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Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is currently on personal leave and not leading the museum. (Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution/Leah L. Jones)

Director on Leave as Trump Order Targets African American History Museum and Cultural Institutions

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

**FILE** Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting “anti-American ideaology” in cultural institutions, Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first African American to lead the Smithsonian Institution, is laying a path forward for staff. (Courtesy photo)

Black History Under Fire: Trump’s Executive Order Puts Smithsonian’s Future at Risk

by Stacy M. Brown April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

**FILE** UDR, Inc., the property manager of Waterside Towers Apartments in Washington, D.C., will pay $50,000 in penalties and adopt sweeping reforms after allegedly ignoring repeated complaints from Black women tenants about violent and racist harassment by a white male neighbor — who was later convicted of a hate crime. (Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Informer)

UDR to Pay $50K After Failing to Protect Black Women Tenants From Hate, Harassment

by Stacy M. Brown March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

**FILE** Dr. Calvin Rolark, founder and first publisher of The Washington Informer, with his daughter Denise Rolark Barnes, current publisher of the newspaper. (WI photo)

Black Experience

The Washington Informer at 60: ‘If It is to Be, It is Up to Me’

by James Wright Jr. and Micha Green March 26, 2025March 27, 2025

**FILE** Washington Informer Managing Editor Micha Green (seated right) with students from Archbishop Carroll’s Jim Vance Media Program in February 2023. (WI photo)

Highlighting The Informer’s Passion for Education, Building Future Storytellers

by Hamil R. Harris March 26, 2025March 27, 2025

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (left) holds the key to the city after presenting it to Washington Football Franchise legend Darrell Green (center). Antonio the Cuban Cigar Smoker holds the proclamation for Green as Mitch Rales celebrates. Green says The Informer has provided “invaluable” sports coverage. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Athletic Leaders Laud 60 Years of Dedicated Sports Reporting

by Ed Hill March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

**FILE** Students from the Howard University College of Dentistry at the “Give Kids a Smile” national kickoff in February (WI photo)

Health Professionals Emphasize Importance of Promoting Overall Wellness Through The Informer

by Lindiwe Vilakazi March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

**FILE** Nelson Mandela during a visit to Washington, D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Global Leaders Emphasize Value of Coverage Across the African Diaspora

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. and Micha Green March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

**FILE** Juanita “Busy Bee” Britton (cutting the ribbon) is a longtime supporter of The Informer, having been an avid reader of the publication even before partnering for the last three decades. (Courtesy photo)

Washington Informer Business Partners Celebrate Legacy of Service, Impact in D.C. and Beyond

by Jada Ingleton March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

**FILE** The Rev. E. Gail Anderson Holness speaks at MLK Holiday DC Annual Breakfast in January 2023 at THEARC in Southeast D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Local Pastors Tout The Informer’s Value to the Community

by Hamil R. Harris March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

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