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**FILE** A hologram of the late George Floyd shines at the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue, where hundreds of people joined Floyd's family for the unveiling. the memorial project, sponsored by Change.org and the George Floyd Foundation, will be on display in Richmond through Aug. 6, 2020. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press via Trice Edney News Wire)

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: George Floyd, Five Years Later

by WI Editorial Staff May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

**FILE** Activists protest the murder of George Floyd, police brutality, and other racial and systemic injustices. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Activists Respond to Current State of Affairs

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

Malcolm X (Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons)

VIEWPOINTS

by WI Web Staff May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

The Proverbs Band sets up before performing for a centennial celebration for Malcolm X on May 19, 2025, what would have been his 100th birthday. The group performed near a banner donning Malcolm X’s image, that of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and three adinkra symbols representing God, unity and Sankofa. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

Malcolm X’s 100th Birthday: A Time for Reflection and Recalibration

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Books

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America’ by Mark Whitaker

by Terri Schlichenmeyer May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

District organizations and residents are commemorating the 100th birthday of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X. (Courtesy of Library of Congress)

D.C. Set to Celebrate Malcolm X at 100

by James Wright Jr. May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

Michele Norris moderates a conversation with actresses Ebony Obsidian and Kerry Washington, and Tyler Perry, who directed “The Six Triple Eight,” at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on Nov. 20. The film is now streaming on Netflix. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

WILLIAMS: ‘Six Triple Eight’ a Must-See

by E. Faye Williams April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

Dr. Calvin W. Rolark Sr. (Courtesy photo)

A Landmark Year: The Rise of The Washington Informer

by Mya Trujillo and Jada Ingleton March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

**FILE** The Rev. E. Gail Anderson Holness speaks at MLK Holiday DC Annual Breakfast in January 2023 at THEARC in Southeast D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Local Pastors Tout The Informer’s Value to the Community

by Hamil R. Harris March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

**FILE** Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

MALVEAUX: In Disruption, Go Back to Our Roots

by Julianne Malveaux March 19, 2025March 19, 2025