Washington Informer Lifestyle: Culture, Wellness & DMV Living

Artist Halim Flowers with his painting “Iconography of Love.” This summer, Flower’s painting will be included in "Collectible Art Ibiza." (Courtesy of Halim Flowers)

Art, Cocktails, Networking and the City Skyland Create a New D.C. Gallery Space

by Brenda C. Siler February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

The Amy Kaslow Gallery will host artist Anthony “Chukwudinma” Nsofor’s first solo exhibition in the U.S, beginning Feb. 27 through April 13. A Nigerian crown prince from the southeastern Oguta region, Chukwudinma paints boldly, brushing fast moving shapes and intense color changes of human energy. (Courtesy of Anthony Nsofor)

Things to Do DMV

Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, Feb. 27 – March 2

by Tait Manning February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

From left: Howard University’s Dr. Greg Carr, National Urban League President Marc Morial and Christine Sampson-Clark of the National Education Association participate in a keynote panel at the annual ASALH luncheon at The Westin in Northwest D.C. on Feb. 22. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

ASALH Luncheon Speakers Tackle Black Labor Theme, Resistance

by James Wright Jr. February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

Visual artist Tariku Shiferaw, seated at a café, holds a phone while making a peace sign. (Andrew Jacobson/The Washington Informer)

Arts

Zona Maco: Mexico City’s Art Market Boom and the American Influx

by Andrew S. Jacobson February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

**FILE** Lester Holt (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Lester Holt to Step Down from ‘NBC Nightly News’ as Networks Face Criticism Over Cutting Black Voices

by Stacy M. Brown February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

**FILE** A Target store in Northern Virginia (Wikimedia Commons)

Target Caught in DEI Crossfire as Lawsuits and Boycotts Mount

by Stacy M. Brown February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

**FILE** Joy Reid (Luke Harold via Wikimedia Commons)

Black Journalists, Activists Condemn MSNBC for Firing Joy Reid

by Stacy M. Brown February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

**FILE** Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose smooth vocals and intimate style made her a defining artist of the 1970s, has died. She was 88. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Soul and R&B Genres Mourn Losses of Roberta Flack, Gwen McCrae and Jerry Butler

by Stacy M. Brown February 24, 2025December 19, 2025

man and woman looking at earch other

Modern Love, Black Voices: BLK’s First ‘State of Black Singles’ Report Uncovers Shifting Dating Norms

by Stacy M. Brown February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

“Beyond the Gates” stars Jibre Hordges and Colby Muhammad tout the importance of on-screen Black representation in a fireside chat following an exclusive screening of the soap opera’s pilot on Feb. 13. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)

‘Beyond the Gates’ to Debut First Predominantly Black Cast in Daytime Television

by Jada Ingleton February 19, 2025February 21, 2025