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D.C. Council member Trayon White, leaving federal court on Sept. 12, entered a “not guilty” plea on a federal bribery charge as nearly 60 supporters watched. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

As Write-In Campaigns Get Underway, D.C. Council’s Trayon White Fights for His Freedom

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 12, 2024September 12, 2024

**FILE** Rendering of Parcel 6 parking garage (Courtesy of dmped.dc.gov)

Parcel 6 Community Partners Chosen for St. Elizabeths East Campus Development

by WI Web Staff September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris talks about the importance of this year’s November general election during the National Urban League convention in northwest D.C. on July 22. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Staying Informed

by WI Editorial Staff August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

The District’s Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Nina Albert talked about the benefits of the redevelopment of Poplar Point. (WI photo/Robert R. Roberts)

DMPED Picks Poplar Point Site Firm

by James Wright Jr. August 28, 2024August 28, 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 Ends Write-In Campaign for Ward 8 Seat, Supports Markus Batchelor

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

Joseph Knight is the new owner of the Congress Heights IHOP. (Courtesy photo)

Ward 8 IHOP Under New Management

by James Wright Jr. August 21, 2024August 21, 2024

**FILE** The FBI has arrested D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

FBI Arrests Ward 8 Council Member Trayon White Sr.

by Stacy M. Brown August 18, 2024August 18, 2024

Jaren Hill Lockridge and Nardos Alemayehu of Dreaming Out Loud survey the construction inside the upcoming Marion Barry Avenue Market. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Dreaming Out Loud’s Marion Barry Avenue Market to Combat Food Apartheid

by Demarco Rush July 17, 2024July 19, 2024

group of people talking to each other in front of brown wooden table

BlackBone Summit & Exchange

by James Wright Jr. July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

Locals come out to pick fresh produce at Food and Farm Fridays at the Thearc Building. (Courtesy of Building Bridges Across the River)

Local Nonprofit Fights Summer Hunger with Food and Farm Fridays

by Demarco Rush July 10, 2024July 10, 2024