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Photos: Thousands gather in Washington to urge President Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Photos: Thousands gather in Washington to urge President Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

by Jonah Elkowitz | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands marched on Freedom Plaza on Saturday calling for President Biden to support a ceasefire in Gaza and halt support for Israel amidst the climbing death toll in the region. Organized by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine, in...
Protesters outside White House demand justice for Tyre Nichols

Protesters outside White House demand justice for Tyre Nichols

by Logan Schiciano | Jan 28, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – The release of police body camera footage in the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols sparked protests in cities around the country, including Washington, Friday evening.  A crowd of roughly one hundred people gathered across the street from the White House in...
A progressive push to make abortion “unnecessary and unthinkable”

A progressive push to make abortion “unnecessary and unthinkable”

by Shannon Coan | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Cherilyn Holloway was born and raised in Oberlin, Ohio, a key stop on the Underground Railroad. She was taught to be proud of that history and to stand for justice. After the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, she took to the streets and founded...
A Day Without Immigrants: Hundreds take to D.C. in national call for immigration reform

A Day Without Immigrants: Hundreds take to D.C. in national call for immigration reform

by Ali Bianco | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON – When Evelyn Marroquin went to work last week at Montgomery County Public Schools, she walked up to her employers and told them that she would be out next Monday. “Ah,” they said, “It must be because of the Super Bowl.”  But this wasn’t about a game....
Progressives Seek Space for Alternative Voices at March for Life Event

Progressives Seek Space for Alternative Voices at March for Life Event

by Shannon Coan | Jan 23, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — As thousands of anti-abortion advocates descended on the National Mall Friday morning, two smaller groups gathered to offer an alternative message for what they called a more “diverse coalition of pro-life activists.” “If we’re saving a child in the womb,...
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