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**FILE** Andrea Levy (R) from Queens, New York, joins other demonstrators for slave reparations on the National Mall August 17, 2002, in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of blacks rallied, saying it is long past time to compensate blacks for the ills of slavery. (Manny Ceneta/Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

MALVEAUX: Reparations Rising With Robin Rue Simmons

by Julianne Malveaux December 15, 2021December 16, 2021

The fact that so many cities and states are considering reparations initiatives and appointing reparations commissions is invigorating and encouraging. As Robin Rue Simmons said, change happens from the bottom up and not the top down.

U.S. Capitol Building
Posted inBlack Experience

House Panel Advances Slavery Reparations Bill

by WI Guest Author April 16, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inBlack Experience

Members of Congress to Co-Host Tribute to MLK, John Conyers

by WI Guest Author January 13, 2020December 21, 2021
Rapper Nipsey Hussle attends A Craft Syndicate Music Collaboration Unveiling Event at Opera Atlanta on December 10, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.(photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage via Getty Images)
Posted inObituary

2019: In Memoriam

by WI Webstaff December 30, 2019December 21, 2021
Comedian Dave Chappelle accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Oct. 27 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The show will air on PBS in January. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Chappelle Too Good for ‘Cancel Culture’

by WI Guest Author November 6, 2019December 21, 2021
Elijah Cummings
Posted inMarc Morial, Op-Ed, Opinion

MORIAL: Loss of Cummings, Conyers Highlights Importance of CBC

by WI Guest Author November 6, 2019December 21, 2021
John Conyers
Posted inBlack Experience, Politics, Stacy M. Brown

Former Rep. John Conyers Dies at 90

by WI Guest Author October 30, 2019December 21, 2021
U.S. Capitol Building
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Elijah Cummings and John Conyers Jr. — Two Men Who Made a Difference

by WI Guest Author October 30, 2019December 21, 2021
Rep. John Conyers Jr. issued a joint statement with Rep. Bobby Scott after reports of an alleged Justice Department memo stating that the Trump administration will go after affirmative action and discrimination against whites in higher education. (Photo by Detroit Free News)
Posted inAskia Muhammad, Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

MUHAMMAD: Fond Farewell to John Conyers, a True Champion

by Askia Muhammad October 30, 2019December 21, 2021
From left: Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes and NNPA President/CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis join Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D- Texas) at a press conference where they advocate for reparations.
Posted inPolitics, Stacy M. Brown

House Committee Holds Hearing on Reparations

by Stacy M. Brown June 26, 2019December 21, 2021

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