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Columnists, Faith, Lyndia Grant, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: New Gospel Stage Play Coming to D.C.

by Lyndia Grant October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

More than two dozen young people lobbied D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee for school equity and additional resources during a meeting at the DCPS Central Office on Oct. 28. (Courtesy of DC Public Schools)

Education, Local

Student Testimony, Enrollment Data Suggest Growing Embrace of Neighborhood Schools

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

Tyrell M. Holcomb, chairman of the 7F Advisory Neighborhood Commission (Courtesy photo)

D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Holcomb Seeks Ward 7 School Board Seat

by James Wright Jr. October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

Courtesy of Focus Features via Instagram

‘Harriet’ Brings Iconic Figure Back to Life

by Eve M. Ferguson October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

Students attend Saturday School at Stuart Hobson Middle School in Northeast. (DCPS photo)

Education, Local

D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Saturday School Success

by WI Webstaff October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

Food, Local Business

DMV Black Restaurant Week Returns Nov. 3-10

by WI Guest Author October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

U.S. Capitol Building

EDITORIAL: Elijah Cummings and John Conyers Jr. — Two Men Who Made a Difference

by WI Guest Author October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

From left: D.C. Council members Vincent Gray, Trayon White, Charles Allen and Robert White on a panel discussing the restoration of voting rights for returning citizens at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center in southeast D.C. on Oct. 29. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Inmate Voting Rights Discussion Reaches Ward 8

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

Rep. John Conyers Jr. issued a joint statement with Rep. Bobby Scott after reports of an alleged Justice Department memo stating that the Trump administration will go after affirmative action and discrimination against whites in higher education. (Photo by Detroit Free News)

Askia Muhammad, Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

MUHAMMAD: Fond Farewell to John Conyers, a True Champion

by Askia Muhammad October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

Home health care nurse Tarita Bumbray checks the blood pressure of one of her clients, Aliya Snyder, at her northeast D.C. home. (Shantella Y. Sherman/The Washington Informer)

CURRY: Deadly and Dangerous — Health Care in America

by WI Guest Author October 30, 2019December 21, 2021