• About
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Community
    • Prince George’s County
    • National
    • Politics
    • Sports
      • HBCU Sports
      • Local Sports
      • Pro Sports
    • Lifestyle
      • Arts & Theater
      • Entertainment
      • Books
      • Food
      • Fashion
      • Faith & Religion
        • Faith
        • Religion
      • Cars & Travel
        • Cars
        • Travel
      • Health
        • The Caregivers
        • Protect the Memories
        • Coronavirus
    • Education
      • Local
    • Environment
    • Homeownership
    • WIN Africa
    • World
    • Press Room
  • Business
    • JPMorgan Chase, Money Talk
    • Personal Finance
      • Homeownership
    • Local Business
    • Technology
  • Calendar
  • Opinion
    • WIN-TV
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
      • Stacy M. Brown
      • Lauren Victoria Burke
      • Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
      • James Clingman
      • Austin R. Cooper Jr.
      • Charlene Crowell
      • Marian Wright Edelman
      • Bill Fletcher Jr.
      • William J. Ford
      • Lyndia Grant
      • Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
      • Raynard Jackson
      • George Lambert
      • Shevry Lassiter
      • Julianne Malveaux
      • Marc Morial
      • Askia Muhammad
    • Editor’s Column
    • Editorial
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Viewpoints
    • Blogs
    • Cartoons
  • Media
    • Video
    • Photo Galleries
  • WI Bridge
  • E-Editions
    • Weekly E-Editions
    • Special Editions
      • Back-to-School
      • Black History Month
      • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
      • Financial Literacy
      • Health Supplements
      • Home Ownership
      • MLK Memorial Issue
      • Sustainability
  • Our House DC
  • Money Talk
  • 2023 Financial Literacy
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
Skip to content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer

  • About
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Community
    • Prince George’s County
    • National
    • Politics
    • Sports
      • HBCU Sports
      • Local Sports
      • Pro Sports
    • Lifestyle
      • Arts & Theater
      • Entertainment
      • Books
      • Food
      • Fashion
      • Faith & Religion
        • Faith
        • Religion
      • Cars & Travel
        • Cars
        • Travel
      • Health
        • The Caregivers
        • Protect the Memories
        • Coronavirus
    • Education
      • Local
    • Environment
    • Homeownership
    • WIN Africa
    • World
    • Press Room
  • Business
    • JPMorgan Chase, Money Talk
    • Personal Finance
      • Homeownership
    • Local Business
    • Technology
  • Calendar
  • Opinion
    • WIN-TV
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
      • Stacy M. Brown
      • Lauren Victoria Burke
      • Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
      • James Clingman
      • Austin R. Cooper Jr.
      • Charlene Crowell
      • Marian Wright Edelman
      • Bill Fletcher Jr.
      • William J. Ford
      • Lyndia Grant
      • Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
      • Raynard Jackson
      • George Lambert
      • Shevry Lassiter
      • Julianne Malveaux
      • Marc Morial
      • Askia Muhammad
    • Editor’s Column
    • Editorial
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Viewpoints
    • Blogs
    • Cartoons
  • Media
    • Video
    • Photo Galleries
  • WI Bridge
  • E-Editions
    • Weekly E-Editions
    • Special Editions
      • Back-to-School
      • Black History Month
      • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
      • Financial Literacy
      • Health Supplements
      • Home Ownership
      • MLK Memorial Issue
      • Sustainability
  • Our House DC
  • Money Talk
  • 2023 Financial Literacy

Sign up to stay connected

Get the top stories of the day around the DMV.

Tag: student loan forgiveness

President Joe Biden speaks to Howard University's Class of 2023 during the commencement ceremony at Capital One Arena in D.C. on May 13. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics

Biden Announces $127 Billion in Student Debt Relief for 3.6 Million Americans

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration has approved an additional 125,000 Americans for $9 billion in debt relief, bringing the total approved debt relief during the Biden-Harris Administration to $127 billion for nearly 3.6 million Americans.

Students and protesters gather at the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., after the high court struck down affirmative action for college admissions. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNational

Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action, Student Loan Forgiveness

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown July 5, 2023July 5, 2023
us supreme court flag half mast
Posted inNational

Supreme Court Strikes Down Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown June 30, 2023June 30, 2023
Among the approximately 30 cases pending before the Supreme Court ends its current term in June, Biden’s debt relief plan is a focal point. (Courtesy of HBCU Buzz)
Posted inEducation

Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief Plan Hangs in the Balance as Supreme Court Decision Nears

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown June 9, 2023June 9, 2023
Posted inOpinion

MYRICK: Student Debt Robs Our Country of Young Geniuses

by Svante Myrick March 15, 2023March 15, 2023
**FILE** President Joe Biden walks past draped America flags along the Colonnade of the White House, Monday, November 15, 2021, en route to sign the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
Posted inViewpoints

VIEWPOINTS

by WI Web Staff November 22, 2022November 23, 2022
The Debt Collective protested in front of the Department of Education on April 4 in support of student loan debt forgiveness. The protest attracted 500 people. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

Federal Judge Halts Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program; Admin Files Appeal

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown November 11, 2022November 11, 2022
**FILE** HBCU students celebrate their graduation. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inFinancial Literacy

When Student Loan Repayments Resume, Will Problems Return, Too?

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer November 7, 2022November 10, 2022
Demonstrators hold a casket symbolic of all the lives lost in their community due to environmental racism. The rally started at Freedom Plaza and headed to the White House part of the People vs. Fossil Fuels Campaign on Oct. 25, demanding a cessation of fossil fuel projects. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Products of the Environment

by WI Editorial Staff November 2, 2022November 3, 2022
Posted inEducation

Amid Court Battle, Biden Admin Encourages Borrowers to Apply for Debt Relief

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Posts navigation

1 2 3 Older posts

CURRENT NEWSPAPER

CURRENT SPECIAL EDITION

VISIT THE WASHINGTON INFORMER CHARITIES


The Washington Informer
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

About the Informer

We proudly serve the African-American community — families, neighborhoods, businesses, people of faith and more — in the DMV. Learn more about how we serve you.
See the Print Edition Online
Sign up for The Daily Newsletter

Learn More

  • About Us
  • Newsletters
  • Calendar
  • Membership
  • Print Subscriptions
  • Donate
  • Contact Us

Sections

  • News
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle

Products

  • Digital Editions
  • WIN-TV
  • WI Bridge
  • WIN Africa – Initiative
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Circulation
© 2023 Washington Informer Newspaper. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic