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 — Congressional Black Caucus Foundation staffers, along with interns and fellows, volunteered all day Tuesday at the Ronald Walters Election Day Command Center at...
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 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...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — So, why won’t Donald Trump, ranking members of the Republican Party, and power brokers from around the globe use their abilities to evoke...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — For the record, since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking unemployment statistics based on race in the 1970s, the rate of Black...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Washington, 63, has taken home Academy Awards for his performances in “Glory” and “Training Day.” The Mount Vernon, New York, native has also...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Washington Wizards scored the team’s first win of the preseason Friday, defeating the Miami Heat 121-114 at Capital One Arena in D.C.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The “After Dark @THEARC” gala celebrated 13 years one of its partners, Building Bridges Across the River, has had improving the quality of...
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WASHINGTON INFORMER — Despite a checkered record in public service, Judge Kavanaugh was sailing toward likely confirmation when Dr. Christine Blasey Ford charged that Kavanaugh had...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — “Howard University’s Cancer Center serves a population that is around 90 percent African American,” said Carla D. Williams, Howard University associate professor of...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Has Donald Trump intentionally kept American citizens in the dark? That’s what veteran White House correspondent April Ryan declared as an irrefutable fact...
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — Rep. Maxine Waters paid homage on Friday, Sept. 14 to an ever-developing form of African-American culture, hip-hop, that employs poetry, dance, music...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Senate Judiciary Committee completed four days of hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of D.C. Judge Brett Kavanaugh and a vote reportedly...
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — You owe it to yourself, to your friends, family and especially your children to see this delightful show that takes us along...
By Stacy Brown (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) Fats Domino, the rock pioneer who inspired Elvis Presley, the Beatles and countless other superstars, died Wednesday at his...
By Stacy M. Brown and D. Kevin McNeir (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) As more and more inches of rain fell this week in the Houston-Galveston area,...
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By Victoria Jones (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow, The Washington Informer) A mix of successful entrepreneurs, social activists and actors came together for one night during “Icon Talks,”...
By Freddie Allen (NNPA National News Managing Editor) In an effort to provide student journalists with a unique experience working in the Black Press, the National...
