Washington, D.C.’s unusual location wasn’t an accident—it was the result of political compromise, geography, and slavery-era ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

Essex Hemphill visited London for the first time in 1986. At that time, the poet was already a fixture in the Washington, DC gay community. The comparatively sleepy US capital was part of an ...

Fourth of July weekend is upon us with fireworks, concerts, parades and more patriotic fun in every corner of the D.C. area.

D.C.’s July 4 celebrations will be packed with events — ranging from a parade to a scavenger hunt near the Washington ...

The public art installation is breathing the Spirit of ’76 into the nation today, saluting links in a chain extending back to ...

From day to night and Beyoncé to parades, here’s what to do for the Fourth of July on the National Mall and beyond.

Today, the first 16 stops of the interactive “51 Steps to Freedom Trail” went public in DC. The founders say they plan to have all 51 sites of the augmented-reality experience available by July 4, ...

Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for posterity, proposed cuts to the institution give her experiment extra weight.

Yes, a particularly prominent resident has derided DC as a “dirty, crime ridden death trap” where you can see “the filth and ...

What is the future of Christian Zionism and Christian Nationalism in the United States? How might their evolving dynamics influence Jewish life, safety, and political alignment—both in Israel and in ...

Peter is then told to put on his cloak. The robe in Scripture is often equated with righteousness. Thus the instruction of ...