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A mourner holds a painting of Makiyah Wilson at a recent candlelight vigil at Clay Terrace in Northeast. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

MPD, Feds Increase Reward for Info in Killing of Makiyah Wilson

by WI Guest Author July 31, 2018October 31, 2020

The neighborhood of Barry Farm at the intersection of Eaton Road and Firth Sterling Avenue in southeast D.C. is seen here. (Courtesy of Eric T. Gunther via Wikimedia Commons)

Barry Farm Rally Postponed

by WI Guest Author July 30, 2018October 31, 2020

A mourner holds a painting of Makiyah Wilson at a recent candlelight vigil at Clay Terrace in Northeast. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

Community, News

Makiyah Wilson’s Death Sparks Heated Discussion

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 26, 2018October 31, 2020

Community, News

ACLU Sues D.C. Police Officer for ‘Humiliating’ Stop-and-Frisk

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer July 26, 2018October 31, 2020

Community, Entertainment

Life Success Center in D.C. to Present Youth Film Festival

by WI Webstaff July 24, 2018October 31, 2020

Flood Warning for D.C.

by WI Webstaff July 24, 2018October 31, 2020

Passengers at L'Enfant Plaza in southwest D.C. had to exit a Silver Line train on March 9 after it malfunctioned and board an Orange Line train a few minutes later. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Is Metro Strike Imminent?

by William J. Ford July 18, 2018October 31, 2020

From left: D.C. Council members Vincent Gray (D-Ward 7), Robert White (D-At Large) and Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) take questions during a community forum at the Deanwood Rec Center on July 12. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Residents, Activists Embrace Community Control over Police

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 18, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, joined by city officials and project developers, breaks ground for construction on the Abrams Hall Senior Apartments on the campus of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in northwest D.C. on July 16. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Breaks Ground on Affordable Apartments for Ward 4 Seniors

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

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

African-American Museum Waives Entry Passes for September Weekdays

by WI Guest Author July 13, 2018October 31, 2020