WASHINGTON INFORMER — If holiday lists seem bigger than budgets, turning to a high-interest, “small-dollar” loan can turn joy and merriment into a financial quagmire.
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WASHINGTON INFORMER — Alvin Thornton, an education expert in Maryland who 16 years ago successfully authored a formula to ensure equitable funding for all children, will...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — As D.C. Council takes a more insightful review of the pros and cons, other states in the region including Virginia and Maryland are...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Elizabeth Midlarsky, a Jewish professor who teaches and researches the Holocaust at Columbia Teachers College, experienced first-hand the resurgence of anti-Semitic crimes across...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman to be elected to Congress in Massachusetts history, posted a photo on Twitter on Thursday night that’s...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — George H.W. Bush, the 41st U.S. president and head of a family political dynasty, died Friday. He was 94.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Two new stamps planned in 2019 for the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage and Music Icons series honor R&B singer Marvin Gaye and tap...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The federal government released a 1,500-page report Friday on climate change, which warned of how people have affected global warming and, more importantly,...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Metropolitan Police Department is getting a new look.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Jones will make his Showtime Boxing debut in Philadelphia on Friday, Nov. 16 at 9 p.m., three decades after he began announcing cards...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Numerous items that belonged to late rapper Tupac Shakur have been acquired by Temple University’s Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The D.C. Council will decide next week on a bill to lower the city’s legal voting age to 16, likely ending a yearslong...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — One day after Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s historic victory for a second four-year term in a largely Democratic state, he laid out plans...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Angela Alsobrooks, the first female prosecutor and youngest state’s attorney ever elected in Prince George’s County, will become the jurisdiction’s first woman to...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Congressional Black Caucus Foundation staffers, along with interns and fellows, volunteered all day Tuesday at the Ronald Walters Election Day Command Center at...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — In Washington, D.C., the rate of newly diagnosed cases of HIV has seen a downward trend over the past 10 years, but the...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — After pulling off their first true road win of the season, coach Mike London and the Howard University football team return home where...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Castile's firstborn son Philando worked in the Minnesota school system as a cook until he was killed by police during a traffic stop...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Washington Wizards practiced and watched plenty of film Friday after losing the season opener at home to the Miami Heat the night...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — D.C.’s changing demographics and gentrification have made long-lasting concerns turn into blue hot-button issues that are further dividing the nation’s capital as it...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Maryland Democratic officials said Thursday that a surge in request of absentee ballots for next month’s general election points to a huge turnout...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Democratic challenger Ben Jealous took part Friday in Maryland Municipal League’s annual fall conference at the Westin Hotel
WASHINGTON INFORMER — In this week’s episode, Dr. Henry A. Wise High School pays tribute to the school’s first and only football coach with a truly...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women — more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined. Statistics show that every...
