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Protesters stand atop a stoop at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington with raised fists during the Commitment March on Aug. 28. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, D Kevin McNeir, National

Peaceful March on Washington Followed by Racially Divisive Protests

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 2, 2020December 21, 2021

Jacob Blake was paralyzed by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Aug. 23. (Courtesy photo)

MALVEAUX: America’s Mistreatment of Its Black Citizens

by WI Guest Author September 2, 2020December 21, 2021

EDITORIAL: No Justice, No Games

by WI Guest Author September 2, 2020December 21, 2021

Marion Jamison (left) holds signs she created for a caravan with the First Baptist Church of Highland Park to bring attention to the lives lost to police and encourage people to participate in the census. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Community, Hamil R. Harris

First Baptist Church of Highland Park’s Caravan Takes Issues Directly to Community

by Hamil R. Harris September 2, 2020December 21, 2021

President Donald Trump visits Kenosha, Wis., on Sept. 1 amid ongoing unrest following the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man paralyzed by seven shots to his back.

Jacob Blake’s Family Ignores Trump Visit to Kenosha

by WI Guest Author September 2, 2020December 21, 2021

Colin Kaepernick

Black Experience, Sports, Stacy M. Brown

NFL Will Play Black National Anthem at Games

by Stacy M. Brown July 4, 2020December 21, 2021

Ben Crump Heralded as Black America’s Attorney General

by WI Guest Author July 2, 2020December 21, 2021

Local patrons of The Fish Market say they have had enough of racist remarks and disrespect from the restaurant’s owners. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Community, D Kevin McNeir

Protesters Circle The Fish Market Following Racial Incident

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 1, 2020December 21, 2021

After a construction site was set on fire during riots in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd, protesters gather on the site as they watched the fire on May 27, 2020. (Chris Juhn/Zenger News Service)

MASON: The Roots of White Supremacy

by WI Guest Author July 1, 2020December 21, 2021

A protester throws a gas canister back at police during a protest over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020. (Chris Juhn/Zenger News Service)

LEON: A Moment or a Movement? The Blowback Will Tell

by WI Guest Author June 24, 2020December 21, 2021