Omekongo Dibinga Archives - The Washington Informer

Ilhan Omar

Politics, Stacy M. Brown

Left Laments Trump, Media Assaults on Omar: ‘Reprehensible’

by WI Guest Author April 29, 2019December 21, 2021

American politics appears to have hit a new low.

Ward 8 Council member Trayon White stands with local residents at a June 1 prayer vigil, where several homicides have taken place near Ferebee Hope Elementary School in southeast D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

DIBINGA: Moving D.C. Beyond Trayon White’s Rothschild Comments

by WI Guest Author June 27, 2018October 31, 2020

Omékongo Dibinga teaches "Jay-Z and the Practice of Historical Biography" at American University. (Brigette White/The Washington Informer)

Jay-Z Featured in Class for International Studies Students

by Brenda C. Siler January 24, 2018October 31, 2020

Omekongo Dibinga and Kendra Blackett-Dibinga pose in harmony at their Ivy City yoga studio. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Health, Health Supplements, Supplements

Yoga Can Yield Unknown Benefits

by Brenda C. Siler December 13, 2017October 31, 2020

Jeff Miskiri (left) and Ian Reid, co-owners of Po Boy Jim, inspect the rooftop construction at their second location in the 9th and U streets in northwest D.C. (Courtesy of Wacif)

Business, Local Business

Funding Business Growth in D.C.

by Brenda C. Siler November 15, 2017October 31, 2020

Business, Local Business

The Business of Gentrification: Longtime Shops Affected

by Stacy M. Brown February 15, 2017October 30, 2020

Omekongo Dibinga, an American University professor and southeast D.C. resident, said it is nearly impossible for the average Southeast resident to relocate.

Community, Homeownership, Local Business

Priced Out, Sold Out: Gentrification Takes a Toll

by Stacy M. Brown January 4, 2017October 30, 2020