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Packing With Purpose: How REUZE is Reinventing the Way We Move

by Mya Trujillo August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

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Black Scots Trending on TikTok, African Americans Excited to Learn They Exist

by Mya Trujillo August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

Island Pride Shines at MOCCA’s Third Annual Caribbean Cultural Concert

by Mya Trujillo and Arianna-Marie Sookram August 13, 2025August 13, 2025

Kampala, Uganda’s Ghetto Kids dance team, pictured above during their "Britain’s Got Talent" audition, will join the stage with South Africa’s Mzansi Youth Choir during the Kidz Theater Production to showcase African music and histories. (Courtesy photo)

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African Youth to Take Center Stage in D.C. for Inaugural KidzAFest Cultural Exchange

by Mya Trujillo August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

**FILE** Women link arms at a February 2025 Howard University event. Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD) works to remind women across the diaspora of the need for global solidarity to achieve liberation in the ongoing fight against colonialism. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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African Activists Rally for Radical Change Ahead of Pan-African Women’s Day

by Mya Trujillo July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

**FILE** Crowds flood the National Mall during the “Hands Off” protest — a series of peaceful protests that took the nation by storm in April 2025. (Mya Trujillo/The Washington Informer)

‘Our Silence Will Not Protect Us’: New Report Tracks Growing Assault on Protest Rights

by Mya Trujillo July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema meeting President Donald Trump and African leaders to discuss ways to strengthen economic ties between the United States and Africa at a strategic luncheon. (Courtesy of The White House via YouTube)

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White House Hosts African Leaders Amid USAID Cuts, New Economic Agenda

by Mya Trujillo July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

**FILE** Flooding in a home in Southeast D.C. in 2024. During the summer months, thunderstorms, hurricanes, and monsoons can rapidly bring forth heavy rainfall, making affected regions more susceptible to floods. Experts emphasize preparing for storms as heavy downpours can be deadly. (WI photo)

7 Things You Should Know During a Flood Watch or Warning

by Mya Trujillo July 9, 2025July 10, 2025

Plants and Blooms Reimagined founder Kaifa Anderson-Hall (left) and board member Ngozi Hall (right) present the design plan for the organization’s new Bloom Mobile, an initiative funded by the Share Fund. (Mya Trujillo/The Washington Informer)

A Blooming Business: Plants and Blooms Reimagined Expands Plant-Based Mental Health Services

by Mya Trujillo July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

Noir United International Co-founder Macire Aribot Ashford addresses attendees during the World Refugee Day workshop, hoping to uplift refugees' stories. (Mya Trujillo/The Washington Informer)

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World Refugee Day Workshop Spotlights Lived Experiences to Foster Empathy, Peacebuilding

by Mya Trujillo June 26, 2025June 26, 2025