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“A Spring Scene Near Richmond, Virginia,” published in Harper’s Weekly May 21, 1870. African American agricultural laborers have been critical to providing paths toward freedom, innovation and prosperity. (Courtesy Photo/Slavery Images)

Mimi’s Musings: Agricultural Work Creates

by Micha Green February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

John Boyd Jr. is a fourth-generation farmer and founder and CEO of the National Black Farmers Association. (Courtesy Photo/JohnBoydJr.com)

John Boyd Jr. Fights for Those in the Black Farm Industry

by James Wright Jr. February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

George Washington Carver was one of America’s most distinguished scientists during the first half of the 20th century. (Courtesy of Biography)

George Washington Carver: More Than the Peanut Man

by James Wright Jr. February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

Dr. Booker T. Whatley Sows Roots in Modern Agricultural Movement

by Jada Ingleton February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

**FILE** Aiming to birth a new generation of agriculturists to help improve local health outcomes in underserved communities, University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is providing a bevy of agricultural training through innovative programming. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

UDC Sows Seeds of Growth Across D.C. Communities

by Lindiwe Vilakazi February 19, 2025February 26, 2025

Henry Blair is the second African-American to be granted a patent. He modernized agriculture when he invented mechanical corn and cotton planters in the 1830s. His inventions made farming significantly more efficient. (Courtesy photo)

Henry Blair: 19th Century Inventor and Agricultural Pioneer

by Richard D. Elliott February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

Northwest D.C.’s Shiloh Baptist Church Senior Choir, under the direction of Dr. Thomas L. Dixon Tyler, sings the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," on Sunday, Feb. 9. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Honoring 125 Years of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’

by Hamil R. Harris and Jada Ingleton February 12, 2025February 13, 2025

**FILE** A former intern with the Washington Teachers’ Union stands outside of the John A. Wilson Building in 2022. Historically, labor and education advocacy not only furthered Black career opportunities, but contributed to the United States’ overall social, political, cultural and economic power. (WI photo)

Education Proves As Path to Freedom, Power for Black Americans

by Micha Green February 12, 2025February 13, 2025

Nannie Helen Burroughs opened the National Training School for Women and Girls, offering Black women an opportunity to get education and job training in D.C. She also gave the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking opportunities and encouragement during the earliest stages of the Civil Rights Movement. (Courtesy photo)

Nannie Helen Burroughs: Champion of Education for Black Women

by Richard D. Elliott, Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Stacy M. Brown February 12, 2025February 13, 2025

The legacy of Anna Arnold Hedgeman, a barrier-breaking woman integral to achieving civil rights, labor rights and educational equity in the nation, continues through current work toward racial and gender equity, and overall human rights. (Courtesy photo)

Remembering Anna Arnold Hedgeman

by Lindiwe Vilakazi February 12, 2025February 13, 2025