Washington Informer Lifestyle: Culture, Wellness & DMV Living

The Minty Fresh Circus performing at the University of Pennsylvania in February. Catch this all-Black circus show at the Kennedy Center on Thursday, May 8 in a performance featuring music, dance and circus arts.

Things to Do DMV

Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, May 8-11

by Tait Manning May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

**FILE** Sean “Diddy” Combs (WI photo)

Jury Selection Starts in Diddy Case

by Stacy M. Brown May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

There are lots of memories in the office of Fred Irby III, professor of music at Howard University. He is retiring after 51 years at the university. Irby is the founder and director of the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, coordinator of instrumental music, and trumpet instructor. He is in the band room taking instrument inventory. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Fred Irby Took Jazz to New Heights at Howard University

by Brenda C. Siler April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton star in "Sinners," a vampire slasher set in 1932 Delta Mississippi that explores the ancestral ties of music, spirituality and liberation in African Americans. (Courtesy photo via Instagram)

‘Sinners’ Hits Home With Deep Dive into Black Roots, Spirituality and the Quest for Liberation

by Jada Ingleton April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

Maame Boakye and Nina Oduro, co-founders of Dine Diaspora and co-creators of the Black Women in Food Summit, open the event, which was held April 25-26 at the Eaton Hotel. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

Gathering of Black Women Ready to Take On the Food Industry

by Brenda C. Siler April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

The “Pretty Girls Love RnB” party series (pictured in February) rreturns to Shanklin Hall on May 1, celebrating different eras of R&B with sounds from two local DJs. (Courtesy photo)

Things to Do DMV

Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, May 1-4

by Tait Manning April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

White House Correspondents’ Association President Eugene Daniels addresses the crowd during the association's annual dinner on April 26 at the Washington Hilton in Northwest D.C. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

2025 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Celebrates Journalism and Free Speech

by Stacy M. Brown April 28, 2025April 29, 2025

**FILE** Sean “Diddy” Combs (WI photo)

Diddy’s Drug Defense Revealed as Judge Allows Graphic Cassie Video

by Stacy M. Brown April 28, 2025April 29, 2025

Donovan Woodberry, founder of MelaninCon and The Posh Standard, poses at the MelaninCon kickoff celebration at The Gathering Spot on April 24. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

MelaninCon Returns to D.C. — Brilliant, Bold and in Need of Us

by Brigette Squire April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

Rubby Pérez performs at the Soberanos Awards two weeks before his death, bringing his usual liveliness and infectious charisma to the stage. This performance was held at the Eduardo Brito National Theater in Santo Domingo — the same theater where his funeral took place a few weeks later. (Courtesy of Rubby Pérez via Instagram)

World

A Voice That Moved a Nation Now Echoes in Memory

by Mya Trujillo April 23, 2025April 23, 2025