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The Washington Informer Charities President Denise Rolark Barnes (3rd from left) receives a grant from Humanities DC — formerly known as the Humanities Council of Washington, DC — at Uline Arena in northeast D.C. on May 15. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Humanities DC Awards Vision Grants to 13 Projects

by WI Guest Author May 22, 2019December 21, 2021

In celebration of Women’s History Month and the 192ndanniversary of the Black Press, Hazel Trice Edney presented the 2019 Stateswomen for Justice luncheon and panel discussion at the National Press Club in Northwest on Friday, March 29. Trice Edney with panelists (L-R): Kezia Williams - CEO of the Black upstart, Dr. Lezli Baskerville - president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), Dr. E. Faye Williams - national chair, National Congress of Black Women, Hazel Trice Edney, Dr. Princess Asie Ocansey – Nekotech Center of Excellence, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Janice Mathis, executive director of the National Council of Negro Women, and Kim Sanders, president and CEO of the National Bankers Association. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Business

Edney’s Outstanding Black Women ‘Tell It Like It Is’

by James Wright Jr. April 3, 2019October 31, 2020

From left: Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolak Barnes moderates a discussion with Marine Corps Chaplain Willie Woods and Navy veteran Candance Willet. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Vets High on the Military Despite Barriers

by James Wright Jr. February 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Imam Dr. Talib M. Shareef, president of the Nation’s Mosque, Masjid Muhammad and two ladies peruse The Washington Informer’s Black Facts column, which is being used to connect students with Black history. (Courtesy of Emma P. Ward)

Education, Local

Elder Promotes ‘Black Facts’ During Mid-Winter Break

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 20, 2019October 31, 2020

Video

VIDEO: ASALH Executive Director Talks Origin of Black History Month

by WI Guest Author February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Blake Myles Hopkins performs a mime routine at a King holiday prayer breakfast held at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church in southeast D.C. on Jan. 12. (Courtesy photo/Maurice G. Fitzgerald)

Youths Shine at MLK Prayer Breakfast

by James Wright Jr. January 16, 2019October 31, 2020

More than 150 organizations, bands and city officials participate in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade in southeast D.C. on Jan. 15. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Peace Walk, Parade to Carry on MLK Legacy

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 9, 2019October 31, 2020

Bill Cosby

The Year That Was: A Look Back at 2018

by WI Guest Author December 28, 2018October 31, 2020

The Washington Nationals organization holds its annual Winterfest at Nationals Park in southeast D.C. on Dec. 1-2. A toy drive for the event was co-sponsored by Washington Informer Charities. (Mark Mahoney/The Washington Informer)

Over 1,000 Toys Donated by Nationals Fans at Winterfest

by Hamil R. Harris December 2, 2018October 31, 2020

An evening celebrating 81 years of life for Lillian Estelle Smith Gregory, the wife of the late great Dick Gregory was held Nov. 26, at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring, Md. Gregory received a lifetime achievement award as "The Quiet Warrior" presented by her daughter Ayanna Gregory. (Rob Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Black History

Lillian Gregory Honored for Extraordinary Journey

by Denise Rolark Barnes November 28, 2018October 31, 2020

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