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**FILE** 2018 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams discusses her fight to end voter suppression during a conversation at the Brookings Institution in northwest D.C. on Feb. 15, 2019. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Stacey Abrams Appointed Inaugural Walters Chair at Howard University

by WI Web Staff April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

D.C. Council member Zachary Parker expressed concerns that funds are often being spread too thinly across District public schools, much to the detriment of families living in Wards 5, 7 and 8. (Courtesy photo)

Alleged Incident at Patterson Elementary Intensifies Debate About School Safety

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

**FILE** Marcia Fudge (Freddie Allen/NNPA)

HUD Announces $5.5 Million Award for HBCUs for Research

by Stacy M. Brown March 30, 2023December 11, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

Local Public Charter School Network Criticizes Mayor Bowser’s Budget Proposal

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

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

Richard Wright Public Charter School student and entrepreneur Miguel Coppedge (Stacy M. Brown/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Student Celebrates His Dreams at Walt Disney Academy

by Stacy M. Brown March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

**FILE** Wes Moore (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: D.C. Needs Paid Post-Secondary Public Service Program

by WI Editorial Staff March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Lesly Hernandez Martin, the first-place winner of the Prince George's County Spelling Bee held on March 17 at the University of Maryland Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, raises her trophy high. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Washington Informer Hosts Competitive 2023 County Spelling Bee

by Richard D. Elliott March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Free classroom chairs photo

Special-Needs Families Tackle School Placement, Out-of-School Time Quandaries

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 22, 2023April 14, 2023