Maurice Jackson Archives - The Washington Informer

Jazz and Blues Musicians Give Politics a Voice

by Brenda C. Siler November 2, 2020December 21, 2021

Through the decades, election season has been an important source of income for jazz and blues musicians.

The cover for the book "DC Jazz" features John Malachi, who grew up in Washington and played in local clubs before joining Billy Eckstein, later becoming Sarah Vaughan's accompanist. He also taught at Howard University and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. (Courtesy photo)

Faces, Places that Formed D.C.’s Legacy of Jazz

by Brenda C. Siler August 1, 2018October 31, 2020

Black Methodist United, a nationwide assemblage of African-American Methodist clergy, convene Oct. 4 at the National Press Club in D.C. to discuss eradication of high unemployment among African-Americans. (Dorothy Rowley/The Washington Informer)

Community, Local Business

D.C. Economy Leaves Black Residents Behind, Study Finds

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer October 25, 2017October 31, 2020

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