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Maudine Cooper, who served as president and CEO of the Greater Washington Urban League for 23 years, has died. (Courtesy of History Makers)

Remembering Local Civil Rights Leader Maudine Cooper

by Hamil R. Harris November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

From left: DC Black History Celebration Committee Director Chuck Hicks presents the Black History Community Service Award to Sandra Butler-Truesdale with African American Civil War Museum founder Frank Smith and Aaron Holmes present during an event at the museum in northwest D.C. on Feb. 1, 2020. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Remembering Sandra Butler-Truesdale: D.C.’s Music Historian and Advocate

by Ra-Jah S. Kelly October 31, 2023November 13, 2023

Iconic ‘Shaft’ Actor Richard Roundtree Dies at 81 After Battle with Pancreatic Cancer

by Stacy M. Brown October 25, 2023October 25, 2023

**FILE** The Isley Brothers in 1969 (from left: Rudolph, Ronald and O'Kelly Isley) (Wikimedia Commons)

Rudolph Isley, Founding Member of The Isley Brothers, Dies at 84

by Stacy M. Brown October 15, 2023October 15, 2023

**FILE** Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Courtesy of Senate Democrats via Wikimedia Commons)

Dianne Feinstein, Longest-Serving Female Senator, Dies at 90: A Look Back at Her Legacy in Gun Control and Bipartisanship

by Stacy M. Brown September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

OT Blount, a long-serving park steward with the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, died Aug. 8 from heart complications at age 54. (Stephen Voss/Courtesy of Ward 8 Woods)

OT Blount, Dedicated Steward of Ward 8’s Forestland, Dies at Age 54

by Kayla Benjamin September 13, 2023September 14, 2023

**FILE** Bishop C.M. Bailey (Courtesy of tuhopfap.org)

Faith

Bishop C.M. ‘Sweet Daddy’ Bailey Dies

by Hamil R. Harris August 24, 2023August 25, 2023

Former D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Mary Terrell speaks about the seriousness of her friend, the late Cornelia Vannessa “Connie” Spinner, and the importance of her work in adult education during an Aug. 13 memorial service at Sycamore & Oak in southeast D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Connie Spinner: A Pioneer in Adult Education and Workforce Development

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

Mildred Jones Fisher Lockridge, 92, who died on July 21, 2023, was a community activist, day care center director, and educator for more than six decades in the D.C. and Virginia school systems. (Courtesy photo)

Remembering Mildred Jones Fisher Lockridge

by Hamil R. Harris August 9, 2023August 9, 2023

Renowned Civil Rights Lawyer Charles J. Ogletree Jr. Dies, Leaving a Legacy of Justice and Empowerment

by Stacy M. Brown August 6, 2023August 7, 2023