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**FILE** A hologram of the late George Floyd shines at the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue, where hundreds of people joined Floyd's family for the unveiling. the memorial project, sponsored by Change.org and the George Floyd Foundation, will be on display in Richmond through Aug. 6, 2020. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press via Trice Edney News Wire)

EDITORIAL: Five Years Later — Breathing Life into George Floyd’s Legacy

by WI Editorial Staff May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

The Rev. Graylan Hagler, Ernie Fears, Donte O’Hara, CMoneyDGreatest, Dr. Lewis T. Tait Jr. and the Rev. Patricia Fears hold “Boycott Target!” signs beneath the Target sign at the Target located in the Columbia Heights Neighborhood on April 19. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

Local Target Protest to Soon Reach One-Month Milestone

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Dr. Patrise Holden April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

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EDITORIAL: Even the Cost of Being Poor is Rising and That is ‘Why We Can’t Wait’

by WI Editorial Staff April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which he delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, calling for an end to racism (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)

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BROWN: 57 Years Later, Martin Luther King’s Voice Still Echoes, No Matter What Trump Tries to Silence

by Stacy M. Brown April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

**FILE** The Rev. E. Gail Anderson Holness speaks at MLK Holiday DC Annual Breakfast in January 2023 at THEARC in Southeast D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Local Pastors Tout The Informer’s Value to the Community

by Hamil R. Harris March 26, 2025March 31, 2025

Stacie Lee Banks is president and CEO of Lee’s Flower and Card Shop Inc., founded in Northwest D.C. in 1945. As the third-generation owner, she continues the company’s 80-year legacy of serving the community by providing beautiful flowers, floral arrangements, and decorations. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Flowers, Family are Keys for Lee Flower and Card Shop Leader Stacie Lee Banks

by James Wright Jr. March 19, 2025March 28, 2025

William Lucy served as the secretary-treasurer of AFSCME for decades. (Courtesy of William Lucy via X)

William Lucy: Black America’s Man in Labor

by James Wright Jr. February 5, 2025February 6, 2025

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EDITORIAL: If Democracy Really Matters, Why Won’t America Restore Voting Rights for Felons Who Have Served Their Time?

by WI Editorial Staff August 21, 2024August 21, 2024

The Rev. Dr. Renita Weems, a biblical scholar, author and 2022 Black Churches 4 Digital Equity (BC4DE) fellow, addressed the importance of Black churches' involvement in achieving digital equity in the Black community at the inaugural Juneteenth National Digital Equity Bible Study. BC4DE is working to address a major justice issue facing African American communities: the digital divide. (Courtesy of BC4DE via Instagram)

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Black Churches 4 Digital Equity Heeds Call to Bridge the Digital Gap

by Jada Ingleton July 2, 2024October 29, 2024

From left: Kirsten Bryant-Phillip, Alyssa Smith, Endura Govan, CEO Color Of Health, LLC, William Thompson and Justin Nails at the Kingdom Economic Summit, held April 4-5 in downtown D.C. (Courtesy photo)

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Local Ministers Host Kingdom Economic Summit on Anniversary of MLK’s Death

by Hamil R. Harris April 10, 2024April 10, 2024