- The Washington Informer Brings SMART Marketing to The Carlyle Room (Feb. 29 )
- The Washington Informer hosted readers and business partners for a SMART Marketing workshop at the Carlyle Room on Thursday, Feb. 29. In an event that offered food, beverages and networking, speakers from BloomLab — a collaboration between the Knight Foundation and Local Media Association (LMA) — and staff from the publication, discussed digital marketing strategies and the benefits of partnering with The Washington Informer.
- The Washington Informer Sends Local Students to Scripps National Spelling Bee (March- May, Richard Elliott, Sam P.K.Collins)
- Once again, The Washington Informer sponsored two young spellers from the D.C. metropolitan area in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Those spellers, Noah Rowe and Victoria McFetridge, bested hundreds of local spellers in competitions that took place in the District and Prince George’s County, Maryland.
- Washington Informer Charities Heritage Tour Takes Guests to Learn About the Black Presence at Tudor Place (July 24, James Wright)
- As part of the organization’s annual summer tradition, Washington Informer Charities sponsored the African American Heritage Tour at Tudor Place in Georgetown on July 20. While at the historic Northwest, D.C. house and garden, guests learned about the free and enslaved African Americans who lived and worked there, through the exhibit: “Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place.”
- Celebrating 60 years of The Washington Informer’s Legacy: ‘If it is to Be, It is Up to Me’ (Oct. 16, James Wright)
- The Washington Informer, founded by Dr. Calvin Rolark on Oct. 16, 1964, as a weekly print newspaper, marked its yearlong 60th celebration. Highlighting six decades of publishing news across multiple platforms that uplifts the Black community, The Informer, led by second-generation publisher Denise Rolark Barnes, continues the founder’s legacy, through its dedication to strong, engaging and educational storytelling and keeping Dr. Rolark’s motto at the forefront of the work: “If it is to be, it is up to me.”
- Election Night at Sankofa, Coverage Throughout the DMV
- With reporters on the ground at Howard University, in Prince George’s County, and throughout the District, The Washington Informer hosted a live, three-hour, election night event from Sankofa Video, Books and Cafe on Georgia Avenue in Northwest, D.C. The event was an opportunity to talk to community leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs, students and correspondents from The Washington Informer and National Newspaper Publishers Association about the contentious local and national elections. Guests joined The Informer live and virtually as WI Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes and WI Managing Editor Micha Green conducted interviews and shared election results.
- Washington Informer Engages with Community at 25th Anniversary Safeway Feast of Sharing (Nov. 27)
- The day before Thanksgiving, Washington Informer staff took to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, which transformed from a simple gathering and exhibition space, to a large site to engage with the community, provide warm meals, and spread joy, love and hope this holiday season for the 25th anniversary of Safeway’s Feast of Sharing.
- Looking Toward the Future
- As we continue celebrating 60 years of dedicated storytelling, The Washington Informer has a lot more community programming planned for 2025. From annual events, such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade and Spelling Bee, to special 60th anniversary festivities, The Washington Informer looks forward to more opportunities to engage with residents throughout the DMV region and is committed to telling important stories that offer insight, inspiration, and empowerment.
