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Lauren Poteat is a versatile writer with a strong background in communications and media experience with an additional background in education and development.

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Julianne Malveaux (right) participates in the National Town Hall Meeting panel with (from left) National Urban League President Marc Morial; Brittany N. Packnett, executive director of the St. Louis chapter of Teach for America; and Melina Abdullah, professor and chair of Pan-African studies at California State University during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C. on Sept. 15. / Photo by Patricia Little
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Carla Hayden is sworn in as the head of the Library of Congress at the library's Thomas Jefferson Building in southeast Washington on Sept. 14. Photo by Roy Lewis
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Carla Hayden Sworn In as 1st Black, Woman Librarian of Congress

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"Satchmo at the Waldorf" is running through Oct. 2 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in D.C. (Mosaic Theatre)
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One-Man ‘Satchmo’ Show Captivates

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Nofisat Bakare of Bowie, Maryland, and family enjoy a cup of lemonade at Alex's Lemonade Stand hosted by Westin Washington National Harbor staff on Labor Day. Photo by Patricia Little
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National Harbor Generates Support for Childhood Cancer

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Dominique Graham talks with Donovan (right), owner of Sandovan Restaurant & Lounge, about his health and fitness industry film "Champ Time: The Come Up Documentary" during a premiere party for the film at the restaurant in northwest D.C. on Sept. 3. Photo by Roy Lewis
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D.C. Talent Leads Athletic Opportunities for Youth

by Lauren M. PoteatSeptember 7, 2016October 30, 2020
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African Art Through the Eyes of Matisse and Picasso

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S. African Student Protest Against Systemic Racism Goes Viral

by Lauren M. PoteatSeptember 7, 2016October 30, 2020
National Action Network teamed with several civil rights organizations and gun safety and labor groups at Folger Park in southeast D.C. to march to the National Rifle Association headquarters for a rally calling for stricter gun control on Aug. 27. Photo by Roy Lewis
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Advocacy Groups Rally Against NRA

by Lauren M. PoteatAugust 31, 2016October 30, 2020

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