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Martin Luther King Jr.

2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance Calendar

by WI Guest Author January 9, 2019October 31, 2020

District of Columbia Democratic State Committee hosts an evening conversation with Mayor Muriel Bowser on January 3 at the Thurgood Marshall Center in northwest D.C. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Talks Everyday Issues with D.C. Dems

by James Wright Jr. January 9, 2019October 31, 2020

Elissa Silverman

Silverman Affirms Commitment to Disenfranchised Residents

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 9, 2019October 31, 2020

From left: Samuel Thomas, Jaren Hill Lockridge, Kemi Morten, Trayon White, Sheila Bunn and Cornelia Harris (Courtesy of Bellevue Neighborhood Citizens Association)

Officers for D.C.’s Bellevue Neighborhood Sworn In

by WI Guest Author January 8, 2019October 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser addresses attendees at the DC Public Education Fund’s 2017 Philanthropy Forum at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in northwest D.C. on Oct. 5. (E Watson/EDI Photo)

Community, Local

Bowser to Stick with Police Chief, Education Superintendent

by WI Guest Author January 8, 2019October 31, 2020

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) leads a Jan. 7 roundtable discussion in Largo with federal employees affected by the government shutdown. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Community, William J. Ford

Federal Workers Fret, Tighten Belts as Shutdown Hits Week 3: ‘Live Paycheck to Paycheck’

by William J. Ford January 7, 2019October 31, 2020

Courtesy of dc.gov

Ward 8 Grocery Store Breaks Ground

by WI Guest Author January 7, 2019October 31, 2020

**FILE** From left: French scholar Rebecca Gebreyes and Arisoft co-founder Beakal Tekola, developers of the ArifZefen Ethiopian music app, and urban planner Dan Reed (Courtesy of Artists for Charity)

Ethiopians Dominate D.C.’s African Community

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 2, 2019October 31, 2020

Staff and faculty from the GW Hospital Transplant Institute provided kidney health education and blood pressure screening at the NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo, in partnership with the GW/Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center.

Best Health Expo in DC Returns

by WI Guest Author January 2, 2019October 31, 2020

Melvin Deal is celebrated at the Thurgood Marshall Center in northwest D.C. on Dec. 26. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Community, Lifestyle

African Drummers Keep Rhythms to Heal Generations

by Hamil R. Harris January 2, 2019October 31, 2020