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Eleanor Holmes Norton represents the District in the U.S. Congress. (WI file photo)

Norton Floats Bill to Put D.C. Seal in Library of Congress

by James Wright Jr.January 11, 2024January 11, 2024

A Red Line train prepares to leave the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Metro Budget Proposal Jeopardizes Efforts to Curb Truancy, Advocates Say

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 10, 2024March 15, 2024

Family and friends gathered at Capital Turnaround in Southeast D.C. to remember the life of Risikat “Kat” Iyabo Okedeyi, a university professor and cultural architect who inspired the African-centered arts and entertainment scene across the D.C. metropolitan area and beyond. (Ra-Jah S. Kelly/The Washington Informer)

Remembering Risikat ‘Kat’ Iyabo Okedeyi

by Lindiwe VilakaziJanuary 10, 2024March 7, 2024

Eulis Joan Thompson Ward (D.R. Barnes/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Centenarian Celebrates 104

by WI Web EditorJanuary 10, 2024January 10, 2024

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

The Collins Council Report (Jan. 9, 2024)

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 9, 2024January 9, 2024

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser led city residents in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in Southeast on Jan. 16. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Annual D.C. King Day Parade Set for Jan. 15

by James Wright Jr.January 8, 2024January 9, 2024

The 1400 block of Cedar Street in Southeast D.C. has been renamed Davon T. McNeal III Way. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Davon McNeal’s Legacy Lives On With Street Renaming in Southeast D.C.

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 8, 2024March 15, 2024

Shaw Community Center staff members and board members are in a battle for the community center’s future. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Staff Members at Shaw Community Center Fight to Preserve Familial Atmosphere

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 5, 2024January 8, 2024

It is expected that the D.C. Council will deliberate a bill for School Safety introduced by Ward 5 Council member Zachary Parker. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

What to Expect from Mayor Bowser and the D.C. Council in 2024

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 3, 2024January 3, 2024

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

D.C. AG Launches Public Safety Grants Program

by James Wright Jr.January 3, 2024January 3, 2024