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**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)

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

by James Wright Jr. October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

Harriet Tubman

U.S. Mint Memorializes Harriet Tubman in Coins

by James Wright Jr. October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

From left: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) presents the Distinguished Service Cross to Joann Woodson, widow of Staff Sgt. Waverly Woodson, and their son Stephen Woodson. Staff Sgt. Woodson is credited with saving more than 200 lives during the invasion of Omaha Beach on D-Day. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

World War II Medic Finally Receives Honors for D-Day Heroism

by Brenda C. Siler September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American from Chicago, was tortured and murdered in 1955. (Courtesy photo)

Unearthed Letters and Research Notes Expose Journalist’s Role in Distorting Emmett Till’s Story

by Stacy M. Brown August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

Dwayne Sims of the Negro League Legends Hall of Fame and Mark Wahl of the United States Postal Service, stand beside a blown-up image of the Hank Aaron stamp. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

The Negro League Legends Hall of Fame, USPS Unveil Hank Aaron Stamp

by Richard D. Elliott August 19, 2024August 21, 2024

On the 116th anniversary of the Springfield Race Riot, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Springfield, Illinois, preserving 1.57 acres of federal land and highlighting a significant but painful moment in American history.

Biden Designates Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument to Commemorate Civil Rights History

by Stacy M. Brown August 16, 2024August 17, 2024

During Black August, members of the Black radical left spend the entire month raising awareness about the women and men of the Black Power Era, and work to free the Black political prisoners such as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, who has been incarcerated since 2002. (Courtesy of Change.org)

Organizers Raise Jamil Al-Amin’s Name During Black August

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 14, 2024August 14, 2024

John Taylor Chapman, owner of the Manumission Tour Company, stands before a marker of Franklin & Armfield, a slave trading firm in pre-Civil War Alexandria, Virginia. (Courtesy photo)

Tour Company Showcases Alexandria’s Black History

by James Wright Jr. August 14, 2024August 14, 2024

MJBL’s 2024 Symposium Champions African American Legacy in Baseball

by Harrison C. Buck August 14, 2024August 14, 2024

The United States Postal Service and the Negro League Legends Hall of Fame are honoring legendary slugger Hank Aaron with a Forever stamp on Aug. 17 at the Prince George's County Stadium in Bowie, Maryland. (Courtesy of NLLLHOF)

Negro League Legends Hall of Fame and USPS Team Up to Honor Hank Aaron with Forever Stamp

by Richard D. Elliott July 29, 2024August 1, 2024