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Graduate Paradise Mingo poses with her son, Jaxsyn, at UDC’s annual commencement ceremony and the conferring of degrees to 734 graduates on Saturday, May 14 at the Washington Convention Center in Northwest. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation

UDC’s Graduating Class of 2022 Garners Praise for Overcoming Multiple Challenges

by James Wright Jr. May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

Hundreds of graduates of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) received their degrees and praise for their perseverance on May 14 after having endured unprecedented obstacles due to the coronavirus pandemic along with the more common challenges which students, regardless of age, race or gender, face. 

**FILE** Ballou Senior High School will get hundreds of thousands of dollars in D.C.'s proposed fiscal 2023 budget. (WI photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Council Passes City Budget on First Vote

by James Wright Jr. May 18, 2022May 18, 2022
Sara W. Lucas, owner of Petals Ribbons & Beyond (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Petals Ribbons & Beyond, Black-Owned Flower Shop, Blooms in Brookland

by James Wright Jr. May 18, 2022May 18, 2022
**FILE** A pro-choice demonstrator at the U.S. Supreme Court building (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

D.C. Women React to Possible Gutting of Roe v. Wade

by James Wright Jr. May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
**FILE** D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

At-Large Council Candidates Address Concerns of D.C. Senior Citizens

by James Wright Jr. May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Christina Henderson wants to be the next at-large member of the D.C. Council. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Council Member Henderson Sponsors Bill to Aid Food-Insecure Residents

by James Wright Jr. May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announces the Inclusive Innovative Equity Impact Fund grant at Manifest in northwest D.C. on May 2 as its owner KJ Hughes looks on. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Invests $1.25 Million in 16 Local Businesses

by James Wright Jr. May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
**FILE** Courtesy of African American Mayors Association
Posted inNational

Nation’s Black Mayors Meet in D.C. to Address Common Challenges

by James Wright Jr. May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Vincent Orange (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

Ward 5 Council Hopefuls Duke It Out at Candidates Forum

by James Wright Jr. May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie talks to D.C. voters. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

Despite Challenges, McDuffie Garners Support for Attorney General Bid

by James Wright Jr. April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

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