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Carrie Compere as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the cast of the musical “Shout Sister Shout!,” at Ford’s Theatre until May 13 (Photo by André Chung)

Ford’s Theatre Presents the Magnificence of Rosetta Tharpe

by Brenda C. Siler March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Michel Martin (left), co-host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” talks with Debra Lee, retired chairman and CEO of BET Networks, about her memoir “I Am Debra Lee.” The program took place recently at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution)

Debra Lee Reveals How She Found Her Superpower

by Brenda C. Siler March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Kristi Maiselman (Courtesy photo)

Women in D.C. Art Leading the Pack

by Andrew S. Jacobson March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

LeGreg Harrison (left) and Muhammad Hill, both keynote speakers for the honor roll assembly at Stephen E. Kramer Middle School recognizing student achievements (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Kramer Middle School Recognizes Honor Roll Students

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

At Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Northeast, a dozen young men sat down with Becoming A Man affiliates from D.C. and Chicago and D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee to watch a classic episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and discuss the themes surrounding it. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Program Allows Black Male Students to Speak Candidly with Elders

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

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Women’s History Month: Harriet Tubman, the ‘Original Outdoors Woman’

by Kayla Benjamin March 29, 2023August 16, 2023

**FILE** The National Cherry Blossom Festival runs from now until April 16, featuring fun programming for D.C. residents and visitors of all ages. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

What on (Our) Earth is Going On?

by Kayla Benjamin March 29, 2023August 16, 2023

Female faith Leaders from Wards 7 and 8 gather at a prayer breakfast held at Union Temple on March 25. (Courtesy photo)

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Ward 7 and 8 Women Faith Leaders Gather for Historic Prayer Breakfast

by Hamil R. Harris March 29, 2023March 30, 2023

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Sidwell Friends Girls, Boys Boast Honors

by Ed Hill March 29, 2023July 16, 2024

Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, stands with Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and President Joe Biden after Biden signed into law H.R. 55, the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act, in the White House Rose Garden on March 29. (Cheriss May/The Washington Informer)

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THE RELIGION CORNER: Never Again — The End of Lynching Black Women in America

by Lyndia Grant March 29, 2023March 29, 2023