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Wiper Week took place from April 1-5 at three locations, including Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Maryland, where more than 500 cars came to get free windshield wipers on April 4. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

More than 3,000 Sets of Free Windshield Wipers Distributed in D.C. Metro Area’s First Wiper Week

by Brenda C. Siler April 7, 2025April 7, 2025

DC Pop-Up Showcases Local Entrepreneurs at Walter Reed

by WI Web Staff April 7, 2025April 16, 2025

**FILE** District residents seek answers from U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. (far right) during a recent Anacostia Coordinating Council meeting. Many local leaders and residents are frustrated with Martin’s "Make D.C. Safe Again" plan, which they say targets Black men as 18 individuals, all Black were charged with federal violations in March alone. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Residents Outraged at Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Plan ‘Make D.C. Safe Again’

by Stacy M. Brown April 7, 2025April 7, 2025

District of Columbia Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton speaks in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on March 10 with D.C. political leaders addressing a continuing resolution that threatens the District’s budget and residents. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Busy Time for Rep. Norton as She Champions Local Control, Quality of Life for D.C. Residents

by Stacy M. Brown April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

D.C. Attorney General Secures $100K Settlement After Property Owner Barred Young Adults and Felons from Renting

by Stacy M. Brown April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

While D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has not submitted her fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, the D.C. Council has a lot to address. As the council works to deliberate on various legislation, the former Ward 8 Council member Trayon White has launched his reelection campaign less than two months after he was expelled from his seat due to a federal bribery charge. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Collins Council Report: Second Chances, Council Transparency, Housing Insecurity, and Public Charter School Oversight

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 2, 2025December 11, 2025

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Norton Champions Tax Credit for D.C. Caregivers

by WI Web Staff April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

**FILE** With the D.C. Council to soon consider a bill that gives the mayor even more purview over violence interruption by absorbing Cure the Streets into ONSE, Tyrone Parker counts among those calling for less — not more — government control in anti-violence affairs. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Tyrone Parker, Violence Interruption Veteran, Reflects on Current State of Affairs

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 1, 2025April 2, 2025

The Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes celebrates the 60th anniversary of the newspaper during a gala held at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Northwest D.C. on March 28. (Kea Dupree/ Washington Informer Gala Photographer)

Washington Informer 60th Anniversary Gala: A Celebration of Milestones, Legacies, Culture

by Jada Ingleton and Demarco Rush March 31, 2025March 31, 2025

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Announces Calvin Young as Chief of Staff

by Ashleigh Fields March 31, 2025March 31, 2025