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Election Night with The Root DC
D.C. residents and guests traveled to The Washington Post for a watch party held by local organizations and leaders.
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DC, Maryland voters cast 2012 ballots
Washington, D.C. and Maryland residents visted their voter precincts to cast their ballots for president and local officials.
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The Alexandria Branch of the NAACP’s 79th Freedom Fund Banquet
This year’s banquet theme was “Your Power, Your Decision, VOTE.” The keynote speaker was activist and poet laureate, Sonia Sanchez, who spoke to the crowd about doing “Pushups for Peace.”