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Black History Month

Addison Scurlock’s Legacy of Capturing Local Life, Black Culture Continues

by Kayla Benjamin and Micha Green February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

EPA Announces Stricter Standards for Soot Pollution

by Kayla Benjamin February 9, 2024July 3, 2024

D.C. native and mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is a superstar and household name among opera fans around the globe, who fills opera houses to this day. (Courtesy of Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy)

Black History Month

Denyce Graves’ Story Highlights Epitome of Homegrown Talent, Never Forgetting Roots

by Kayla Benjamin February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Council member Zachary Parker introduced last week the Water is Life Amendment Act of 2024, which would prohibit DC Water from shutting off residential customers for nonpayment. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 5 Council Member Introduces Bill to Ban Water Utility Shutoffs in Homes

by Kayla Benjamin February 5, 2024February 5, 2024

USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaks with Bloomberg Washington bureau chief Peggy Collins about the need to dedicate more resources to resilience as climate-related weather disasters grow more frequent and deadly worldwide. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

At Least 10 Times More Funding Needed for Climate Disaster Resilience, USAID Head Says

by Kayla Benjamin February 1, 2024July 3, 2024

Fog in Rockville Cemetery on Jan. 25 (John Brighenti via Flickr)

Weather Whiplash: T-Shirt Temps in January

by Kayla Benjamin January 31, 2024February 1, 2024

Workers, contracted by WSSC Water, remove drywall as part of the cleanup and repair process in the basement of one Southern Avenue SE home on Jan. 18. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Collapsed Pipe Floods Over a Dozen Southeast D.C. Homes with Sewage

by Kayla Benjamin January 24, 2024January 24, 2024

High schoolers from the Sunrise Movement hub at School Without Walls cheer after the D.C. State Board of Education voted to pass the student-written “Green New Deal for Schools” resolution on Jan. 17. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Student Activists Win ‘First Step’ Vote Passing Green New Deal for Schools

by Kayla Benjamin January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

The Washington DC Snowball Fight Association holds an early morning “Battle of Snowpenheimer” snowball fight on the National Mall on Jan. 16. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Finally Gets Its Snow Day — And May See More In Coming Days, Weeks

by Kayla Benjamin January 16, 2024January 16, 2024

The Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president of the Hip Hop Caucus, rallies the crowd at a demonstration against major banks' fossil fuel investment in downtown D.C. in March 2023. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Environmental Justice From a Place of Faith: Christian Leaders Reflect

by Kayla Benjamin January 14, 2024January 17, 2024