Tag: Lincoln Park
Fencing Comes Down Thursday in Lincoln Park
The Mary McLeod Bethune and 'Emancipation' Monuments are no longer behind bars.
The National Park Service (NPS) began removing the fencing surrounding the two statues...
Driver Going Wrong Way Kills Scooter Operator
One person was killed just north of Lincoln Park in the early morning hours of Friday, August 28 when a motorized scooter collided with...
Lincoln Park Fencing Stays Put Into September
The 'Emancipation Memorial' and the statue to Mary McLeod Bethune will remain enclosed for at least another month and a half, representatives from the...
Conservatives Rally to Keep Statue in Lincoln Park
A conservative group held a rally in Lincoln Park Tuesday, July 14 in support of the preservation of the Emancipation Memorial. Urban CURE (Center...
Joanne Hatfield’s Garden Gifts
Sometimes it’s nice just to stop and smell the roses. It is even nicer when the flowers and roses are at the corner intersection...
Two Very Different Events Around Lincoln Statue Friday
Two very different events took place Friday, July 3 in Lincoln Park, one a teach-in hosted by a Frederick Douglass reenactor and historians, another...
Let Us Heed the Words of Frederick Douglass on the Emancipation...
If Frederick Douglass could see the controversy over the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. today, he would offer the following “reality...
Moechella Event at Emancipation Monument Friday
A special edition of Moechella has been organized in Lincoln Park from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, July 3 to demand that the...
Discuss The Emancipation Statute Friday
There will be another event at the Emancipation Monument in Lincoln Park this Friday.
Reenactor Nathan Richardson will return to Lincoln Park Friday evening, July...
Voices Raised But Emancipation Monument Untouched
Three simultaneous events planned for Friday evening at the base of the Emancipation Monument in Lincoln Park led to raised voices and heated arguments,...
