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Sweetgreen has 42 locations in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo)

Wanted: Sweetgreen in D.C.’s East End

by James Wright Jr. August 14, 2019December 21, 2021

Momentum continues in efforts to have Barry Farm Dwellings designated as an historic site. (WI file photo)

Process Stalled in Barry Farm Historic Site Decision

by James Wright Jr. August 7, 2019December 21, 2021

Andre Perry is a scholar at the Brookings Institution. (Courtesy of Brookings Institution)

Brookings Scholar Refutes Trump’s Portrayal of Black Unemployment

by James Wright Jr. August 7, 2019December 21, 2021

Matthew Boyd, Safeway vice president of merchandising and marketing, with Anne Carter who is thrilled that the Safeway Foundation will support her alma mater, Theodore Roosevelt High School (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Safeway Foundation Holds Pep Rally in Support of D.C. Schools

by James Wright Jr. August 7, 2019December 21, 2021

Kate Mereand-Sinha of the D.C. Department of Small & Local Business Development chats with Ward 7 business owner Evie Washington. (James Wright/The Washington Informer)

Grants Available to Businesses, D.C. Government Says

by James Wright Jr. August 7, 2019December 21, 2021

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine leads community listening session on civil rights at the Emery Heights Community Center in Northwest. (WI photo)

Ward 4 Residents Express Civil Rights Concerns

by James Wright Jr. July 17, 2019December 21, 2021

The 3700 block of Minnesota Avenue NE may soon be home to a Church's Chicken. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Community, Local Business

Ward 7 Residents Debate New Church’s Chicken Location

by James Wright Jr. July 17, 2019December 21, 2021

Bob Ross, president of the Prince George's County NAACP branch, answers the phone at the branch office in Largo. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, National, William J. Ford

Detroit Prepares for Annual NAACP Convention

by WI Guest Author July 17, 2019December 21, 2021

D.C. Council chamber

During Recess, D.C. Council Members Plan to Work and Relax

by James Wright Jr. July 17, 2019December 21, 2021

Metrobus officials say they will strive to get an "A" grade from D.C. riders. (Courtesy of WMATA)

‘D’ Grade for D.C. Bus System Gets Mixed Reaction

by James Wright Jr. July 17, 2019December 21, 2021