Muriel Bowser Archives - Page 13 of 120 - The Washington Informer

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As Youth Return to School, Concerns About Federal Takeover Intensify

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 19, 2025August 19, 2025

**FILE** The late D.C. Mayor Marion Barry and current District Mayor Muriel Bowser. When the National Guard was deployed to D.C. in 1989, the understanding was to support D.C. police, unlike today, where Trump has placed the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control. (WI photos)

1989 Barry: ‘Support Not Intervention’ vs. 2025 Bowser: ‘Unsettling and Unprecedented’

by Stacy M. Brown August 12, 2025August 12, 2025

President Trump Announces Takeover of MPD, While Residents Respond to Federal Law Enforcement Presence

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Stacy M. Brown August 11, 2025August 11, 2025

Cora Masters Barry (center) dances the night away at Majic Wednesdays on July 23. (Maven McGann/The Washington Informer)

Majic Wednesdays Puts Southeast Under a Musical Spell Every Week at Sycamore and Oak

by Maven McGann August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

Elizabeth Paige White (holding sign) is joining fellow attorney Bernadette Armand in filing a lawsuit against District officials, agencies and former juvenile correction officer Kelvin Powell for his sexual abuse of youth under District custody. They say the D.C. government was complicit and should be held accountable. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

Lawsuit Seeks Damages, Reform and Transparency for DYRS

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 5, 2025August 6, 2025

Bringing his son along, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) President Shawn Townsend welcomes attendees to the 43rd annual RAMMYS on Aug. 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. (Courtesy photo)

RAMMYS 2025 Celebrates Resilience Amid Restaurant Industry Challenges, Offers Call to Action

by Micha Green August 5, 2025August 6, 2025

Corey R. McSwain, a high school senior and organizer known to many as "The Kid President," said that the emergency juvenile curfew policy doesn’t align with late night events, like what D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation has hosted this summer. (Courtesy photo)

Mixed Reactions to Emergency Juvenile Curfew

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and William Armstead August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

RFK Stadium in southeast D.C.

LANE: Is a Good RFK Deal for the Commanders a Good Deal for the City? Yes. A Good Deal for Ward 7? We’ll See.

by Ambrose Lane Jr. July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

people walking on a sidewalk at sunset

D.C. Bakes Under Triple-Digit Heat Index as Cooling Centers Open and Relief Awaits

by Stacy M. Brown July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser checks out merchandise at the new Eastern Market retail store at Reagan National Airport on July 14. (Courtesy of Bowser via X)

Eastern Market Extends to Reagan National Airport

by James Wright Jr. July 27, 2025July 28, 2025

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