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From left: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Chair Bernard Lafayette Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Benjamin Chavis, SCLC President and CEO Charles Steele Jr., Rev. Charles McCollum and Cathelean Steele hold a press conference for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's 60th annual convention, held July 12-15 at the Renaissance Hotel in D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, D Kevin McNeir, Shevry Lassiter

Sobering Repeat of History Forecast at SCLC’s 60th Convention

by WI Guest Author July 18, 2018October 31, 2020

Courtesy of March on Washington Film Festival via Twitter

March on Washington Film Festival Returns

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 11, 2018October 31, 2020

William Barber

Faith, National, Religion

Rev. Barber Leads Thousands in Civil Disobedience in Around Nation

by Stacy M. Brown May 23, 2018October 31, 2020

‘Teenarama’ Dance Show a Pillar of Stability During 1968 Riots

by Brenda C. Siler May 23, 2018October 31, 2020

Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina state chapter of the NAACP, delivers a keynote speech during the 2017 NNPA Mid-Winter Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 25. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Black Experience, National

Poor People’s Campaign Brings Activism to D.C.

by WI Guest Author May 21, 2018October 31, 2020

Nkyinkim Installation by West African artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo (Courtesy of The Legacy Museum via Twitter)

Black Experience, Black History

Lynching Memorial and Museum Opening Highlights America’s Racist Past, Parallels Today’s Killings of African Americans

by WI Guest Author April 28, 2018October 31, 2020

Doubt by Titus Kaphar, on display at the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration (Courtesy of The Legacy Museum via Twitter)

Black Experience, Black History, Lifestyle

National Memorial for Peace and Justice Opens in Alabama

by WI Guest Author April 26, 2018October 31, 2020

Martin Luther King Jr. was a champion for equity in education. Ralph Abernathy and his wife Juanita Abernathy (not pictured) follow with Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., as the Abernathy children march on the front line, leading the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. The children are (from left) Donzaleigh Abernathy (in striped sweater), Ralph David Abernathy III and Juandalynn R. Abernathy (in glasses). The name of the White minister in the photo is unknown. (Abernathy family photos/Wikipedia Commons)

Black Experience

Reflections from Memphis on MLK’s Death

by WI Guest Author April 11, 2018October 31, 2020

The "Act to End Racism" rally is held on the National Mall in D.C. on April 4, 2018, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Faith, Religion

Faith Leaders Call for End to Racism at MLK Rally 

by WI Guest Author April 11, 2018October 31, 2020

Will Searcy

Youth Reflect on the Life of MLK

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer April 11, 2018October 31, 2020