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President Donald Trump speaks during a Jan. 30 press conference in the White House James Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington, one day after a deadly air collision between a commercial jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in D.C.

EDITORIAL: A Tone-Deaf and Insensitive Commander in Chief

by WI Editorial Staff February 5, 2025February 6, 2025

The Donald Trump-inspired riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, ultimately resulted in the death of five people, including two police officers. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Federal Judges Sound Alarm as Jan. 6 Arrests, Sentences Continue While Trump’s Pardons Loom

by Stacy M. Brown December 20, 2024December 23, 2024

**FILE** Shirley Chisholm leaves USC's Bovard Auditorium, where she said presidency should not be exclusive domain of white males, on Jan. 24, 1972. (Tony Barnard/Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

MALVEAUX: A Day for Shirley Chisholm

by Julianne Malveaux December 4, 2024

An estimated 15,000 people gather on Howard University’s campus on Nov. 5 to support alumna and Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Skylar Nelson/The Washington Informer)

Harris Supporters at Howard University Process Next Steps as Trump Reclaims the White House

by Stacy M. Brown and Jada Ingleton November 6, 2024November 6, 2024

J.D. Vance (left) was selected to join Donald Trump's presidential campaign as his running mate. (Courtesy of @DrSchwertner via X)

WILLIAMS: Truth-Telling Lessons

by E. Faye Williams October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

**FILE** The United Nations headquarters in New York City (David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

EDITORIAL: Global Diplomacy is a Career Option for Local Youth

by WI Editorial Staff September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

A Salute to America’s First Black President

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor December 28, 2016October 30, 2020

President Obama speaks at The White House during his last press conference of 2016.

With Final Press Briefing of 2016, Obama Reflects on His Record

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

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (Courtesy of Rainbow PUSH)

Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

What Surely Tainted Our Election? Voter Suppression

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. December 15, 2016October 30, 2020

The fake U.S. embassy in Accra, Ghana /Courtesy of U.S. State Department

Ghana Officials Shut Down Fake U.S. Embassy

by Lauren M. Poteat December 9, 2016October 30, 2020