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Local leaders unveil Mary McLeod Bethune statue for a second time in Lincoln Park. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)

Honoring Legacy: Community Rededicates Mary McLeod Bethune Statue in Lincoln Park

by Ashleigh Fields July 16, 2024July 16, 2024

President Joe Biden speaks to reporters at 75th annual NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)

Biden Shows Reporters He Won’t Step Aside: ‘It’s Not Gonna Happen’

by Ashleigh Fields July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

Howard University skin care experts Dr. Cheshana Kindred (left) and Dr. Cheri Frey took to Essence Festival to share about their journey in dermatology and why in recent years, universities aren't seeing more students like them. (Courtesy of Essence)

Essence Festival Features Howard University Dermatologists, Doctors Talk Disparities in Field

by Ashleigh Fields July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

President Joe Biden meets with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on July 2 to discuss a viable response to excessive heat. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)

Biden Visits D.C. Agency Announcing New Efforts to Curb Impact of Natural Disasters

by Ashleigh Fields July 3, 2024July 5, 2024

Alex Clearfield of Bloomberg Law holds the trophy for the annual Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee at the National Press Club. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)

Bloomberg’s Alex Clearfield Wins National Press Club Spelling Bee

by Ashleigh Fields July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

**FILE** Hundreds of thousands of young adult activists are taking to social media and protesting in the streets, in solidarity with the people living in the Gaza region subject to bombings, airstrikes and famine daily. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Gen Z Takes to White House for Pro-Palestinian Protest, Weighs In on General Election

by Ashleigh Fields July 2, 2024July 3, 2024

**FILE** Courtesy of Bullis Athletics via X

Bullis Athletes Qualify for 2024 Olympics

by Ashleigh Fields July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

Eugene Daniels, 35, will serve over 700 journalists as the first openly queer Black president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. (Courtesy of Eugene Daniels via Instagram)

White House Correspondents’ Association to Instate Eugene Daniels as President, Breaking Barriers in Journalism

by Ashleigh Fields June 26, 2024June 26, 2024

**FILE* Singer Usher Raymond visited Capitol Hill on June 12, where he met with legislators to discuss diabetes and the rising costs of insulin. (WI photo)

Usher Makes Confessions About Diabetes on the Hill

by Ashleigh Fields June 16, 2024June 17, 2024

Protesters from Climate Defiance are tackled and arrested by Capitol Police on June 12 after disrupting the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in D.C. (Courtesy of Climate Defiance)

Climate Justice Activists Arrested for Disrupting Congressional Baseball Game

by Ashleigh Fields June 16, 2024July 3, 2024