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Shaquanda Cotton (Courtesy photo)

The Suffering Behind the Unjust Incarceration of Black Women and Their Families

by Stacy M. Brown September 29, 2021December 21, 2021

African Americans account for 25 percent of the 12 million jail admissions every year. (Wikimedia Commons)

House Passes Bill to End Racial Disparities in Sentences for Drug Cases

by Stacy M. Brown September 28, 2021December 21, 2021

U.S. Capitol Building

Congress Set to Vote on Game-Changing Bill in ‘War on Drugs’

by Stacy M. Brown September 27, 2021December 21, 2021

Volunteers prepare to put bags and boxes of food in vehicles at a Sept. 11 distribution giveaway by Kingdom Fellowship AME Church at High Point High School in Beltsville. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Panel: Injustice Created Through Unhealthy Food Choices

by William J. Ford September 15, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** A Swan Quarter resident waits at the FEMA disaster relief center after Hurricane Isabel. (Cynthia Hunter/FEMA News)

FEMA Changing Rules that Deprive African Americans of Crucial Aid

by Stacy M. Brown September 2, 2021December 21, 2021

McBRIDE/CEDIEL: When It Comes to Crime, Politicians Should Not Fail Black Americans Again

by WI Guest Author July 7, 2021December 21, 2021

Traffic Deaths of Blacks Spike During Pandemic, Federal Data Shows

by WI Guest Author June 21, 2021December 21, 2021

Courtesy of supremecourt.gov

Supreme Court Rules Crack Cocaine Convictions Not Eligible for Lower Sentences

by Stacy M. Brown June 14, 2021December 21, 2021

U.S. Workers’ Wages Rebound from Pandemics But Not for Blacks

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 5, 2021December 21, 2021

Tenants at the Woodner Apartments in northwest D.C. protest evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy photo via Facebook)

Empower DC to Provide Resident Briefings on Comprehensive Plan, Racial Equity

by WI Guest Author April 19, 2021December 21, 2021