Black Experience Archives - Page 10 of 175 - The Washington Informer

Freedom fighters, activists and political leaders on the Edmund Pettus Bridge as part of the annual pilgrimage in March honoring those brutalized on Bloody Sunday in 1965 (Courtesy photo)

60 Years Since Selma: Religious, Political Leaders Talk Next Steps Ahead

by Hamil R. Harris March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

Black Homeownership in the District of Columbia: Barriers and Uncertain Futures

by Stacy M. Brown March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

**FILE** A Target store in Northern Virginia (Wikimedia Commons)

D.C.-Area Residents Participate in Target Boycott

by Stacy M. Brown, James Wright Jr. and Richard D. Elliott March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

**FILE** Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Black America Braces for Impact as Trump’s Tariffs Land

by Stacy M. Brown March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

D.C.’s Plant Magic Bottle Shop in Union Market District produces non-alcoholic beverages consisting of plant-based, functional remedies that increase health and wellness and challenge alcohol-centric norms for social gatherings. (Jada Ingleton/The Washington Informer)

Black Entrepreneurs Redefine Success of Wealth and Wellness

by Jada Ingleton February 27, 2025February 28, 2025

**FILE** From left: Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam and Kevin Richardson at the 73rd annual Peabody Awards for "The Central Park Five" in 2014 (Peabody Awards, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

‘Exonerated Five’ Member Raymond Santana Launches Bid for New York City Council

by Stacy M. Brown February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

From left: Howard University’s Dr. Greg Carr, National Urban League President Marc Morial and Christine Sampson-Clark of the National Education Association participate in a keynote panel at the annual ASALH luncheon at The Westin in Northwest D.C. on Feb. 22. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

ASALH Luncheon Speakers Tackle Black Labor Theme, Resistance

by James Wright Jr. February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

An investigation by the Associated Press reveals that nearly 60% of recruit deaths involved Black trainees, despite Black officers comprising just 12% of local police forces. (Courtesy photo)

Dying to Wear the Badge: Black Police Recruits at Risk

by Stacy M. Brown February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

Arts

HBO’s Eyes on the Prize III Revisits Black America’s Modern Civil Rights Struggles

by Stacy M. Brown February 17, 2025February 19, 2025

NAACP, Black Press of America Call for Economic Action as Corporations Retreat from Diversity Commitments

by Stacy M. Brown February 17, 2025February 17, 2025