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Bishop Reginald Jackson has been named the new leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Church's Second Episcopal District. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Faith

Bishop Reginald Jackson: AME Church 2nd Episcopal District Gets a New Leader

by Hamil R. Harris September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

After a six-week summer recess, lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday with just three weeks to act before federal funding runs out on Sept. 30.

Lawmakers Face Looming Deadline to Avoid Government Shutdown

by Stacy M. Brown September 9, 2024September 9, 2024

John Taylor Chapman, owner of the Manumission Tour Company, stands before a marker of Franklin & Armfield, a slave trading firm in pre-Civil War Alexandria, Virginia. (Courtesy photo)

Tour Company Showcases Alexandria’s Black History

by James Wright Jr. August 14, 2024August 14, 2024

Makers Union serves a Hickory House Smoked Salmon over creamy mushroom quinoa, green beans, and mustard vinaigrette. (Courtesy of Makers Union)

The Eating is Great During RAMW’s Summer Restaurant Week, Aug. 12 to 18

by Brenda C. Siler August 12, 2024August 12, 2024

Hen Quarter Prime has a huge Saturday and Sunday brunch featuring a number of dinner menu items, plus a huge selection of seafood, Sammy’s Fried Chicken, a bagel and waffle bar, and a build-your-own Titos Bloody Mary Bar. The restaurant is in the Southwest Waterfront area of D.C. near Audi Field. (Courtesy of Hen Quarter Prime)

Fine Dining Comes to the Southwest Waterfront Area

by Brenda C. Siler August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

Foundation President Connie Matthews Harshaw and Board Member Nathaniel “Nat” Brown presenting information about the Let Freedom Ring Foundation based in Williamsburg, Virginia. The presentation occurred at a Williamsburg tourism showcase at the Salamander DC Hotel. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

African American History Highlighted as Part of Williamsburg Tourism

by Brenda C. Siler July 31, 2024August 1, 2024

Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan paid tribute to her predecessor, the late Rep. Donald McEachin, at an event honoring McEachin's environmental justice legacy held near Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Legislators and Green Groups Gather to Honor Late Congressman Donald McEachin

by Kayla Benjamin March 2, 2023August 16, 2023

**FILE** Jason Miyares (Wikimedia Commons)

Alexandria Nixes Small-Business Grant Program

by James Wright Jr. February 22, 2023February 23, 2023

Virginia parents and teachers rallied earlier this school year, some opposing the changes Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to make to the history curriculum. (Courtesy photo)

Teachers Rail Against Virginia Gov. Youngkin’s Proposed Curriculum Updates

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

Donald McEachin

Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin Dies at 61

by Stacy M. Brown November 29, 2022November 29, 2022