Black Experience Archives - Page 18 of 175 - The Washington Informer

This 1967 photograph shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (right) and his son Marty with the Rev. Walter Fauntroy in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo/dcstatehoodyeswecan.org)

What Would MLK Do to Address Black Mental Health?

by Micha Green and Lindiwe Vilakazi January 14, 2024March 7, 2024

Black Experience

Prominent Civil Rights Leaders Share Insights on MLK’s Perspective on Middle East, Ukraine, Trump

by Stacy M. Brown January 14, 2024January 17, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous, "I Have a Dream," speech during the Aug. 28, 1963, march on Washington, D.C.

Faith

What Would MLK Preach Today?

by Hamil R. Harris January 14, 2024January 17, 2024

Ty Hobson-Powell, founder and executive director of Concerned Citizens of D.C., shined brightly as a youth leader, just like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience

A Conversation with Ty Hobson-Powell About Martin Luther King’s Legacy

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 14, 2024January 17, 2024

**FILE** The Tops supermarket on Jefferson Avenue in the Cold Spring section of Buffalo, New York, as seen on a February 2022 afternoon (Andre Carrotflower via Wikimedia Commons)

Buffalo Grocery Store Killer Payton Gendron Could Face Death Penalty for Racist Rampage

by Stacy M. Brown January 12, 2024January 17, 2024

Black Experience

Prayer- and Praise-Based MLK Holiday Events

by Hamil R. Harris January 10, 2024January 10, 2024

In the American Lung Association’s latest "State of Lung Cancer" report, attention is focused on the stark racial inequalities in lung cancer rates, treatment access, and outcomes within Black communities, including in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. (Courtesy photo)

Lung Cancer Report Exposes Disparities in Black Community Health Across DMV

by Stacy M. Brown January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

**FILE** Claudine Gay (Lhampt1 via Wikimedia Commons)

Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns Amid Scandals, Plagiarism Allegations

by Stacy M. Brown January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

Courtesy of Miss Black America Pageant via Instagram

Michigan’s Ashley Myatt Crowned Miss Black America in Historic 55th Anniversary Pageant

by Stacy M. Brown December 18, 2023December 18, 2023

**FILE** A Navy Federal Credit Union vestibule ATM in Gaithersburg, Maryland (Courtesy of Illegitimate Barrister via Wikimedia Commons)

Largest U.S. Credit Union Scrutinized Over Significant Gaps Between Approval Rates for White and Black Borrowers

by Stacy M. Brown December 14, 2023December 14, 2023