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Young community activists collaborate for better health in Wards 7 and 8. (Courtesy of Franklyn Malone)
Posted inCommunity

Coalition Addresses Health Inequities in Wards 7, 8

by WI Guest Author September 25, 2019December 21, 2021

On Sept. 10, a health revolution began to take shape in the form of community outrage at the lack of equitable health care access, lack of adequate food access by way of grocery store convenience, and the apparent lack of the readily available emergency/trauma hospital care for the approximately 161,000 citizens of Ward 7 and 8.

Marco Clark, CEO and founder of Richard Wright Public Charter School for Journalism and Media, speaks during the seventh annual Fatherhood Legislative Forum in northwest D.C. on June 14. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Fathers Can Make a Difference with Teamwork

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor June 19, 2019December 21, 2021
A father carries his daughter on his shoulders as they take in the sights during the 2019 Memorial Day Parade in northwest D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Black Men Challenge Narratives About Black Fatherhood

by Sam P.K. Collins June 12, 2019December 21, 2021
Cpl. Trevin Shepard instructs young men on how to interact with the police during an overnight program at Oakcrest Community Center in Capitol Heights on April 26, hosted by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPrince George's County

Prince George’s Boys Participate in Overnight Program

by James Wright Jr. May 1, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inBlack Experience

Dispelling the Myth of Derelict Black Fathers

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman June 13, 2018October 31, 2020
Ivan Cloyd (center), 26, speaks on his experience as an 18-year-old father and the changes he's made over the years to better himself and his family. Cloyd was one of the panelists for the "Voices from the Future" Youth Town Hall meeting in northwest D.C. on June 15. (E Watson/EDI)
Posted inCommunity

Coalition Holds Youth Town Hall Meeting on Fatherhood

by Lauren M. Poteat June 21, 2017October 30, 2020

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