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**FILE** Washingtonians are working to preserve the Anacostia Community Museum, after announcements that it was zeroed out of federal funding because of the reduction in the budget of Smithsonian museums. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Residents Rally to Save Anacostia Community Museum

by James Wright Jr. July 16, 2025September 8, 2025

**FILE** Era Wine Bar, a Black-owned establishment in Mount Rainier, Maryland, is nominated for a 2025 RAMMYS award for Wine Program of the Year. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

Era Wine Bar Hopes Third RAMMY Bid is the Charm

by James Wright Jr. July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Keith Pettigrew is the executive director of the D.C. Housing Authority, which is launching an intensive renovation and modernization program for 19 public housing communities. (Courtesy of DCHA)

DCHA Launches Modernization Program for Public Housing Areas

by James Wright Jr. July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Tiyana Robinson is the owner of Beauty Mogul International LLC, a Prince George’s County based business and grand-prize winner of the small business accelerator pitch competition hosted by M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) in partnership with FSC First. (Courtesy of Tiyana Robinson via Facebook)

M&T Bank Announces Winners of Pitch Competition

by James Wright Jr. July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Three new Black-owned businesses recently opened in Anacostia after winning grants from D.C.’s Food Access and Neighborhood Prosperity funds. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Anacostia BID Comes Under Fire for Lackluster Effort

by James Wright Jr. July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

woman in black and white striped coat standing near the table

Black Women Earn a Lot Less Than White Males: Study

by James Wright Jr. July 9, 2025July 8, 2025

The National Foundation for Credit Counseling sponsors a program to help people deal with debt. (Courtesy of iStock)

Credit Counseling Nonprofit Announces ‘Life Beyond Debt’ Program

by James Wright Jr. July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

The Rev. Dr. Ron Bell is the senior pastor at the historic Asbury United Methodist Church in Northwest D.C. (Courtesy of Bell)

Faith

Asbury United Methodist Calls New Senior Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Ron Bell

by Hamil R. Harris and James Wright Jr. July 4, 2025July 9, 2025

The proposed D.C. Archives Building on the campus of the University of the District of Columbia is being defunded by the Bowser administration. (Courtesy of Gilbane)

Residents Question Bowser’s Priorities After Proposal to Defund D.C. Archives Building

by James Wright Jr. July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

Christopher E. Donald is the director of the D.C. Housing Finance Agency. (Courtesy of D.C. Housing Finance Agency)

D.C. Homeownership is Possible, Experts Say

by James Wright Jr. July 2, 2025July 2, 2025