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Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison (left) (Courtesy of Jean Coleman via Smithsonian magazine)

Community, Lifestyle

D.C. to Celebrate Museum Day

by WI Guest Author September 19, 2018October 31, 2020

A man stands near a "vote no on Initiative #77" sign on June 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. - Washington, DC's upcoming primary election includes a ballot measure called Initiative 77, a policy to gradually raise the minimum wage that tipped workers receive. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Community, Local Business

Is D.C. Council Poised to Repeal Initiative 77?

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 19, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (right) hosts the city's first Maternal and Infant Health Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Sept. 12. Cathy Hughes (left), Urban One, Inc. founder and chair, and Valerie B. Jarrett, former senior adviser for the Obama administration, participate in a conversation on perinatal health and racial disparities in birth outcomes. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Community, Health

Summit’s Focus: High Mortality Rates of Black Mothers, Infants

by WI Guest Author September 19, 2018October 31, 2020

Former NAACP President Ben Jealous (right), who is running for Maryland governor, fist-bumps Amy Wasserstrom outside the Takoma Park Community Center in Montgomery County during the Maryland primary election on June 26. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Community, William J. Ford

Md. Voters Back Hogan, Say State Doing Well: Poll

by William J. Ford September 19, 2018October 31, 2020

Courtesy of DC Health Link

DC Health Link Aims to ‘Power Up’ East of the River Businesses

by WI Guest Author September 18, 2018October 31, 2020

Chef Carla Hall, AARP spokesperson, encourages the over 6,000 volunteers who came to the National Mall on September 11 for a day of service as they packed meals for the senior community. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Community, D Kevin McNeir

Meal Pack Challenge Helps D.C.’s Seniors

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 12, 2018October 31, 2020

Sherice Muhammad

In Re-Election Bid, ANC Commissioner Highlights Lagging Development

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 12, 2018October 31, 2020

Dionne Reeder

Community, Politics

Council Hopeful Reeder Emphasizes Balance

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 12, 2018October 31, 2020

Courtesy of dcmaternalhealth.com

Community, Health

Urban One, D.C. to Pair for Summit on Maternal, Infant Health

by WI Guest Author September 10, 2018October 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)

D.C. Mayor Shows Off Newly Adopted Baby

by WI Guest Author September 7, 2018October 31, 2020