By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor For the second time in history, on Thursday, April 22, the House passed legislation ({H.R. 51} supporting District of Columbia Statehood, in a partisan vote of 216-208. While most Democratic Congressional leaders were supportive of making the nation’s capital the 51st state, many Republican congressmen do […]
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