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Author Archives: Hamil R. Harris

Hamil Harris is an award-winning journalist who worked at the Washington Post from 1992 to 2016. During his tenure he wrote hundreds of stories about the people, government and faith communities in the Greater Washington Area. Hamil has chronicled the Million Man March, the Clinton White House, the September 11 attack, the sniper attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the campaign of President Barack Obama and many other people and events.

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Members of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Southwest D.C. commemorate the 77 enslaved people who attempted to escape to freedom from the 7th Street SW Wharf on April 15, 1948, 14 years before the D.C. Emancipation Act was signed. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Southwest Church Recognizes Historic Potomac River Slave Escape 14 Years Before D.C. Emancipation

by Hamil R. HarrisApril 17, 2024April 17, 2024
Dorie Ladner (Courtesy of Thirteen.org)
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Remembering Dorie Ladner as a ‘Warrior’ of the Civil Rights Movement

by Hamil R. HarrisApril 17, 2024April 17, 2024
From left: Kirsten Bryant-Phillip, Alyssa Smith, Endura Govan, CEO Color Of Health, LLC, William Thompson and Justin Nails at the Kingdom Economic Summit, held April 4-5 in downtown D.C. (Courtesy photo)
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Local Ministers Host Kingdom Economic Summit on Anniversary of MLK’s Death

by Hamil R. HarrisApril 10, 2024April 10, 2024
Members of Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church Kids’ Corner perform as part of a women’s history event honoring Rosa Parks. (Courtesy of Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church)
Posted inFaith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion

Church Leaders Focus on Youth this Easter, Beyond

by Hamil R. HarrisApril 1, 2024April 2, 2024
**FILE** The Rev. Henry P. Davis, pastor of First Baptist Church of Highland Park, said he is focused on addressing pressing issues during the Lenten season, Easter and beyond. (WI photo)
Posted inFaith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion

Pastors Use Messages from Holy Week and Easter to Promote Progress and Equity

by Hamil R. HarrisMarch 27, 2024March 27, 2024
Imam Muhammad Abdul Malik attended the house adjacent to Masjid Muhammad to pray and break fast at sundown. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inFaith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion

Local Muslims Share the Importance of Ramadan as a Time of Growth and Giving Back

by Hamil R. HarrisMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024
Civil rights activist Dorie Ladner, pictured at a Freedom Orientation in Ohio in June 1964, died on March 11 in Washington, D.C. She was 81. (Courtesy of SNCC Digital Gateway, Herbert Randall Freedom Summer Photographs, USM)
Posted inBlack History, Hamil R. Harris, Obituary

Remembering the Life of Civil Rights Activist Dorie Ladner

by Hamil R. HarrisMarch 18, 2024March 19, 2024
**FILE** Archbishop G. Augustus Stallings, founder of Imani Temple African American Catholic Congregation, discussed the importance of the Lenten season, as time of prayer, sacrifice and penitence. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inFaith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion

Local Christians Look for Deeper Meaning of Lent

by Hamil R. HarrisMarch 13, 2024
Approximately 2.5 million men in the nation currently have prostate cancer, and African-Americans are 70 percent more likely to develop the disease than whites. (Courtesy of nationalurbanmedia.com)
Posted inColumnists, Hamil R. Harris, Op-Ed, Opinion

HARRIS: A Silent Killer No More

by Hamil R. HarrisMarch 13, 2024March 13, 2024
**FILE** The Rev. Thomas L. Bowen was recently named a White House senior adviser for the Office of Public Engagement. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inFaith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion

The Rev. Thomas L. Bowen Named White House Senior Adviser

by Hamil R. HarrisMarch 6, 2024March 6, 2024

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