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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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Participants speak during a panel on media and entertainment during Georgetown University's fourth annual Africa Business Conference at the school's northwest D.C. campus on Feb. 3. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Georgetown U. Holds Annual Africa Business Conference

by Lauren M. PoteatFebruary 6, 2018October 31, 2020
Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (Courtesy photo)
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Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Leads by Example

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Lil Jon (second from left) visits Ghana. (Courtesy of myjoyonline.com)
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AFRICA NOW: Lil Jon Builds Schools in Africa

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 31, 2018October 31, 2020
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE NEWS: Md. Gov. Larry Hogan Fights for Amazon Headquarters

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 31, 2018October 31, 2020
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Local Organization Brings Bookshelves to Youth

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 31, 2018October 31, 2020
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Kathleen Battle Baptizes the Spirit in Opera

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 29, 2018October 31, 2020
A protester holds a sign at the Lincoln Memorial to rally before the second annual Women's March in D.C. celebrating women's rights on Jan. 20, 2018. (Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Informer)
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2nd National Women’s Day March Explodes in D.C.

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 24, 2018October 31, 2020
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AFRICA NOW: House Passes AGOA and MCA Modernization Act

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 24, 2018October 31, 2020
Residents and businesses are hopeful that Amazon will make it to Montgomery County. (Courtesy of thesaasreport.com)
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE NEWS: Amazon May Come to MoCo

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 24, 2018October 31, 2020
Descendants of slave Isaac Hawkins and officials gather at the National Press Club in D.C. for a meeting to discuss reparations on Jan. 17. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Slave Descendants Call Out Georgetown U. for Reparations

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 24, 2018October 31, 2020

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