Washington Informer Opinion: African American Voices, Policy Insight & Cultural Commentary

**FILE** Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

WILLIAMS: Donnie’s Blame Game

by E. Faye Williams December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. behind him. (Courtesy of Digital Public Library of America)

REDMOND: The Voting Rights Act Is Under Threat. So Are Workers’ Rights.

by Fred Redmond December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

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MORIAL: Immigration Raids in New Orleans — a Bait-and-Switch on Public Safety

by Marc H. Morial December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

MARSHALL: Turning Point USA is Focused on the Future

by David W. Marshall December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

majestic view of the us capitol building

MALVEAUX: Congress Went Home. Health Care Didn’t Get Fixed. Americans Pay the Price.

by Julianne Malveaux December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

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JEALOUS: When Tough Times Come to Main Street, Love Matters Even More

by Ben Jealous December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

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JEALOUS: When Big Tech’s Thirst Threatens Our Health, We Must Demand Better

by Ben Jealous December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

a family celebrating kwanzaa

BAILEY: Both Kwanzaa and Christmas Empower Black People

by A. Peter Bailey December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

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D.C.’s Limited Democracy is in Critical Danger

by Lorelie S. Masters, Karen Barker Marcou, Kemry Hughes, Austin Ownbey, Jamal Holtz, Johnny Allem, Franklin Garcia, Thorn Pozen and Markus Batchelor December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

**FILE** Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

OWOLEWA/BOGAN: A Reckoning is Coming — D.C. Must Not Bow to Trump’s Takeover

by Rep. Oye Owolewa and Leah Bogan December 16, 2025December 16, 2025