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Dion Jordan, a decades-long Ward 8 resident and federal government retiree, is running for the Ward 8 Council seat. He is emphasizing the need of holding elected officials accountable for backdoor deals. (Courtesy photo)

Ward 8 Special Election Candidates Pledge Paradigm Shift

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser tours Grounded as part of a day visiting three new Black-owned businesses in Ward 8’s historic Anacostia on March 6. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Mayor Visits Black Businesses in Anacostia

by James Wright Jr. March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

**FILE** Roy Ayers (Werner Nieke, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

An Outpouring of Tributes from Music Icons Continue Following Roy Ayers’ Death

by Stacy M. Brown March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Marylanders are concerned after experiencing utility rate increases over the winter, in part due to power plant closures. Legislative leaders are introducing bills to speed up clean energy development. (Courtesy of Flickr)

Marylanders Experience Utility Rate Spikes

by Richard D. Elliott March 5, 2025March 5, 2025

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is hinting at plans for a new mural at Black Lives Matter Plaza, following Republican efforts to erase and rename the plaza, with threats to withhold millions in federal transportation funds from the District. (Courtesy photo)

Bowser Plans Change at Black Lives Matter Plaza as GOP Targets Site

by Stacy M. Brown March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Shortly after the end of the March 4 D.C. Council meeting, Karen Hylton approaches the dais, commands the legislative body’s attention and questions, for several minutes, why the council didn’t respond, or try to prevent, Metropolitan Police Department’s reinstatement of the officers convicted for their role in the death of her son, Karon Hylton-Brown. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

The Collins Council Report: A Bereaved Mom Seeks Answers

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 4, 2025December 11, 2025

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrates the new possibilities for RFK campus at a demolition event in December 2022. With D.C.’s chief financial officer recently predicting a revenue decrease of nearly $1 billion over the next three years, Bowser remains focused on generating future revenue and has identified RFK campus in Ward 7 as that catalyst. (WI photo)

In Economic Downturn, Mayor Bowser Posits Football Stadium as a Catalyst

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, a leader within the ranks of the New York and national board of the NAACP, died on March 1. She was 92. (Courtesy of NAACP)

Remembering Civil Rights, NAACP Leader Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes

by April Ryan, Black Press USA March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Howard University Community Members Recommit to Founding Values during Charter Day Celebration

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 1, 2025March 1, 2025

**FILE** Angie Stone (Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Legendary Singer Angie Stone Dies in Car Accident at 63

by Stacy M. Brown March 1, 2025March 3, 2025