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**FILE** D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie champions a disparity study showing Black businesses lacking in District government contracts. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Awaits Disparity Study Release

by James Wright Jr. March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

The Bowser administration hasn’t revealed when it will announce the completion of the DC Disparity Study backed by D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie.

Kyle DeThomas is co-chair of the Diverse Lawyers Group and firm lead to Project Destined. (Courtesy photo)

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Real Estate Roundup

by Andrew S. Jacobson March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

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Bowser Cancels Medical Debt for Many Washingtonians

by WI Web Staff March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Family and friends of Dalaneo “Debo” Martin march on March 26 from the 3300 block of Benning Road to the 300 block of 36th Street in northeast D.C., where a U.S. Park Police officer shot and killed teen Dalaneo Martin days earlier. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Family Members Challenge Narrative About Teenager Slain by Park Police

by Sam P.K. Collins March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Lucy Diggs Slowe was appointed the first dean of women at Howard University in 1922, one of many groundbreaking achievements in her life. (Courtesy photo)

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D.C. History Conference Scholars Explore Women’s Political History

by James Wright Jr. March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

**FILE** Randall Robinson (John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons)

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Activist, Lawyer and TransAfrica Founder Randall Robinson Dies at 81

by Stacy M. Brown March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

New D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has committed to ensuring District residents' rights are respected under the law and that he will carry out his duties in concert with other city officials when appropriate.

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D.C. AG Pushes Landlords to Make Repairs, Upgrades

by WI Web Staff March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

**FILE** Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee (Courtesy of MPD via Twitter)

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Inaugural Class Graduates from MPD-Hosted Leadership Academy

by WI Web Staff March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Lesly Hernandez Martin, the first-place winner of the Prince George's County Spelling Bee held on March 17 at the University of Maryland Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, raises her trophy high. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Education

Washington Informer Hosts Competitive 2023 County Spelling Bee

by Richard D. Elliott March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Paulette Matthews, vice president of the Barry Farm Tenants and Allies Association (Courtesy photo)

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DC Housing Authority Attempts to Build Public Trust

by Sam P.K. Collins March 22, 2023March 22, 2023