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The Rev. Jesse Jackson (center) shows support for the pro-Maduro quartet in a march from the Venezuelan Embassy to the White House and led chants during a protest at the Venezuelan Embassy in northwest D.C. on May 19. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inInternational

Venezuelan Embassy Showdown Continues

by Sam P.K. Collins May 22, 2019December 21, 2021

On Saturday, protesters towing signs, drums, and loudspeakers marched from the Venezuelan Embassy to the White House in support of the pro-Maduro quartet that had long refused to leave the ambassadorial dwellings, even as authorities cut off electricity and water and issued a fake eviction notice.

The Washington Informer African American Heritage Tour on the campus of Georgetown University at Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, which was built in 1893 (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

Black Georgetown Overflows with History

by James Wright Jr. March 6, 2019October 31, 2020
Roumania and Margaret Peters at Tuskegee Institute (University), c. 1937 – 1941 (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

Black Georgetown Remembered: Serving Up Talent

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman February 27, 2019October 31, 2020
Thalia Nash-Mwaipaja revisited her Old Georgetown home recently with Washington Informer staff to discuss the love she maintains for the people and its history. (Shantella Y. Sherman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

Notes and Footnotes to a Life in Georgetown

by WI Guest Author February 20, 2019October 31, 2020
Zionette Circle, arm of the Women's Society, social club at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, in the 1940s (Courtesy of Mount Zion United Methodist Church Archives)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

To Recover, Recognize & Commemorate

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman February 13, 2019October 31, 2020
African-American barge workers navigating the canals of Georgetown (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

Hidden in Plain View: The Overlooked History of Black Georgetown

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman February 6, 2019October 31, 2020
The universal church taught that slavery enjoyed the sanction of Scripture and natural law. (iStockphoto/NNPA)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

The Major Role the Catholic Church Played in Slavery

by WI Guest Author September 18, 2018October 31, 2020
Mary Wilson (Courtesy of marywilson.com)
Posted inEntertainment

Motown Legend Mary Wilson Still Reigns ‘Supreme’

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 22, 2017October 30, 2020
Dozens came out to Georgetown on Oct. 2 for a 200th anniversary celebration of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, including Bernice McCants, a member of Mt. Zion UMC for more than 60 years, WJLA reporter Sam Ford, the master of ceremonies for the anniversary celebration, and Mertine Moore Brown, who came with members of her family because her mother served as one of the church musicians for many years. /Photo by Hamil R. Harris
Posted inBlack History, Faith, Religion

Historic Black Church Celebrates 200th Anniversary

by Hamil R. Harris October 5, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

Suspected Racial Profiling Results in GroupMe App to be Shut Down

by WI Webstaff October 28, 2015October 30, 2020

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