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Cora Masters Barry dons a coat celebrating her late husband Marion S. Barry at the street renaming ceremony in his honor on Nov. 18. (Shedrick Pelt @ sdotpdotmedia/The Washington Informer)

Marion Barry Avenue: A Newly Named Road with a Long Legacy

by Kayla Benjamin, Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and James Wright Jr. November 21, 2023November 21, 2023

The student co-authors of the new book “Through My Anacostia Eyes” and the book’s editor, Caroline Brewer, read aloud at a book launch at the University of the District of Columbia on Nov. 8. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Anacostia High School Students Co-Author Environmental Poetry Book

by Kayla Benjamin November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

Ranger Angela Crenshaw with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in February 2023. (Courtesy of Gregg Bortz/Maryland Department of Natural Resources)

Meet Angela Crenshaw, the First Black Woman to Lead Maryland’s Park Service

by Kayla Benjamin November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

Ward 5 Council member Zachary Parker announced his introduction of new environmental justice legislation on Monday in Ivy City, a neighborhood facing numerous sources of pollution — including from the many large diesel-powered vehicles that pass by daily. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 5 Council Member Announces Bill to Address Pollution Hot Spots

by Kayla Benjamin November 8, 2023July 3, 2024

Demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion D.C. locked themselves together to delay work at a Washington Gas worksite in northeast D.C. Oct. 26. (Courtesy of Extinction Rebellion D.C.)

What On (Our) Earth is Going On?: October Roundup

by Kayla Benjamin November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

As of Nov. 1, consumers in D.C. will be able to drop off home-use batteries of any kind for free at sites around the city, where they'll be picked up for recycling. (Courtesy of Heather Kennedy via Flickr)

D.C. Launches All-Battery Recycling Drop-Offs

by Kayla Benjamin October 30, 2023November 2, 2023

Aloa Smith, 11, Delia House-Smith, and Nigel Smith, 10, take part in the Fresh Wind Community Development Corporation Ward 8 Bike Ride on Oct. 21. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 8 Cyclists Critical of How D.C. Officials Have Tackled Transportation Issues

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Kayla Benjamin October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

Brothers Lester Austin (right) and Hasker Austin (center) stop for a photo in front of the National African American History Museum while touring D.C. on e-bikes with a cousin, Lester Fultz, who was visiting from Cleveland. (Courtesy of Lester Austin)

‘Independent, Fun, Relaxing’: Two Black Washingtonians On E-Bike Riding

by Kayla Benjamin October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks with The Washington Post’s Michael Brice-Saddler during the opening session of Bloomberg CityLab on Oct. 18. (Courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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Bowser Announces Program to Connect Local HBCU Grads to City Government Jobs

by Kayla Benjamin October 23, 2023December 11, 2024

Many stakeholders are involved in the development of six zero-energy homes in Fairmount Heights that will pilot a new microgrid technology. Pictured at the Oct. 13 groundbreaking ceremony, from left: J. Tyler Anthony, Pepco president & CEO; Stephanie Prange Prostel, Housing Initiative Partners deputy director; Md. state senator Joanne C. Benson; Akiaba Stewart, mayor of Fairmount Heights; Maryann Dillon, executive director of Housing Initiative Partnership; Jolene Ivey, Prince George’s County councilmember; Paul Pinsky, director of Maryland Energy Administration; and Rob Bennett, BlockEnergy CEO. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Affordable Housing Meets Cutting-Edge Energy Tech in Fairmount Heights Development

by Kayla Benjamin October 18, 2023October 19, 2023

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