NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Discover the Unexpected Journalism Fellowship (DTU), now entering its fourth consecutive year, provides six HBCU students with scholarships ($10,000 each), stipends ($5,000...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A new TV One movie detailing the peril-filled life of late R&B singer Bobby DeBarge, the eldest sibling of Motown’s renowned pop group...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Joy Bramble, publisher of The Baltimore Times, was recently immortalized in wax for her 30-plus years of providing a Black media outlet. Bramble was...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — In the not-too-distant past, if someone reached the age of 100, society considered that person to be ancient and functionally useless. Today, those...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — As Haile and Shirikiana Aina Gerima have come to learn, operating a bookstore on what’s now one of the District’s fastest-growing corridors comes...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy have presented Pepco with the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A doctoral student at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, recently compiled evidence that traces predatory lending practices to the pre-emancipated...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Providence Health System now offers eligible patients access to free medications through the Dispensary of Hope program. The agreement between Providence’s pharmacy and...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Despite the United States touting itself as the bastion of freedom and equality, women in this country — despite comprising 50.8 percent of...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — he Maryland Senate voted Wednesday to implement a multimillion-dollar education plan to revamp the state’s public schools, including an expansion of early childhood,...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A year ago, District residents were in an uproar, as the story of missing Black and Latina girls was met with near-silence from the...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A day after the Maryland Senate colleagues voted for an education plan that seeks to boost the state’s public school system, their colleagues...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Baltimore Gas and Electric awarded more than $272,000 in Emergency Response and Safety Grants to 65 area nonprofit organizations during a ceremony held...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Japan in DC, a two-year-old summer enrichment program, gives interested high school students the opportunity to explore and document the presence of Japan...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A Prince George’s County council member will announce Friday a new motorist safety initiative in the wake of several fatal crashes along one of...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Djibril Diallo, president and CEO of the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network, will represent the African diaspora March 25-26 in Mannheim, Germany for an...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A lawsuit filed March 13 in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas in Toledo states that 19 Black employees at a Maumee location...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — With less than a month before the Maryland General Assembly’s 90-day session ends, Gov. Larry Hogan didn’t mince words Monday at a press conference....
WASHINGTON INFORMER — STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math are subjects being touted by the educational sector to help propel kids into careers...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — After more than an hour of emotional testimonies and debate, the House of Delegates voted Thursday in favor of legislation that would grant an...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Maryland inched closer to gradually increasing the state’s minimum hourly wage to $15 by 2025.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — “I can tell you very happily, and I think any objective observer would confirm what I’m saying, is that in the last year...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The tribute follows Robinson’s career from his early years as a lovestruck teen to his winning the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A unique partnership that serves at-risk new and expectant mothers is improving outcomes through home-delivered specialized meals.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Some Maryland gun owners who purchased their weapons after 2013 might have to turn them back in.
