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Actor Jeffrey Wright narrates "Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook," a documentary that examines right-wing attempts to undermine the right to vote. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Lifestyle

Film Gives Unflinching Look at Voter Suppression in U.S.

by James Wright Jr. September 13, 2019December 21, 2021

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) speaks at the State of Housing in Black America issue forum while panelists Maurice Jourdain-Earl, Nikitra Bailey and Mark Alston look on. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

Music and Sports Stars Dominate ALC Housing Forum

by James Wright Jr. September 13, 2019December 21, 2021

Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D), National Urban League President Marc Morial, NAACP President/CEO Derrick Johnson, American Medical Association President Patrice Harris, NNPA Columnist Dr. Julianne Malveaux and Dr. Jonetta Cole, president of the National Council of Negro Women, participate in the Congressional Black Caucus National Town Hall on Sept. 12. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

Black Leaders Say to Remember Past, but Focus on Future

by James Wright Jr. September 12, 2019December 21, 2021

High Maternal Mortality Rate Among Blacks Alarms D.C. Leaders

by James Wright Jr. September 11, 2019December 21, 2021

Zabrina Dempson is the D.C. Superior Court's administrative leader. (Courtesy of D.C. Superior Court)

Dempson Tapped as First Female D.C. Superior Clerk

by James Wright Jr. September 11, 2019December 21, 2021

Thomas Penny III talks with mentee Arturo Evans at the My Brother's Keeper Summit & Volunteer Fair at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest on Sept. 5. (James Wright/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Community

Bowser Carries on Obama ‘Keeper’ Initiative

by James Wright Jr. September 11, 2019December 21, 2021

D.C. Councilman Vincent Gray (second from left) speaks while (from left) Washington Business Journal reporter Sara Gilgore, Dr. Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee, Dr. Hugh Mighty and Wayne Turnage listen at a Sept. 6 panel discussion on hospital services in the District at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Va.

Gray Wants East End Health Care System

by James Wright Jr. September 11, 2019December 21, 2021

Rep. Lauren Underwood (Courtesy photo)

Underwood to Speak at Maternal Summit

by James Wright Jr. September 4, 2019December 21, 2021

Richard Campbell will run for the Ward 8 seat on the D.C. Council. (Courtesy photo)

Campbell Challenges Trayon White for Council Seat

by James Wright Jr. September 4, 2019December 21, 2021

Every household is required to fill out the 2020 census form and return it to the Census Bureau. If the form is not returned by the due date, a census taker will visit in person to collect the data. (Courtesy photo)

Anacostia Council to Aid Census Count in Ward 8

by James Wright Jr. September 4, 2019December 21, 2021