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WI Charities to Hold Tour of Historic Black Township in Virginia and Juneteenth Celebration

by Denise Rolark Barnes June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Washington Informer Charities will host its 10th African American Heritage Tour to Josephine City in Berryville, Virginia, on Saturday, June 18.

Biko Sheridan, a fifth grader at the Mundo Verde Public Charter School and the winner of the 38th annual Washington Informer Spelling Bee, poses with second-place winner Amni Amin, a sixth grade student at the School Without Walls @ Francis Stevens, following the competition on Feb. 29 at the studios of the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment in northeast D.C. (The Washington Informer)

DC OCTFME to Air 40th Annual Washington Informer Spelling Bee on Sunday

by D.C. Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

Black Experience, Women's Suffrage Movement

Race Lens Used as Conduit for Exploring New Women’s Suffrage Initiative

by WI Guest Author April 13, 2020December 21, 2021

Owen Carpenter, a fifth grader at Hearst Elementary School, standing with his mother Shanta Mays-Carpenter, will be heading to the Washington Informer Charities Spelling Bee in a few weeks. (Courtesy of Ryan Garfield)

Education, Local

Washington Informer Charities Host Annual Spelling Bee Cluster

by James Wright Jr. February 12, 2020December 21, 2021

The Washington Informer Charities President Denise Rolark Barnes (3rd from left) receives a grant from Humanities DC — formerly known as the Humanities Council of Washington, DC — at Uline Arena in northeast D.C. on May 15. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Humanities DC Awards Vision Grants to 13 Projects

by WI Guest Author May 22, 2019December 21, 2021

Alyssa Burgos (right), an eighth-grader at Holy Redeemer, was the winner of the 2019 Prince George’s County Spelling Bee while Shree Ruttala, a seventh-grader at Hyattsville Middle School, came in second at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park on March 15. (Brigette White/The Washington Informer)

Education, Prince George's County

Persistent Eighth-Grader Wins WI Prince George’s Spelling Bee

by James Wright Jr. March 20, 2019October 31, 2020

African-American barge workers navigating the canals of Georgetown (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Black History

Hidden in Plain View: The Overlooked History of Black Georgetown

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

The Washington Nationals organization holds its annual Winterfest at Nationals Park in southeast D.C. on Dec. 1-2. A toy drive for the event was co-sponsored by Washington Informer Charities. (Mark Mahoney/The Washington Informer)

Over 1,000 Toys Donated by Nationals Fans at Winterfest

by Hamil R. Harris December 2, 2018October 31, 2020

Washington Informer Charities 35th Annual Spelling Bee held at NBC4 studio in Northwest. The winner will represent DC Public Schools in the Scripps National Spelling Bee to be held at the Gaylord in National Harbor, Maryland or May 31. /Photo by Demetrious Kinney

Photo Galleries

Washington Informer 35th Annual Spelling Bee

by Shevry Lassiter April 17, 2017October 30, 2020

Washington Informer publisher Denise Rolark Barnes congratulates the Prince George's County 2017 Spelling Bee champion Kelly Han, a student at Buck Lodge Middle School. The spelling bee was held at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on March 17. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Community, Prince George's County

Girls Reign Supreme at Prince George’s County Spelling Bee

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer March 22, 2017October 30, 2020