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Monthly Archives: May 2017

Team Ariyaun (in yellow) plays Team Bump n Run in the first game of the 2017 season of the Goodman League in southeast D.C. on May 30. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inSports

Goodman League Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence in Barry Farms

by Martell Pegues May 30, 2017October 30, 2020
DCPS Chancellor Antwan Wilson arrives at a press conference at Alice Deal Middle School in Northwest on February 1, 2017. /Photo by Roy Lewis
Posted inEducation, Local

D.C. Public Schools Losing Teachers in Middle of School Year

by WI Guest Author May 30, 2017October 30, 2020
Affectionately known as the "Ebony/Jet building," the former headquarters of the Johnson Publishing Company is now prime real estate in Chicago. (Erick Johnson/Chicago Crusader)
Posted inBlack Experience, Business, Lifestyle

Iconic Ebony Magazine Moves to Los Angeles

by WI Guest Author May 30, 2017October 30, 2020
Graça Machel
Posted inInternational

Graça Machel to be Honored with ‘Diamonds Do Good’ Award

by WI Guest Author May 30, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inBenjamin F. Chavis Jr., Op-Ed, Opinion

SHARPTON/CHAVIS: Prohibitions and Bans — Serious, Unintended Consequences

by WI Guest Author May 30, 2017October 30, 2020
Joe Madison
Posted inLifestyle

Joe Madison Signs Multiyear Deal with SiriusXM

by WI Guest Author May 30, 2017October 30, 2020
Dance Africa celebrates 30 years with its annual festival in D.C. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity, International

Dance Africa’s Annual Festival to Honor ‘Baba’ Chuck Davis

by Lauren M. Poteat May 30, 2017October 30, 2020
Courtesy of dol.gov via Twitter
Posted inBlack Experience, Business

Job Prospects Mixed for Black Workers in April

by WI Guest Author May 29, 2017October 30, 2020
Men & Women of the Gospel Choir (Courtesy of Washington Performing Arts)
Posted inLifestyle

Gospel Choirs Team for WPA’s 50th Anniversary Fete

by Eve M. Ferguson May 29, 2017October 30, 2020
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. speaks during service at the Community of Hope AME Church in Temple Hills, Maryland, on May 28. (Courtesy of Bill Lee/Community of Hope AME Church)
Posted inFaith, Religion

Jesse Jackson Issues Call for Action in Social Justice Battle

Avatar photo by Hamil R. Harris May 29, 2017October 30, 2020

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