Shevry Lassiter Archives

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a prayer service at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest D.C. on Nov. 4. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Election 2024

Religious Leaders, Congregations Come Together for Faith Efforts in Election Season’s Final Stretch

by Shevry Lassiter November 4, 2024November 5, 2024

Local leaders in Washington, D.C. have emphasized the importance of voting and faith in the fight for social justice and equality, with the Black community’s long relationship between faith and the fight for freedom.

The RFK Stadium parking lot in southeast D.C. is turned into a church drive-in sanctuary as Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church holds Sunday service on Sept. 20. Socially distancing was the etiquette and church members waved flags, honked car horns and praise-danced around their cars. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Faith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion, Shevry Lassiter

Worship Becomes a Drive-In Experience

by WI Guest Author September 23, 2020December 21, 2021

Entertainment, Shevry Lassiter

‘What Men Want’ Gets Into Guys’ Heads

by Shevry Lassiter February 8, 2019October 31, 2020

Tasha Cobbs Leonard performs at the Warner Theatre in D.C. on Nov. 15. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Entertainment, Shevry Lassiter

Gospel Concert Turns into a Praise Fest

by Shevry Lassiter November 20, 2018October 31, 2020

D Kevin McNeir, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Shevry Lassiter

O’Jays, Gladys Knight Sensational in Wolf Trap Concert

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor August 22, 2018October 31, 2020

Austin R. Cooper Jr., Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion, Shevry Lassiter

COOPER: Three Giants Called Home

by WI Guest Author August 22, 2018October 31, 2020

From left: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Chair Bernard Lafayette Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Benjamin Chavis, SCLC President and CEO Charles Steele Jr., Rev. Charles McCollum and Cathelean Steele hold a press conference for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's 60th annual convention, held July 12-15 at the Renaissance Hotel in D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, D Kevin McNeir, Shevry Lassiter

Sobering Repeat of History Forecast at SCLC’s 60th Convention

by WI Guest Author July 18, 2018October 31, 2020

Politics, Prince George's County, Shevry Lassiter

Dems Nix Baker, Choose Jealous to Face Hogan

by William J. Ford June 27, 2018October 31, 2020

Education, Shevry Lassiter

Queen Latifah Inspires Strayer Grads

by Brenda C. Siler June 27, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is surrounded by children from Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in the city's Congress Heights neighborhood as she acts as an escort in the Safe Passage program on June 8. Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Community, Shevry Lassiter

D.C. Mayor Aims to Provide Safe Travels for Students

by Shevry Lassiter June 13, 2018October 31, 2020

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