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A member of Macedonia Baptist Church (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Black History, Community

MoCo Church Loses Claim to Slave Burial Grounds

by Lauren M. Poteat March 1, 2017October 30, 2020

James Clyburn

Black Experience, Black History, Community

ASALH Gala Recognizes Black History Past and Present

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

Passengers board a Green Line train at the Prince George's Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville in September. Metro recently released a safety report that shows injuries among riders and employees slightly increased last year. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Metro Injuries Slightly Up Among Riders, Workers: Report

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

Erin Martin, interim program director of the Boys and Girls Club's FBR branch, poses with club members at the African American History Museum while on the 2017 Washington Informer Heritage Tour. (Demetrious Kinney)

Boys & Girls Club Director Wants to Be Seen

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

Community, Health

March Greetings From D.C. Office on Aging

by WI Guest Author March 1, 2017October 30, 2020

Peter Newsham (in blue) has been named chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. (Courtesy photo)

Bowser Stays Local, Picks Newsham as Police Chief

by WI Guest Author February 24, 2017October 30, 2020

Rahsaan Bernard

Black Experience, Black History, Community, D Kevin McNeir, Entertainment

Rahsaan Bernard Takes the Baton at THEARC

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 23, 2017October 30, 2020

D.C.'s Central Library will close for three years to undergo a major modernization. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

MLK Library Services to Move During Renovation

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer February 22, 2017October 30, 2020

City Officials to Congress: Hands Off D.C.

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer February 22, 2017October 30, 2020

Ward 8 resident learns the art of computer refurbishing. (Courtesy photo)

Frederick Douglass Community Center Reopens in Ward 8

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer February 22, 2017October 30, 2020