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A roll of police tape (police line) lies on the ground outside a home being foreclosed on in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2009.

Richmond, Va., Police Chief Defends Fatal Shooting of Black Man

by WI Guest Author May 17, 2018October 31, 2020

A squatter’s camp near Union Station in D.C. (Brigette White/The Washington Informer)

Homelessness in D.C. Drops for Second Straight Year

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer May 16, 2018October 31, 2020

Black History, Community

Malcolm X Week Returns to D.C. After Long Hiatus

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor May 16, 2018October 31, 2020

Brookland Manor (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Brookland Manor Project Stymied by Appeal

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer May 16, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser gives the 2018 State of the District address on March 15. (Brigette White/The Washington Informer)

Civil Right Groups Sue Bowser for Police Data

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer May 16, 2018October 31, 2020

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz died May 10 at the age of 60. He spoke at the Young Democrats of Maryland convention in Annapolis on Feb. 19. /Photo by William J. Ford

Community, Obituary

Baltimore County Executive, Gubernatorial Candidate Kevin Kamenetz Dies Suddenly

by William J. Ford May 11, 2018October 31, 2020

Flag of the District of Columbia

D.C. Officials to Feds: Butt Out of Local Affairs

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer May 9, 2018October 31, 2020

Columbia Heights residents have been affected by new housing developments in the community. (Jonathan Franklin)

Community, Homeownership

Affordable Housing Crisis Plagues D.C. Residents

by WI Guest Author May 9, 2018October 31, 2020

Courtesy of Lupus Foundation of America

Lupus Walk Coming to the National Mall

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 9, 2018October 31, 2020

FEMA will conduct hurricane readiness exercises in the District and other regions. (Courtesy of FEMA.gov)

FEMA Conducts Hurricane Exercise in D.C.

by Stacy M. Brown May 9, 2018October 31, 2020