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Jackie Carter (left), director of the Children’s Legacy Theatre, congratulates her students after their performance of "The Amen Corner" during the Anacostia Coordinating Council’s holiday celebration at THEARC. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Youth, Talent Feted at Anacostia Coordinating Council’s Holiday Party

by James Wright Jr. December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

About 200 people came together for the 10th annual Multicultural Holiday Celebration and Youth Gift Drive at THEARC’s Black Box Theater.

ACC Boat Ride Headlines D.C.’s Political VIPs

by James Wright Jr. October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Ward 5 D.C. lawmaker Kenyan McDuffie, a candidate in the at-large council race in November, attended the Anacostia Coordinating Council’s annual boat ride on Oct. 1. (WI file photo)

ACC Boat Ride Headlines D.C.’s Political VIPs

by James Wright Jr. October 5, 2022October 4, 2022

Courtesy of cityexperiences.com

EDITORIAL: ACC Riverboat Excursion Is a Quick Fix for What Ails Ward 8

by WI Guest Author October 6, 2021December 21, 2021

Community, Hamil R. Harris

VIDEO: MPD Gets in the Holiday Spirit, Hands Out Toys at Local Shelter

by Hamil R. Harris December 21, 2020December 21, 2021

Philip Pannell, executive director of the Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC), speaks with census volunteers and staff during a ACC census count initiative in southeast D.C. on Sept. 8. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

East of The River Residents Come Up Short in Census Report

by WI Guest Author September 9, 2020December 21, 2021

Election Day, Corona Virus Halts Census Next Month

by Shevry Lassiter August 26, 2020December 21, 2021

Every household is required to fill out the 2020 census form and return it to the Census Bureau. If the form is not returned by the due date, a census taker will visit in person to collect the data. (Courtesy photo)

Anacostia Council to Aid Census Count in Ward 8

by James Wright Jr. September 4, 2019December 21, 2021

D.C. Council members Vincent Gray (right) and Trayon White offer their opinions on whether "East of the River" should be changed to "East End" during a forum at the Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church in Southeast on May 29, hosted by the Anacostia Coordinating Council, Inc. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Community, Stacy M. Brown

Gray: Whether it’s ‘East End’ or ‘East of River,’ Anacostia Needs Health System

by WI Web Editor June 5, 2019December 21, 2021

The Anacostia Coordinating Council holds its annual boat ride on the Spirit of Washington on Oct. 4. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

ACC Sails a New Attitude on Annual Boat Ride

by Denise Rolark Barnes October 10, 2018October 31, 2020