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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Martin Luther King III, along with his wife and daughter, lead the 2020 King Parade on Martin Luther King Avenue in southeast D.C. on Jan. 20 (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Experience, Community, Hamil R. Harris

Thousands Converge on D.C. for Annual MLK Parade

by Hamil R. Harris January 22, 2020December 21, 2021

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade in D.C. on Monday exceeded expectations as the son of the slain civil rights icon and his family walked through Southeast with Mayor Muriel Bowser and a joyful procession of thousands.

The 2019 Martin Luther King Peace Walk and Parade lead off, going south on Martin Luther King Avenue in Southeast with Mayor Muriel Bowser and a number of Council members bringing greetings. (Courtesy of Maurice Fitzgerald/WI Charities)
Posted inCommunity, Hamil R. Harris

Annual MLK Parade Set for Monday

by Hamil R. Harris January 15, 2020December 21, 2021
Marco Clark, CEO and founder of Richard Wright Public Charter School for Journalism and Media, speaks during the seventh annual Fatherhood Legislative Forum in northwest D.C. on June 14. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Fathers Can Make a Difference with Teamwork

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor June 19, 2019December 21, 2021
One of several local choirs sing hymns and spirituals during the African-American men’s gospel concert at Greater New Hope Baptist Church in northwest D.C. on Feb. 17. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)
Posted inFaith, Religion

African-American Men Sing Praises

by WI Guest Author February 20, 2019October 31, 2020
More than 150 organizations, bands and city officials participate in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade in southeast D.C. on Jan. 15. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Peace Walk, Parade to Carry on MLK Legacy

by Sam P.K. Collins January 9, 2019October 31, 2020
Former D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt speaks during the Black History Celebration kickoff event at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum in D.C. on Feb 1.
Posted inBlack Experience, Community

DC Black History Celebration Committee Kicks off Black History Month

by WI Guest Author February 7, 2018October 31, 2020
United Medical Center
Posted inCommunity

UMC Future in Jeopardy After City Cuts Veritas Contract

by Stacy M. Brown November 15, 2017October 31, 2020
Frank Malone (left), 100 Fathers Inc., president and CEO, and Tyrone Parker, president of the Alliance of Concerned Men, speak during the Celebration of Fathers on Capitol Hill at the Canon House Office Building in Southeast on June 16. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Fathers Want to be Put on the Agenda

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer June 21, 2017October 30, 2020
Dozens came out to Georgetown on Oct. 2 for a 200th anniversary celebration of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, including Bernice McCants, a member of Mt. Zion UMC for more than 60 years, WJLA reporter Sam Ford, the master of ceremonies for the anniversary celebration, and Mertine Moore Brown, who came with members of her family because her mother served as one of the church musicians for many years. /Photo by Hamil R. Harris
Posted inBlack History, Faith, Religion

Historic Black Church Celebrates 200th Anniversary

by Hamil R. Harris October 5, 2016October 30, 2020

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