News & Politics The Untold Story of the Washington Football Team’s First Black Cheerleaders Amid the boiling racial tension and desegregation battles of the late 1960s and early ’70s, a group of young Black women teamed with a DC civil-rights leader to break the color barrier on the Washington NFL team’s cheer squad. Their story has largely been overlooked—until now. Washington Football Team, Black history | 1 month ago
News & Politics Sheila Johnson Gets Candid About Her Struggles The Salamander hotels CEO has a revealing new memoir. I.Q., New Book, Sheila Johnson, Black history | 2 months ago
News & Politics Swann Street Has a New Name. What About the Song “Swann Street”? The guy who wrote the DC punk anthem weighs in. DC History, LGBTQ, Swann Street, Black history | Aug 30, 2022
News & Politics What It’s Like Inside a Hidden Old Cemetery That’s Threatened by the Beltway Expansion The graveyard is included on a list of the country’s most threatened historic sites. Maryland, African American History, cemetery, Black history | Aug 5, 2021
