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Dr. Donald R. Hopkins

Why Black Americans Historically Mistrust the Health System

by Micha Green February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Most African American adults see voting as an extremely or very effective strategy for helping Black people move toward equality. (Pete Souza via Wikimedia Commons)

African Americans Say Voting Would Help Overcome Racial Inequities

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

doctor checking the heart beat of a man

Maryland Life Expectancy Data Highlights Racial Disparities

by Nene Narh-Mensah, Capital News Service October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

EDITORIAL: Why Blacks Are Living Longer in the DMV

by WI Editorial Staff October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Black Prison Labor Built American Business Empires: Report

by Stacy M. Brown September 20, 2022March 7, 2024

Black Americans represent 14% of the U.S. population but 46% of the prison population who had already served at least 10 years. (Courtesy of BlackExcel- lence)

Black Americans Serving Long Prison Sentences Far Exceed Other Groups: Report

by Stacy M. Brown September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

**FILE** Solar panels on a home in northwest D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Homeowners Have Repeatedly Been Shut Out of the Solar Marketplace

by Kayla Benjamin September 7, 2022October 14, 2022

women wearing brown dress close up photography

Religious, Spiritual Blacks Have Better Heart Health: Study

by WI Web Staff September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

Rampant bias remains in the real estate industry according to a new report which revealed that, on average, 18% of Black homebuyers are denied a mortgage. (Courtesy of NAREB)

It’s Not Easy Getting a Home Loan – Racial Bias Makes It Nearly Impossible for Many Blacks

by Stacy M. Brown August 31, 2022September 1, 2022

A vaccine clinic for COVID-19 and monkeypox has been set up at a church in Ward 8. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black, Latino Men Hit Hardest by Monkeypox Outbreak: CDC

by WI Web Staff August 5, 2022August 6, 2022