Washington Informer Education: Equity, Advocacy & Student Voices

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Howard University Named Among Top ‘Opportunity Colleges’ by ACE, Carnegie

by WI Web Staff April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

**FILE** Misty Allen, vice president of government affairs and community impact for Comcast’s Beltway Region, speaks at DC Public Library Foundation (DCPLF)’s “Battle of the Banned” event on Oct. 5, 2024, and proudly celebrates the partnership of Comcast and DCPLF’s Digital Navigator Program. (Courtesy of Misty Allen via LinkedIn)

D.C.’s Digital Future: DCPL Foundation, Comcast Team Up to Make Sure There Is One

by Jada Ingleton April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

Co-moderator Jordan Williams, entrepreneurs Patrick Kamden and Patrice Spriggs, and co-moderator Skylar Woods during a panel at the Fourth Annual Youth Financial Literacy Seminar on April 5 at Bald Eagle Recreation Center in Southwest D.C. (Courtesy photo via Threads)

High Schoolers Learn About Finance at Ward 8’s Bald Eagle Recreation Center

by James Wright Jr. April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Several members of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland alongside students and educators advocating for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future at the State House in Annapolis during the 2025 legislative session (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

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Maryland Educators Make Compromise, Maintain Most of State Education Funding Plan

by Richard D. Elliott April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Community members of all ages participate in panel sessions on April 5, as part of the 36th annual Sankofa Conference, hosted by the Ankobea Society at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. (Bousaina Ibrahim/The Washington Informer)

‘Go Back and Get It’: The Sankofa Conference Marks 36 Years of Re-Africanization

by Bousaina Ibrahim April 9, 2025April 10, 2025

Zwe Spacetime captured the first place title for The Washington Informer's 43rd Annual Citywide Spelling Bee. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Zwe Spacetime, Homeschool Student and Sibling of National Spelling Bee Champion, Wins the 43rd Annual Washington Informer Citywide Bee

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 9, 2025April 10, 2025

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Why Libraries Are Still a Lifeline for Black K-12 Students

by Quintessa Williams, Special to The Informer via Word in Black April 9, 2025April 10, 2025

Serenity Armstrong, Howard University News Service (HUNS) editor in chief, and HUNS Podcast Director Taylor Issacs unveil a new podcast during the relaunch for the media outlet on March 21. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Howard University Students Revive HU News Service With Bold Flare And New Podcast Launch

by Skylar Nelson April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

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Federal Layoffs Present New Barriers for Black K-12 Students

by Quintessa Williams, Special to The Informer via Word in Black April 2, 2025April 3, 2025

Educators at Morehouse College in Atlanta are leveraging immersive virtual reality to enhance learning for students across multiple disciplines, officially launching “Metaverse at Morehouse” in spring 2021. (Courtesy photo)

HBCUs Propel the Next Generation of Black Leaders in AI, Digital Literacy

by Jada Ingleton March 31, 2025April 17, 2025

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