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**FILE** Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (Christian Martinez, Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Black Experience

Virginia Landlord Ordered to Pay Record $750K in Racial Discrimination Eviction Case

by Stacy M. Brown March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

HUD, Department of Interior Announce Federal Land Affordable Housing Project

by Ashleigh Fields March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

National Council of Negro Womem (NCNW) President Shavon Arline-Bradley speaks at the Trice Edney News Wire Stateswomen for Justice Luncheon at National Press Club in Northwest D.C. on March 19. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Stateswomen for Justice Luncheon Stresses the Importance of Organization

by Ashleigh Fields and James Wright Jr. March 20, 2025March 22, 2025

D.C. Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Gopuff for Misclassifying Workers, Avoiding Wage Laws

by Stacy M. Brown March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

District Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is working with congressional colleagues to get the federal employees terminated during their probationary periods reinstated with back pay, and help firefighters obtain unemployment benefits more easily. (Courtesy photo)

Furloughed Federal Government Workers Continue to Seek Employment

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and James Wright Jr. March 19, 2025January 6, 2026

steel staircase in an alley

Second Look Act Advances Through House of Delegates

by Richard D. Elliott March 18, 2025March 18, 2025

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis to Discuss Slavery’s Enduring Impact at Busboys and Poets

by Stacy M. Brown March 17, 2025March 17, 2025

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser engages with residents during a budget engagement forum. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Community, Politics

During House Recess, Bowser and Others Press for Passage of Bipartisan Amendment that Preserves FY 2025 Budget

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 17, 2025March 18, 2025

Adam Levin, grandson of the founders of Chuck Levin’s, is continuing his family’s legacy, currently serving as general manager of the company. (Courtesy of The Musicianship)

Adam Levin: The Latest Leader at Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center

by James Wright Jr. March 12, 2025March 14, 2025

Heart of the City Candles works to give back to District communities. In partnership with Five Below and Build our City DC, Heart of the City held an event at Hill Prince in Northeast, D.C. offering free shoes, clothes, games, hats, books and beauty care products for local women and children. (Demarco Rush/The Washington Informer)

Heart of the City Candles Honors Local Women with Free Giveaway

by Demarco Rush March 12, 2025March 12, 2025