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Lyndia Grant

Columnists, Faith, Lyndia Grant

THE RELIGION CORNER: Did You Ring in the New Year on Your Knees?

by Lyndia Grant January 4, 2017October 30, 2020

Black Experience, Community

D.C. Public Library Announces MLK Events

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer January 4, 2017October 30, 2020

Photo: ques-taupi.org

BLACK HISTORY FACTS Noevember 17-23, 2016

by WI Webstaff November 17, 2016October 30, 2020

The ringing of the bell from the historic First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, is one of the highlights of the dedication ceremony at the Smithsonian National National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C. on Sept. 24. Photo by Travis Riddick

Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: New Museum Is a Stunning Achievement

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. September 27, 2016October 30, 2020

Thousands Attend Opening Ceremonies for the Black History Museum

by William J. Ford September 26, 2016October 30, 2020

Prince George's County residents participate in a rally outside the administration building in Upper Marlboro on Sept. 26 calling for school and legislative reform amid recent allegations of child abuse in the school system. Photo by William J. Ford

Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Residents Call for Baker Resignation, New School Leadership at Rally

by William J. Ford September 26, 2016October 30, 2020

President Obama waves to the crowd during the grand opening ceremony for the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 24. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Black History, Featured, National, News

Obama Dedicates Long-Awaited African-American Museum

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 25, 2016October 30, 2020

Entrance to the African American Civil War Museum /Photo: Blavity.com

DC Host Committee Vibrantly Welcomes African-American Museum

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer September 24, 2016October 30, 2020

The restored First Baptist Church Freedom Bell. (Credit: Colonial Williamsburg)

Historic Church Bell to Ring Saturday at Museum Opening

by WI Webstaff September 23, 2016October 30, 2020

Washington Informer Editor D. Kevin McNeir with his mother, Edna McNeir Baker, in their backyard in Detroit in 1963

History, ‘Herstory,’ Our Story — And Still We Rise

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 21, 2016October 30, 2020