Washington, D.C.

Bison ONE Newsroom journalist Zoe Cummings speaks to people in and around the Howard University community on hunger in the nation's capital.

Jury selection has begun for the trial of Sean C. Dunn, aka "Sandwich Guy," who was arrested for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent.

In June 2020, protesters defaced the statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike. They used rope to tear it down, spray-painted it, and set it on fire. 

Chef Elias Taddesse says the militarization of Washington, D.C., has left his customers—and his livelihood—on edge.

Beneath the logistics and policy talk was a more existential question: how do schools protect students from fear when the threat isn’t inside the classroom but waiting just beyond its doors?

Washington, D.C., is home to the largest Ethiopian community outside of Ethiopia, and the immigrants in that community live with constant anxiety.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in D.C. by a coalition of attorneys representing various immigrant rights and civil rights groups.

DEK: New Orleans is one of several cities with a substantial Black population that President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to. 

It’s not about stopping crime. It’s about baiting Black and Brown folks into rebellion so he can justify unleashing even more force, and quite frankly, justify killing us.

A grand jury rejected the federal indictment against Sean C. Dunn, who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., in protest of Donald Trump's militarized occupation of the city.

As we head toward the 2026 Midterm Elections, it's important to be discerning about whose information and advice you consume. You could be listening to the wrong people.

President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard into D.C. and has threatened to do the same in several cities with Black mayors.