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Category: Community

Posted inCommunity, Viewpoints

Viewpoints

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterNovember 26, 2016October 30, 2020
Comedian Kym Whitley serves as guest speaker at the DC Superior Court and the DC Child and Family Services Agency's 30th annual DC Adoption Day ceremony at the Moultrie Courthouse in Northwest on Nov. 19. /Photo by Roy Lewis
Posted inCommunity

Annual Adoption Day in D.C. a Success

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterNovember 26, 2016October 30, 2020
Shelia Turner (right) gives bags of food for her donation to NBC4 anchor Pat Lawson-Muse during the Food for Families drive in northwest D.C. on Nov. 21. PHOTO BY ROY LEWIS
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DMV’s Less Fortunate Get Holiday Help

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior EditorNovember 25, 2016October 30, 2020
Mickey Thompson
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D.C. Photojournalist Mickey Thompson Focused on the Positive

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior EditorNovember 12, 2016October 30, 2020
Caption: Members of the community take part in the Vida Thrive marathon to thwart homelessness. /Courtesy of WUSA-TV
Posted inCommunity, Local Business

D.C. Group Takes Charge Over Homelessness

by WI WebstaffNovember 11, 2016October 30, 2020
Georgia Eaves, commander of the D.C. chapter of the National Association of Black American Veterans, greets Antoinette Scott, a former member of the D.C. National Guard who received a Purple Heart, during a prayer breakfast at the Springfield Baptist Church in Northwest on Nov. 6.
Posted inCommunity, News

Local Service Members Honored Ahead of Veterans Day

by Hamil R. HarrisNovember 10, 2016October 30, 2020
Assane Konte, founder and director of KanKouran West African Dance Company, received a $10,000 community grant from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. /Photo by kankouran.org
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Bowser Awards Over $1M in Community Grants

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterNovember 10, 2016October 30, 2020
The Nov. 3 hearing, headed by Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie, focused on hot-button issues such as excessive use of force by police, body cameras, racism, training, regulating special police and community policing. /Photo: New Photographer
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Council Hearing on Police Reform Ignites Residents

by Lauren M. PoteatNovember 9, 2016October 30, 2020
Dr. George W. Woods, Jr. speaks on the Gun Violence and Trauma Congressional Briefing panel held Monday, Nov. 1 in Northwest with Jack Cole (left), co-founder of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and Judge Glenda Hatchet. /Photo by Roy Lewis
Posted inCommunity, Featured, National, News

Concerns Escalate over Gun Violence, Police Training

by William J. FordNovember 7, 2016October 30, 2020
Nature's paintbrush shows the vibrant colors in the leaves during a trek through Rock Creek Park in Northwest. /Photo by Roy Lewis
Posted inCommunity

Fall Colors …

by Shevry LassiterNovember 6, 2016October 30, 2020

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