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The US Department of Defense Website has removed an article on a black recipient of the Medal of Honor. Major General Charles Rogers was awarded the country’s highest military decoration for his contribution in the Vietnam war. However, the article celebrating this medal is no longer accessible on the website. Rather, the webpage now shows […]
It wasn’t just Chicago Police running Homan Square, the notorious off-the-books holding facility where detainees alleged heinous civil rights violations. The US Department of Justice has also used the building, which continues to operate a decade after being exposed as the site of alleged torture and unlawful detentions. This article was originally published by Noir […]
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Reports that Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency may have inadvertently exposed a CIA black site in northern Virginia with its recent decision to […]
Portrait of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, ca. 1915 Scurlock Studio RecordsArchives CenterNMAH, Smithsonian Institution His Early Life and Quest for Knowledge Born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, Virginia, Carter Godwin Woodson was the fourth of nine children born to parents who had been enslaved. As an African American boy growing up in central […]
Officials have recovered the cockpit voice recorder – also known as the black box – from the helicopter involved in the plane crash that killed 67 people at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday. Emergency responders are planning to ramp up operations over the weekend to recover the debris from the site. There were […]
Disabled pilot speaks out after Trump blames diversity and inclusion for DC plane crashYour support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest […]
Portraits of Frederick Douglass, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Dr. Carter G. Woodson Public domain/Library of Congress SPECIAL EVENTS Saturday, February 1, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm “Walk with Dr. Woodson: An Annual D.C. Tradition!” at Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS (1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005). Walk literally in the footsteps of the […]
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Donald Trump reflects on assassination attempt in Butler Nearly three months after an assassin’s bullet came close to taking his life, former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania – a place of “tragedy and heartache” – to promise his supporters victory in the 5 November presidential election. One person – a volunteer fire chief […]