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Black United Front to Honor Juneteenth

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer June 13, 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)

D.C. Council Approves Credit-Building Program for Public Housing Residents

by WI Guest Author June 11, 2018October 31, 2020

Louis Farrakhan Jr.

Louis Farrakhan Jr., 60, Son of Nation of Islam Leader, Dies

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer June 8, 2018October 31, 2020

Ward 8 Council member Trayon White stands with local residents at a June 1 prayer vigil, where several homicides have taken place near Ferebee Hope Elementary School in southeast D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Community, Shevry Lassiter

Spike in Violence Leads to Community Organizing, Government Response in D.C.

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer June 6, 2018October 31, 2020

Dovey Johnson Roundtree

Black History, Obituary

Lawyer, Activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree Remembered

by Denise Rolark Barnes June 6, 2018October 31, 2020

Aiyi’nah Ford, executive director of the Future Foundation, poses questions to James Butler, Dustin Canter and Ernest Johnson during a mayoral candidates' forum at Ballou Senior High School in southeast D.C. on June 6. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Community Organization Registers Teens to Vote

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer June 6, 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)

Bowser Promotes National Gun Violence Awareness Day

by WI Guest Author June 1, 2018October 31, 2020

Graylan Hagler

Bowser Under Fire as Water Bills Rise

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer May 30, 2018October 31, 2020

Barry Summer-Job Program Helps D.C. in Top Places Rankings

by Stacy M. Brown May 30, 2018October 31, 2020

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Norton Bill Expedites D.C. Judge Confirmations

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