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**FILE** Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in the U.S. Congress. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Norton Sponsors Bill to Exempt Those 70 and Older from D.C. Jury Duty

by James Wright Jr.January 29, 2024January 30, 2024

Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal and Angela Davis on Jan. 23 during the restaurant chain’s Palestine Week (Bousaina Ibrahim/The Washington Informer)

Angela Davis Calls for a Unified Liberation at Palestine Week in D.C.

by Bousaina IbrahimJanuary 26, 2024February 21, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. AG Announces $260K Wage Theft Settlement with Janitorial Company

by James Wright Jr.January 26, 2024January 26, 2024

Workers, contracted by WSSC Water, remove drywall as part of the cleanup and repair process in the basement of one Southern Avenue SE home on Jan. 18. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Community, Environment

Collapsed Pipe Floods Over a Dozen Southeast D.C. Homes with Sewage

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 24, 2024January 24, 2024

On Tuesday, Michael A. Brown, a former at-large D.C. Council member, revealed his intentions to challenge D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) in the 2024 D.C. primary, scheduled for June 4. (Courtesy photo)

Community, Politics

Michael A. Brown Announces Run for D.C. Delegate Seat

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 24, 2024January 24, 2024

**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)

The Collins Council Report

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 23, 2024January 23, 2024

**FILE** Several shelves are bare at the CVS in Columbia Heights in late 2023. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Business, Community

Columbia Heights CVS to Close Next Month, Staff to Get Similar Roles Elsewhere

by James Wright Jr.January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

red and white concrete house

Black Experience, Business, Community, Stacy M. Brown

Capital Divide: Alarming Wealth Gap Puts D.C. at Forefront of Inequality

by Stacy M. BrownJanuary 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Aziyrah Peters (center) is at odds with administrators at the Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center in Northeast about the medical care that her 2-year-old, Ramyah Peters, has been receiving. (Courtesy photo)

Local Mother Demands Custody of Daughter, Protection of Black Parental Rights

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 23, 2024January 23, 2024

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, students and District leaders, celebrate the kickoff of the application season to the 2024 Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program, which is celebrating its 45th year. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Amid Grassroots Push for Year-Round Youth Employment, Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program Marks 45 Years

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 22, 2024January 22, 2024