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DC Fashion Week Celebrates its 43rd Anniversary with Vintage Couture

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Washington, DC, September 24, 2025 — DC Fashion Week kicks off its 43rd season, making it the nation’s capital’s longest-running fashion tradeshow. Ean Williams, the founder and executive director, was recently featured in Forbes Magazine and was the 2025 recipient of the DMV Community Awards for Fashion Icon, the R.I.S.E Fashion Icon Award, and the […]

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So, Where Were They Hiding?

Leave a Comment / Can I Speak Freely, Featured / The Editor

For several weekends I covered every ward in Washington D.C. passing out flyers to promote the DC Voice’s Summer Essay Contest–from churches to libraries, and even strangers on the street. I would even have given one to the National Guard … if I could find one. So, my question is, if they took over D.C.,

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The DC Voice Celebrates a Historic Milestone as an Approved Media Member of DC Fashion Week!

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The DC Voice is thrilled to announce a major milestone in our journey: for the first time in our 14-year history, we have been officially approved as a media member for DC Fashion Week! This exciting development marks a new chapter for our publication and underscores our commitment to elevating the stories, voices, and creativity

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Take Part in the “My Church, Our History, Our Voice” Essay Contest!

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Reflections on Being a Father

Editor Picks, Featured, Opinion / The Editor

I struggled with whether to write something about Father’s Day prior to Sunday and kept falling short of what to say. However, I would be remiss to let the day get too far in the rearview mirror without reflecting on the joy of being a father. It starts with recognizing one day that they are

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The DC Voice Applauds and Recognizes Minority-Owned Businesses That Survived COVID!

Food & Drinks, Lifestyle / The Editor

Any small business that survived the Covid-19 pandemic should be applauded. Any minority-owned, small business that survived needs to be applauded and acknowledged! The DC Voice would like to salute any small business – particularly minority and Black-owned businesses! It\’s not easy bringing a dream to life. Keeping it a viable business through the ups

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Celebrating a First – Zaila Avant-garde

Black History / The Editor

On July 8, 2021, Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American in the nearly 100 years of the competition to win the 2021 Scripps National spelling bee champion! Let\’s all take a moment to celebrate her magnificent achievement! Congratulations Zaila!

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The Day Black Wall Street Died – The Tulsa Massacre – The Story of America Part 2

Black History / The Editor

The Black Dispatch, June 10, 1921 \”Dr. Arthur Jackson, ex-president of the State Medical Association, was shot down by a white boy about sixteen or seventeen years old, according to eyewitnesses. He was rushing up from his basement of his home, which was in flames, with his hands in the air. Two loads from a

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Don\’t Celebrate Too Fast if The House Votes for DC Statehood

Around The City, News & Politics / The Editor

Don\’t celebrate too fast if the House votes for DC Statehood today, just 6 short days removed from DC Emancipation Day. It\’s just a high-stakes game of 3 card monte. Another Democratic shell game to lure us into a sense of advocacy only to find a trap door waiting for us at the end; the

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Emancipation Day in the District

Around The City, Black History / The Editor

April 16, 1862 marks the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Over 3,000 enslaved persons were freed eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation liberated slaves in the South. The District also has the distinction of being the only part of the United States to have compensated slave owners for freeing enslaved persons they

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