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 — 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 — 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 — 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...
