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Mike Austin, Sheila Bunn and Salim Adofo participate in the Ward 8 Special Election Candidate Forum on May 12 at Sycamore & Oak in Southeast D.C. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Ward 8 Special Election Hopefuls Give It All at Candidate Forum

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 13, 2025May 19, 2025

Dion Jordan, a decades-long Ward 8 resident and federal government retiree, is running for the Ward 8 Council seat. He is emphasizing the need of holding elected officials accountable for backdoor deals. (Courtesy photo)

Ward 8 Special Election Candidates Pledge Paradigm Shift

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

Ward 8 civic leader and Bellevue Neighborhood Civic Association vice president Sheila Bunn is running for the Ward 8 Council seat. The special election is on July 15. (Courtesy of Sheila Bunn)

A Ward 8 Special Election, with Some Familiar Faces and Persistent Issues

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

**FILE** Celebrated community leader Phillip Pannell has been organizing for causes in the District since the 1970s. He famously fought for queer voices to be heard during the 20th-anniversary celebration of the March on Washington in 1983 and has continued his freedom fight against various injustices in the District and beyond. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Phil Pannell Ends Write-In Campaign for Ward 8 Seat, Supports Markus Batchelor

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 23, 2024August 23, 2024

**FILE** Celebrated community leader Phillip Pannell has been organizing for causes in the District since the 1970s. He famously fought for queer voices to be heard during the 20th-anniversary celebration of the March on Washington in 1983 and has continued his freedom fight against various injustices in the District and beyond. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Phil Pannell Officially Launches Write-In Campaign for Ward 8 Seat

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 22, 2024August 23, 2024

In His Second Reelection Bid, Ward 8 Council Member White’s Legislative Record Under Scrutiny

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

The Sylvia Ruth Foundation continues its founder’s namesake of literary advocacy through building classroom libraries for first graders and offering scholarships. (Courtesy of the Sylvia Ruth Foundation)

Sylvia Ruth Foundation Hosts Sneaker Ball, Continues Namesake’s Mission of Literacy Advocacy, Empowerment

by Micha Green April 10, 2024April 11, 2024

The Sylvia Ruth Foundation continues its founder's namesake of literary advocacy through building classroom libraries for first graders and offering scholarships. (Courtesy of Sylvia Ruth Foundation)

Sylvia Ruth Foundation Hosts Sneaker Ball, Continues Namesake’s Mission of Literacy Advocacy, Empowerment

by Micha Green March 26, 2024March 26, 2024

Maia Shanklin Roberts, POAH vice president of real estate development, talks to residents about Barry Farm.

Residents Receive Barry Farm Redevelopment Update

by James Wright Jr. August 16, 2023August 16, 2023

a group of men having a discussion

D.C. Leaders Collaborate in Search of Strategies to Reduce Problems Plaguing Black Men

by James Wright Jr. August 31, 2022September 1, 2022