month in full swing, all eyes are on boosting the entrepreneurial sector that holds the second-strongest link to wealth creation...

D.C. Black unemployment hits 10.1% amid federal cuts

Black workers in Washington, D.C., are facing an unemployment rate above 10%. The city now has the highest overall unemployment rate in the country,...

Washingtonian entrepreneurs win DCYEP grand prize funding

Two young Washingtonians are ready to take their businesses to the next level after concluding the D.C. Youth Entrepreneurship Program (DCYEP) intensive summer program,...

D.C. residents face higher debt than average Americans

District residents carry more than $100,000 in debt on average, nearly $40,000 more than the typical American. Yet for those who own homes, years...

Can state laws stop AI from becoming a civil rights risk

For generations, civil rights battles centered on people: employers who refused to hire qualified Black applicants; banks denying mortgages in minority neighborhoods; landlords steering...

Deanwood loses Smokehouse at The Strand DC amid rent fight

Since the sudden closure of Smokehouse at The Strand, Marctre Freeman has spent much of his time helping the dozens of residents who worked...

AmeriStarRail proposes Libertyliner 250 for Northeast Corridor

AmeriStarRail has unveiled a proposed new identity for Amtrak’s NextGen Acela fleet, introducing what it calls the “Libertyliner 250,” a privately financed initiative the...

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