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Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld

Metro GM Revises Proposed Budget

by WI Guest Author March 7, 2017October 30, 2020

Ward 8 Councilman Trayon White speaks during presentation of statues and renderings March 6 of the late Marion Barry Jr. at the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest. (Mark Mahoney)

Marion Barry to Be Immortalized in Bronze

by William J. Ford March 6, 2017October 30, 2020

Howard University students hit the streets on Sunday, March 5 to raise money for participants in the Alternative Spring Break.

Community, Education, Local, Photo Galleries

Students Raise Money for Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break

by WI Webstaff March 6, 2017October 30, 2020

Vicky Orem, a Greenbelt, Maryland, lawyer whose application last year to grow medical marijuana was denied, testifies before the state Senate's Judiciary Proceedings Committee during a March 2 hearing in Annapolis on legislation to restructure the current cannabis commission. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Community, Health, William J. Ford

Black Lawmakers, Merchants Seek Change on Marijuana Laws

by William J. Ford March 2, 2017October 30, 2020

Courtesy of cbcfinc.org

Black Experience, Community

CBCF President to Lead Inaugural Study-Abroad Delegation

by WI Guest Author March 2, 2017October 30, 2020

Pepco Providing 1,150 Free Trees to Customers

by WI Guest Author March 2, 2017October 30, 2020

Community, Photo Galleries

Washington Informer Charities 7th Annual African American Heritage Tour – Photos by Lateef Mangum

by WI Webstaff March 2, 2017October 30, 2020

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) speaks during a March 1 media briefing on Capitol Hill regarding the Democrats' plan to ensure the Affordable Care Act remains intact. Alongside Cardin are (from left) Reps. Jamie Raskin and Steny Hoyer and Sen. Chris Van Hollen. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Federal Lawmakers: ACA Works in Maryland

by William J. Ford March 1, 2017October 30, 2020

WI staff join community members for a visit to the Smithsonian's new African-American museum. (Lateef Mangum)

Black Experience, Community

‘Village’ Unites for Memorable WI Heritage Tour

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 1, 2017October 30, 2020

Brookland Manor (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Simmering Neighborhood Friction Ignited By Redevelopment Plans

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer March 1, 2017October 30, 2020