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**FILE** Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Courtesy of Senate Democrats via Wikimedia Commons)

Dianne Feinstein, Longest-Serving Female Senator, Dies at 90: A Look Back at Her Legacy in Gun Control and Bipartisanship

by Stacy M. Brown September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

OT Blount, a long-serving park steward with the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, died Aug. 8 from heart complications at age 54. (Stephen Voss/Courtesy of Ward 8 Woods)

OT Blount, Dedicated Steward of Ward 8’s Forestland, Dies at Age 54

by Kayla Benjamin September 13, 2023September 14, 2023

**FILE** Bishop C.M. Bailey (Courtesy of tuhopfap.org)

Faith

Bishop C.M. ‘Sweet Daddy’ Bailey Dies

by Hamil R. Harris August 24, 2023August 25, 2023

Former D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Mary Terrell speaks about the seriousness of her friend, the late Cornelia Vannessa “Connie” Spinner, and the importance of her work in adult education during an Aug. 13 memorial service at Sycamore & Oak in southeast D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Connie Spinner: A Pioneer in Adult Education and Workforce Development

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

Mildred Jones Fisher Lockridge, 92, who died on July 21, 2023, was a community activist, day care center director, and educator for more than six decades in the D.C. and Virginia school systems. (Courtesy photo)

Remembering Mildred Jones Fisher Lockridge

by Hamil R. Harris August 9, 2023August 9, 2023

Renowned Civil Rights Lawyer Charles J. Ogletree Jr. Dies, Leaving a Legacy of Justice and Empowerment

by Stacy M. Brown August 6, 2023August 7, 2023

Family and friends attend the funeral of Tommie Broadwater at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden on Aug. 1. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Distinguished Guests Among Hundreds Celebrating Life of Sen. Tommie Broadwater

by Richard D. Elliott and Hamil R. Harris August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

**FILE** Sheila Y. Oliver (Mark C. Olsen/New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs via Wikimedia Commons)

Sheila Oliver, History-Making New Jersey Lieutenant Governor, Dies Suddenly at 71

by Stacy M. Brown August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

Dr. Mutulu Shakur (Courtesy photo)

Dr. Mutulu Shakur Dead at Age 72

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 7, 2023July 7, 2023

Dorothy Simms Fauntroy, wife to the District’s first delegate to Congress, died on June 18 at the age of 88. She was remembered as an "angel" at a funeral on June 29 at New Bethel Baptist Church. (Courtesy photo)

Remembering Dorothy Simms Fauntroy

by Hamil R. Harris July 5, 2023July 5, 2023