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**FILE** Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, plans to spend election night at her alma mater, Howard University. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Howard University-Area Roads Shutter for Harris-Waltz Election Event

by James Wright Jr. November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

**FILE** Quincy Jones in his studio in 1980 (Los Angeles Times/UCLA, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Legendary Producer Quincy Jones Dies at 91, Leaving a Monumental Legacy in Music and Culture

by Stacy M. Brown November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a prayer service at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest D.C. on Nov. 4. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Religious Leaders, Congregations Come Together for Faith Efforts in Election Season’s Final Stretch

by Shevry Lassiter November 4, 2024November 5, 2024

man in grocery store picking pineapple

Food Deserts Affect Health in Wards 7 and 8; Efforts Increase Food Security in Communities

by Tiasia Saunders November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

**FILE** Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)

Project 2025 Threatens Federal Jobs, Local Budgets for DMV Residents

by Richard D. Elliott November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

Frazier O'Leary

Ward 4 State Board Representative Frazier O’Leary Faces Challenger in Reelection Bid

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 31, 2024November 1, 2024

Young people donning costumes pose with M&M at the MARS Halloween Bash on Oct. 23 at Barry Farm Recreation Center in Southeast D.C. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

How Halloween Celebrations Have Changed for Black D.C. Residents Over Time

by Zsana Hoskins October 30, 2024November 14, 2024

**FILE** Hazel Thomas (shown here in June 2023), the Ward 5 committeewoman to the D.C. Democratic State Committee has concerns about Initiative 83 and is working to raise awareness about the referendum. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Proposed Electoral Change Makes Some Residents Nervous

by James Wright Jr. October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

The Collins Council Report: The Late October Additional Legislative Meeting

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 30, 2024December 11, 2025

**FILE** D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray revealed that he will no longer cast a vote on council legislation for the rest of the council term. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Vincent Gray to Make No More Votes for Rest of D.C. Council Term

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 25, 2024October 25, 2024

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