Black History Archives - Page 5 of 67 - The Washington Informer

**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

Students competed in the 2024 Prince George's County Spelling Bee held at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on the campus of University of Maryland. Victoria McFetridge was the winner and John Johnson was the runner-up (front row center). (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Washington Informer Charities: A Culture of Leadership, Advocacy for Black D.C.

by Jada Ingleton March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

Phil Lewis, a millennial journalist and president of Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ), said he relishes in his responsibility as a facilitator of WABJ’s Urban Journalism Workshop, which connects aspiring journalists to Black Press reporters. In this photo, Lewis takes students on a visit to the White House. (Courtesy of Phil Lewis)

Black Experience, Black History

Millennial and Gen Zers Reflect on the Future of the Black Press

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Tait Manning March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. delivers the “State of the Black Press” address on March 13 at Howard University’s Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library in Northwest D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Celebrating 198 Years of The Black Press Telling Important, Untold Stories, Planning for the Future

by Stacy M. Brown, Jada Ingleton and Micha Green March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, founder of The Washington Informer, and his daughter, the publication’s longtime Publisher, Denise Rolark Barnes (WI file photo)

The Legacy Must Continue

by Denise Rolark Barnes March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

The Rev. William Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan A.M.E. Church and Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes during the inaugural Black Press Sunday on March 16. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black Press Elevates Faith-Based Values, Institutions to Forward Mission for Democracy

by Jada Ingleton March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

**FILE** Washington Informer Managing Editor Micha Green is excited to continue the publication’s 60-year legacy of publishing positive stories that resist racism and uplifts the Black community. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Freedom Writers Forever: Uplifting Reporting as Powerful Resistance

by Micha Green March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes with her father Dr. Calvin Rolark, founder of the publication. Rolark Barnes is continuing her father’s Black Press publishing legacy, with the media outlet celebrating 60 years. (WI file photo)

Black Experience, Black History

Born to Publish: Continuing the Black Press Legacy

by Micha Green March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

With the “Lockridge” name being synonymous with political and civic activism in Ward 8, Stefan Lockridge is working to ensure his family’s legacy continues. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience

Stefan Lockridge Carries Forth Family Legacy of Community Activism

by James Wright Jr. March 26, 2025March 27, 2025