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The 2019 Martin Luther King Peace Walk and Parade lead off, going south on Martin Luther King Avenue in Southeast with Mayor Muriel Bowser and a number of Council members bringing greetings. (Courtesy of Maurice Fitzgerald/WI Charities)

MLK Parade Undeterred by Frigid Weather

by Hamil R. Harris January 23, 2019October 31, 2020

Mayor Bowser speaks to volunteers and the press at the Capital Area Food Bank in Northeast on Tuesday, Jan. 22, where she announced ways the DC government is stepping up to assist residents and families impacted by the Federal government shutdown. Standing with Mayor Bowser are (L-R) Jenny Reed, director of the D.C. Office of Budget and Performance Management, Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes, director of the D.C. Department of Employment Services, and Dr. Laura Zeilinger, director of the D.C. Department of Human Services. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Offers Aid to Residents Hurt by Shutdown

by James Wright Jr. January 23, 2019October 31, 2020

Ben Kramer

Lawmaker Demands Accountability for MoCo Housing Agency

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 23, 2019October 31, 2020

United Medical Center

D.C. Residents Clamor for East End Hospital

by James Wright Jr. January 23, 2019October 31, 2020

Dr. Joseph Richardson Jr. and Anneta Arno, director of the DC Office of Health Equity, participate in a symposium on race and policy held at the RISE Center in Southeast on Jan. 17. (J. Wright/The Washington Informer)

McDuffie Takes on Racial Inequity in D.C.

by James Wright Jr. January 23, 2019October 31, 2020

Ralph J. Chittams

GOP’s Chittams Starts New PAC Aimed at Urban Areas

by James Wright Jr. January 23, 2019October 31, 2020

ACLU Requests Body-Cam Footage in Teen’s Death

by WI Guest Author January 23, 2019October 31, 2020

Martin Luther King Jr.

Community, Stacy M. Brown

Remembering MLK With Service, Reflection

by Stacy M. Brown January 16, 2019October 31, 2020

Kenyan McDuffie

McDuffie, White Float Key Bills in New Council Session

by James Wright Jr. January 16, 2019October 31, 2020

Members of the #Vote16DC coalition speak about their efforts to expand voting rights to 16- and 17-year-old District residents during a Jan. 10 town hall at THEARC on Mississippi Avenue SE. (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Youths Renew Efforts to Lower Voting Age

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 16, 2019October 31, 2020