Community Archives - Page 9 of 399 - The Washington Informer

Community Archives - Page 9 of 399 - The Washington Informer

The first dog park east of the Anacostia is slated for the intersection of Texas Avenue and C Street in Southeast. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Admin Opens First Dog Park East of the Anacostia River

by WI Web EditorMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024

**FILE** DC Water advised residents in several Northwest neighborhoods on May 9 to boil their tap water for at least one minute and let cool before drinking or cooking with it. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Community, Environment

Water Boil Advisory in Effect for Some Northwest D.C. Areas

by WI Web EditorMay 9, 2024May 10, 2024

Jaren Hill Lockridge with her children, Stefan, Jhene and Jheni (Courtesy photo)

Moms and Movements: How DMV Mothers Share Activism With Their Children

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 8, 2024May 8, 2024

Politicians, local leaders, the Metropolitan Police Department and dozens of pastors come together to offer powerful prayers and community comfort on May 7. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Community, Hamil R. Harris

Police Chief Ministers Hold Community Walk Tuesday Night to Support Parents of 3-Year-Old Fatally Shot

by Hamil R. HarrisMay 8, 2024May 8, 2024

Although times have not always been easy for Christina Jeter, a mother of 12, she will be celebrating her children’s wins and the joys of motherhood this Mother’s Day season. (Courtesy of Christina Jeter)

Jeter’s Dozen: Despite Trials, Ward 8 Mother of 12 Celebrates Triumphs and Her Children This Mother’s Day

by James Wright Jr.May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

Bill Washburn, NAACP DC’s Climate Justice Chair, speaks in support of the Healthy Homes Act among a group of advocates who gathered on the steps of the Wilson Building on March 12, three weeks before the D.C. Council passed the bill. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Community, Environment

Three Key Environmental Issues on D.C.’s Budget Chopping Block

by Kayla BenjaminMay 8, 2024July 3, 2024

MPD Shuts Down GWU Encampment in the Early Morning Hours

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 8, 2024May 9, 2024

Community, Politics

The Collins Council Report

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 7, 2024May 7, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Community, Education, Local

Students, Teachers, Nonprofits Advocate for Community Schools Funding Restoration

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 7, 2024May 7, 2024

Student activists from around the DMV surround one of the tents at a George Washington University encampment on April 25, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, where over 34,000 Palestinians have died in Israel's retaliatory response to Hamas terror attacks on Oct. 7. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Community, National

‘It’s About the People in Gaza’: Student Encampment Protest Hits 1-Week Mark

by Kayla BenjaminMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024