**FILE** Tyler Perry (John Mathew Smith/www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons)
**FILE** Tyler Perry (John Mathew Smith/www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons)

Today’s Headlines – August 18, 2023

Tyler Perry BET Deal Falls Through as Paramount Removes Network From Sales Block

Paramount Global has pulled out of a deal to sell BET Media Group to renowned filmmaker Tyler Perry.

Connie Spinner: A Pioneer in Adult Education and Workforce Development

In the aftermath of her death, friends, family and colleagues of Cornelia Vannessa Spinner continue to remember her as a pioneer in adult education who helped District adult learners strengthen their capacity for 21st-century employment and postsecondary education.

Charter School Summer Graduates Celebrate the Start of a New Chapter

Nearly 50 young people participated in the D.C. Public Charter School Summer Graduation.

Trump Facing as Much as 641 Years in Prison

If Donald Trump is convicted on all 78 counts, assuming he receives the maximum statutory penalties, he could face an astonishing 641 years in prison.

America’s Demographic Shifts and the Racial Generation Gap

It’s been a poorly kept secret that the underlying reason for much of America’s hate seen in recent years revolves around the fear that white people are fast losing their grip on the nation’s majority.

Desmond Barnes was born in Washington, DC. He is the son of Washington Informer Publisher Denise Barnes. He has been a part of the Washington Informer family all of his life. He helps produce Sounds Of...