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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser walks through Southeast. (WI photo)

Bowser’s Stroll Reveals Anacostia in Transition

by James Wright Jr. December 5, 2018October 31, 2020

Trayon White

D.C. Council Postpones East End Hospital Vote

by James Wright Jr. December 5, 2018October 31, 2020

Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham speaks to neighborhood residents in the wake of a homicide on 8th and Jefferson streets in Northwest in November. (Courtesy photo)

Brightwood Community Expresses Safety Concerns

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 5, 2018October 31, 2020

Legal Counsel for the Elderly has been assisting D.C. seniors for more than 40 years. (Courtesy of AARP)

D.C. Council Inches Closer to Strategic Senior Plan

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 5, 2018October 31, 2020

Hunger and food insecurities are regular themes of the holidays. (Courtesy of Johns Hopkins University)

Hunger, Food Insecurities Rise During Holidays

by Stacy M. Brown December 5, 2018October 31, 2020

The Center for Urban Families acts as a leading voice in the national conversation on responsible fatherhood and an advocate for child support reform in Maryland. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Baltimore Organization Helping Fathers, Families with Sustainable Employment, Life Skills

by WI Guest Author December 3, 2018October 31, 2020

The Washington Nationals organization holds its annual Winterfest at Nationals Park in southeast D.C. on Dec. 1-2. A toy drive for the event was co-sponsored by Washington Informer Charities. (Mark Mahoney/The Washington Informer)

Over 1,000 Toys Donated by Nationals Fans at Winterfest

by Hamil R. Harris December 2, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser prepares to break ground on 202 affordable housing units at St. Elizabeths East Campus in Ward 8 on Nov. 27. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Community, Local Business

Residents Wary of St. Elizabeths Development

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 28, 2018October 31, 2020

Residents of Ward 8 make their voices heard during a State of Southeast town hall meeting sponsored by the National Black United Fund at THEARC on Nov. 26. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Views Vary on Priorities for Ward 8

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 28, 2018October 31, 2020

Roach Brown

Roach Brown to Discuss the Unger Decision and Racism in Black and White

by WI Guest Author November 28, 2018October 31, 2020