The Emancipation Day Parade starts at 2 p.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue between 10th and 14th streets NW. After the parade, the ...

Lights outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will permanently display the colors red, white and blue every night to commemorate the United States, the arts institute announced ...

Thousands turned out Sunday to partake in D.C.’s parade marking Emancipation Day, the day in 1862 that 3,000 enslaved people ...

Washington, DC may be a government town, but it's also a thriving cultural center with a diverse food scene, incredible museums, unique shops, and a rich literary history—if you know where to look.