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Mya Starks, Kaylah Richardson, and Breyah Jefferson reflected on their academic experience at Washington School for Girls. They counted among 16 recent graduates who will attend schools in the D.C. metropolitan area and other parts of the U.S. this fall. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Graduates of Washington School for Girls Look Forward to Promising High School Careers

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Noah Jones, a 2025 graduate of Ketcham Elementary School, expanded his Black history knowledge beyond the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali while perusing a Black Facts gift that D.C. resident and substitute teacher Emma P. Ward gave him. (Denise Rolark Barnes/The Washington Informer)

The Informer, DCPS Substitute Teacher Make Black History Come Alive

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 9, 2025June 9, 2025

**FILE** A representative from Make All Votes Count DC participates in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in January 2024 in Southeast D.C. While nearly three out of four District voters approved Initiative 83 — which would implement ranked-choice voting in the District and allow non-party voters to vote in primary elections — there remains the question of whether the D.C. Council will prioritize Initiative 83’s implementation in the fiscal 2026 budget. (WI photo)

White-Out Controversy Clouds Future of Initiative 83

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 4, 2025January 6, 2026

**FILE** D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson, pictured speaking in front of the U.S. Capitol with members of the council behind him in March 2025, is lamenting the two-month budget delay, which is affecting the legislative body as a whole. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

The Collins Council Report: A Tough Budget Season for Workers, Undocumented Residents — and Even the Council

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 3, 2025December 11, 2025

**FILE** Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrating the football team’s move back to RFK campus. With development on RFK campus tentatively scheduled for later this year, local labor advocates and unions are engaging in conversation with D.C. Council members and Commanders officials about the yet-to-be-solidified community benefits agreement. (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)

In RFK Campus Deal, Union Organizers Continue to Demand a Community Benefits Agreement

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 3, 2025June 3, 2025

Faizan Zaki celebrates his win in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, on May 29, 2025. (Craig Hudson/Scripps National Spelling Bee)

Inside the Winner’s Circle at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

After much deliberation over the 2025 supplemental budget, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other local officials present their fiscal 2026 budget proposal, dubbed "Grow D.C.," at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on May 27. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

In Budget Proposals, D.C. Mayor Bowser Looks to the Future

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Southeast resident Herman Buckman, among 1,000 youth recipients of the 2025 Gates Millennium Scholarship, is preparing for his next academic journey at Oberlin College in Ohio this fall. (Courtesy of KIPP DC Public Schools)

Herman Buckman, 2025 Gates Millennium Scholar, Reflects On His Development

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 27, 2025May 28, 2025

**FILE** Activists protest the murder of George Floyd, police brutality, and other racial and systemic injustices. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Activists Respond to Current State of Affairs

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

The Proverbs Band sets up before performing for a centennial celebration for Malcolm X on May 19, 2025, what would have been his 100th birthday. The group performed near a banner donning Malcolm X’s image, that of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and three adinkra symbols representing God, unity and Sankofa. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

Malcolm X’s 100th Birthday: A Time for Reflection and Recalibration

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

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