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Tag: Ra-Jah S. Kelly

Juanita "BZB" Britton cuts the ribbon at the launch of her 30th-anniversary event. (Courtesy of LA Randall)
Posted inLifestyle

Juanita Britton Embodies Kwanzaa Values Every Day, Including 30th Anniversary of BZB

by Ra-Jah S. Kelly December 26, 2022December 26, 2022

Juanita “Busy Bee” Britton, who recently held her post-pandemic event, the 30th anniversary of the annual BZB Gift and Art Show, doesn’t know where she’d be without Kwanzaa.

At Hanks Oyster Bar on Capitol Hill, patrons enjoy Happy Hour the day before D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order suspending the use of restaurant bar seating and service to standing patrons in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. (DR Barnes/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLocal Business

Bowser Restricts Restaurant, Bar Access Amid Coronavirus Crisis

by WI Guest Author March 18, 2020December 21, 2021
District of Columbia Ward 8 State Board of Education Representative Markus Batchelor dances with a student to compete for the William O. Lockridge Award at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) on Nov. 9. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Family Honors William O. Lockridge with Annual ‘Dancing’ Fundraiser

by WI Guest Author November 10, 2019December 21, 2021
Courtesy of Paige Muller/@curious_caravan
Posted inLifestyle

Festival at Walter Reed Uses Music as Healing Tool

by WI Guest Author October 30, 2019December 21, 2021
From left: Denise Manning, Alana Raquel Bowers and Kambi Gathesha in the play "What to Send Up When it Goes Down" by Aleshea Harris at THEARC (Teresa Castracane/The Movement Theatre Company)
Posted inLifestyle

Provocative Play Deals with Racial Tension in U.S.

by WI Guest Author October 30, 2019December 21, 2021
Photo by Michael Simone
Posted inLifestyle

Coming to America Festival Brings African Acts to D.C.

by WI Guest Author April 28, 2019December 21, 2021
Jamal Gray (Photo by Ja'mon Jackson)
Posted inWI Bridge

Uptown Art House Collective Continues to Create Without a Home

by WI Guest Author March 27, 2019October 31, 2020
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma returns a greeting from Turner Elementary School students by stretching out on the steps at Anacostia High School during a special visit on Nov. 30. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Yo-Yo Ma Visits Anacostia

by WI Guest Author December 5, 2018October 31, 2020
**FILE** 18 OCT 2015. South-Sudan, Allel village near Bunagok town. Akur Kom, 18, is pregnant of her first kid. In the image she shows some neclaces tha have different meaning, one is for marriage, one to sho that she is pregnant ,etc. Akur goes to the facility for checks but she will decide with the lever based on time if to go to the hospital. At present she has some pain at the abdomen but she is not worried as she trust the lever. Her TBA (Traditional Birth Assistant) is a man. South-Sudan has of the highest child and maternal mortality rate in the world. 1 women out of 30 risks of dieing for reasons related to pregnancy and delivering. 1 child out of 10 dies before reaching the age of 5 for reasons related to disease easily preventable or curable; malnutrition is a key factor. (Getty Images)
Posted inInternational

South Sudanese Girl Auctioned as Child Bride on Facebook

by WI Guest Author November 23, 2018October 31, 2020
Maxine Waters
Posted inEducation

Coeds Cite Reversal of Civil Rights

by WI Guest Author November 20, 2018October 31, 2020

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