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Ward 7 Councilman Vincent Gray (WI file photo)

Community, D Kevin McNeir

Food Deserts Continue Within D.C.’s Southeast Neighborhoods

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 26, 2020December 21, 2021

Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray at a grocery store in Southeast (Courtesy of Gray's office)

Community, D Kevin McNeir

Food Apartheid Still Threat to Health, Welfare of Nation’s Blacks, Poor

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 19, 2020December 21, 2021

Amanda Thompson (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Fresh Food Factory Opens in Anacostia

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 29, 2019December 21, 2021

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks speaks during an April 1 press conference to announce a new grocery store in Seat Pleasant. Alongside Alsobrooks were County Councilman Rodney Streeter (left) and Seat Pleasant Mayor Eugene Grant. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Good Food Market Coming to Prince George’s

by William J. Ford April 1, 2019October 31, 2020

Construction begins for new market in Ward 8. (WI photo)

New Market to Bring Fresh Foods to Ward 8

by WI Guest Author January 9, 2019October 31, 2020

Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray talks with a Safeway employee during a surprise inspection of the store in Southeast on Aug. 17. (Lateef Mangum/The Washington Informer)

Minnesota Avenue Safeway Store Extends Hours

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer December 20, 2017October 31, 2020

Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray talks with a Safeway employee during a surprise inspection of the store in Southeast on Aug. 17. (Lateef Mangum/The Washington Informer)

Business, William Reed

BUSINESS EXCHANGE: How Real Is D.C.’s Grocery Gap?

by William Reed October 25, 2017October 31, 2020

D.C. Council member Vincent Gray (Ward 7) talks with event organizers, speakers, and supporters of the DC Greens Grocery Walk in Southeast on Oct. 14. (E Watson/EDI Photo)

Southeast Residents to March for Food Justice

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer October 18, 2017October 31, 2020

Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray talks with a Safeway employee during a surprise inspection of the store in Southeast on Aug. 17. (Lateef Mangum/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: Living in the Desert in D.C.

by WI Guest Author October 11, 2017October 31, 2020

Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray talks with a Safeway employee during a surprise inspection of the store in Southeast on Aug. 17. (Lateef Mangum/The Washington Informer)

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Gray Admirable for Safeway Fight

by WI Guest Author September 6, 2017October 31, 2020