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**FILE** Willie Mays (Michael Marconi, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Sports, Stacy M. Brown

Baseball Legend Willie Mays Dies at 93

by Stacy M. BrownJune 18, 2024June 19, 2024

Faith and community leaders filled New Bethany Baptist Church in Northwest D.C. on June 13, as Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith (center) met with the Council of Churches of Greater Washington as part of the annual Spring Assembly. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Faith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion

Two D.C. Church Leaders Are On the Move to Stop the Violence

by Hamil R. HarrisJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024

**FILE** The Rev. Bill Lee, the Rev. Tony Lee, pastor of Community of Hope AME Church, and Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, take part in an event to increase voting in the Black community in May. Pastor Lee and Cambell both emphasize he importance of commemorating Juneteenth’s history and using the day to continue fighting for justice. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Black History, Community, Hamil R. Harris

Local Leaders Discuss Importance of Juneteenth, Emphasize Holiday as a Call-to-Action to Continue Justice Fight

by Hamil R. HarrisJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024

After a federal court of appeals ruling that suspended Fearless Fund’s grant program for Black women business owners, reactions have been swift and polarized, with the organization founder Arian Simone (pictured) calling the decision "devastating." (Courtesy photo)

National, Stacy M. Brown

Federal Court Ruling Against Fearless Fund’s Diversity Program Sparks Outcry

by Stacy M. BrownJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024

Writer, birder and show host Christian Cooper bands a herring gull with NYC Bird Alliance scientists atop the Javits network of green roofs as National Geographic documents it for an episode on Christian's Extraordinary Birder show. (Courtesy of NYC Bird Alliance)

Environment, Stacy M. Brown

Christian Cooper: From Racist Central Park Encounter with a ‘Karen’ to Emmy-Winning Birdwatcher

by Stacy M. BrownJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024

shallow focus photo of woman leaning on doorway

Columnists, Faith, Lyndia Grant, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: Don’t Quit

by Lyndia GrantJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024

EPA Administrator Michael Regan (Courtesy photo)

Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

CHAVIS: Will EPA’s New Regulations Enhance Sustainable Development?

by Dr. Benjamin F. ChavisJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024

Gospel performer Kirk Franklin dances with Vice President Kamala Harris during the National Celebration of Juneteenth on the South Lawn of the White House on June 10. (Courtesy of the White House)

Marian Wright Edelman, Op-Ed, Opinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Celebrating Juneteenth

by WI Web EditorJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024

**FILE** In the lead-up to the June 27 presidential debate, the Biden-Harris campaign has unveiled a $50 million paid media blitz, ramping up attempts to secure the crucial Black and minority voting bloc. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Election 2024, Politics, Stacy M. Brown

Biden-Harris Campaign Launches $50M Ad Blitz, Targeting Trump’s Convictions, Conduct

by Stacy M. BrownJune 17, 2024June 17, 2024

**FILE** From left: Hughes Van Ellis, a since-deceased survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, Ike Howard and Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and author of "Don't Let Them Bury My Story,” pose at the 2023 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. Van Ellis was Fletcher’s brother and Howard is her grandson. (WI photo)

Black Experience, Black History, National, Stacy M. Brown

Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors’ Lawsuit

by Stacy M. BrownJune 12, 2024June 17, 2024