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Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld holds a press briefing at the transit agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. on Nov. 2. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Metro Committee Raps Hogan’s Funding Proposal

by William J. FordNovember 3, 2017October 31, 2020

Kaiser Permanente representatives join local and Metro officials for an Oct. 4 groundbreaking ceremony in New Carrollton, Maryland, for Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States' 49-acre complex near the New Carrollton Metro station. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Kaiser Anchors Billion-Dollar Development in New Carrollton

by William J. FordOctober 4, 2017October 31, 2020

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III addresses an audience at a ceremony to open Susan Denison Mona Center in Temple Hills on Oct. 3. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Wellness Center Opens Monday in Temple Hills

by William J. FordOctober 4, 2017October 31, 2020

Metro's board of directors listen to public comments from customers and transit activists during a Sept. 28 meeting at the agency headquarters in northwest D.C. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Metro Riders, Activists Demand Better Service

by William J. FordSeptember 29, 2017October 31, 2020

The Rev. Wendell Anthony participates in a panel on voting rights and activism during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference in northwest D.C. on Sept. 22. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Civic Engagement Must Start at Early Age, CBCF Panel Urges

by William J. FordSeptember 22, 2017October 31, 2020

Rep. Gregory Meeks (far right) addresses the state of housing among Blacks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference in northwest D.C. on Sept. 21. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Black Homeownership in Lurch, Report Says

by William J. FordSeptember 22, 2017October 31, 2020

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III makes a pitch for Amazon to build a second headquarters in his jurisdiction on Sept. 19. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Prince George’s Makes Pitch for Amazon Headquarters

by William J. FordSeptember 19, 2017October 31, 2020

The Rev. Roger L. Screen (right) leads a Sept. 18 discussion on ideas to improve safety along Route 210 in southern Prince George's County, which AAA Mid-Atlantic labeled the most dangerous road in the region. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Recommendations Offered to Improve Safety on Indian Head Hwy.

by William J. FordSeptember 19, 2017October 31, 2020

Marie-Fatima Hyacinthe (right) and Justin Woods of the Black AIDS Institute of Los Angeles lead a discussion on race, class and privilege at the 21st annual United States Conference on AIDS in northwest D.C. on Sept. 7. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Annual AIDS Conference Demands Racial, Health Equity

by William J. FordSeptember 12, 2017October 31, 2020

Jackie Jeter (left), president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, speaks with reporters during a Sept. 1 press conference at the Minnesota Avenue Metro station in northeast D.C. The union requests Metro leadership increase police presence on the X2 bus line after a woman threw urine at a bus driver. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Metro Union Calls for More Police After Urine Assault on Bus Driver

by William J. FordSeptember 1, 2017October 31, 2020