Black Experience Archives - Page 19 of 174 - The Washington Informer

Black women die of breast cancer at a higher rate than white and Hispanic women. (Stock photo)

Breakthrough Research Sheds Light on Aggressive Breast Cancers in Black Women

by Stacy M. Brown October 25, 2023October 25, 2023

young black man with dreadlocks writing on wall

Black Student Faces Disciplinary Action Over Dreadlocks at Texas High School

by Stacy M. Brown October 12, 2023October 12, 2023

Dr. Calvin W. Rolark Sr. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

The Washington Informer Celebrates 59 Years

by James Wright Jr. October 11, 2023October 12, 2023

group of people talking to each other in front of brown wooden table

Federal Judge Upholds Fearless Fund’s Grant Program for Black Female Entrepreneurs

by Stacy M. Brown October 2, 2023October 3, 2023

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is part of the Smithsonian Institution. (Courtesy of nmaahc.si.edu)

Black Experience

Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates 10 Millionth Visitor Milestone

by WI Web Staff October 2, 2023October 2, 2023

Rep. Steven Horsford and SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman (not pictured) announced the intentional fight to support minority-owned businesses at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

CBC Chairman Announces Fight for Resources for Minority-Owned Businesses

by Hamil R. Harris September 22, 2023September 27, 2023

Leaders from the Congressional Black Caucus and members of Henrietta Lacks’ family gather in support of the medical pioneer receiving a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously. (Courtesy of Mark Mahoney)

Lawrence Lacks Dies Weeks After Historic Settlement Over Mother’s ‘HeLa’ Cells

by Hamil R. Harris September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

The Sixteenth Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, where four little girls were murdered after the Ku Klux Klan set a bomb in September 1963 (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

Remembering the Four Little Girls 60 Years Later

by Micha Green September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

group of people talking to each other in front of brown wooden table

BEA Foundation Stands Up for Fearless Fund, Empowering Black Women Entrepreneurs

by Stacy M. Brown September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

MelaninCon Chief Operating Officer Donovan Woodberry checks out the Modernish vendor booth. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

MelaninCon Celebrates Black Excellence and Entrepreneurship in D.C.

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 11, 2023September 12, 2023