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New Podcast Memorializes Black Victims of Police Violence

by Shevry Lassiter August 26, 2020December 21, 2021

On the heels of the police-involved killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky, a new podcast series is gearing up to tell the stories of […]

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EDITORIAL: Justice Still Thwarts Family of Terrence Sterling

by WI Webstaff September 28, 2016October 30, 2020

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EDITORIAL: Reparations Bill Must Move Forward

by WI Webstaff September 28, 2016October 30, 2020

Hundreds march on H Street in northwest D.C. toward the White House on July 10 to protest police violence against Blacks, including the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Photo by William J. Ford

WARREN: Blacks No Longer Considered Human

by WI Guest Author September 28, 2016October 30, 2020

Julianne Malveaux (right) participates in the National Town Hall Meeting panel with (from left) National Urban League President Marc Morial; Brittany N. Packnett, executive director of the St. Louis chapter of Teach for America; and Melina Abdullah, professor and chair of Pan-African studies at California State University during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C. on Sept. 15. / Photo by Patricia Little

Black Experience

CBCF Town Hall Confronts Systemic Racism

by Lauren M. Poteat September 21, 2016October 30, 2020

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Black Experience

Ending Police Brutality: Where Do We Begin?

by Stacy M. Brown September 7, 2016October 30, 2020

Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the new body cameras will enhance both officers' and the public's safety and make investigations more efficient. (Courtesy photo)

D.C.’s Body-Worn Camera Program on Fast Track

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 24, 2015October 30, 2020

James Hall, Jamar Clark’s father, holds back tears after asking police to come forward with answers regarding his son’s shooting. Clark died Nov. 16. (Harry Colbert, Jr./Insight News)

Minneapolis Police Shoot, Kill Another Unarmed Black Man

by WI Guest Author November 23, 2015October 30, 2020

Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Black Experience, Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

Ben Chavis Urges Support for Black Lives Matter Movement

by Dr. Benamin F. Chavis, Jr. November 20, 2015October 30, 2020

Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin High talks about the importance of law enforcement during a roundtable discussion on 21st century policing at the sheriff's office in Upper Marlboro on Nov. 13. Photo by William J. Ford

Prince George's County

Prince George’s Co. Holds Discussion on Modern-Day Policing

by William J. Ford November 13, 2015October 30, 2020