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Students discuss their experience of living in the District of Columbia at a session sponsored by Pathways 2 Power, a student group from the Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School in Ward 8. (Rob Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Students Discuss Issues with D.C. Leaders

by James Wright Jr. April 23, 2019December 21, 2021

Jan Adams, president of JMA Solutions, does business with the FAA, a rarity for a Black woman. (Rob Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Confidence, Savvy Propels Adams to the Top

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

The Rev. Graylan S. Hagler wants Core DC to operate D.C.'s halfway house for men, replacing Hope Village. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Returning Citizens Embrace Core DC

by James Wright Jr. April 10, 2019December 21, 2021

MLK Deli owner Tyrone White looks forward to setting up his second carryout, Scales, on Sheriff Road NE in D.C.'s Ward 7. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Community, Local Business

MLK Deli’s White to Offer Seafood in Ward 7

by James Wright Jr. April 10, 2019October 31, 2020

Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Sibley Hospital’s Ward Infinity Seeks Public Funds

by James Wright Jr. April 10, 2019October 31, 2020

Intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Ave. and Good Hope Road in Southeast (Courtesy photo)

Anacostia: The Next Georgetown?

by James Wright Jr. April 3, 2019October 31, 2020

D.C. Council member Trayon White (D-Ward 8) listens to a Ward 8 senior resident during the 2019 Senior Advisory Day at the John A. Wilson Building in northwest D.C. on April 1. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Seniors Express Concerns to City Leaders

by James Wright Jr. April 3, 2019October 31, 2020

In celebration of Women’s History Month and the 192ndanniversary of the Black Press, Hazel Trice Edney presented the 2019 Stateswomen for Justice luncheon and panel discussion at the National Press Club in Northwest on Friday, March 29. Trice Edney with panelists (L-R): Kezia Williams - CEO of the Black upstart, Dr. Lezli Baskerville - president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), Dr. E. Faye Williams - national chair, National Congress of Black Women, Hazel Trice Edney, Dr. Princess Asie Ocansey – Nekotech Center of Excellence, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Janice Mathis, executive director of the National Council of Negro Women, and Kim Sanders, president and CEO of the National Bankers Association. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Business

Edney’s Outstanding Black Women ‘Tell It Like It Is’

by James Wright Jr. April 3, 2019October 31, 2020

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) talks about her bill requiring the U.S. surgeon general to issue an annual report on gun violence during a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol in D.C. on April 2. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Dem Lawmaker Pushes U.S. Surgeon General for Gun Violence Report

by James Wright Jr. April 2, 2019October 31, 2020

Muriel Bowser

Bowser Kicks Off 2020 Budget Season Enthusiastically

by James Wright Jr. March 27, 2019October 31, 2020