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Montgomery County Recreation Unveils A Statue Honoring Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes

by Skylar NelsonJuly 24, 2024July 29, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris visits Sycamore and Oak in Southeast D.C. on Aug. 4 to announce funding for Black businesses and historically underserved entrepreneurs. She also announced the winners of the $125 million American Rescue Plan-funded Capital Readiness Program awards competition. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)

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Kamala Harris for President

by Keith Boykin, Word In BlackJuly 21, 2024July 22, 2024

The Washington Mystics’ Ariel Atkins, who scored a career-high 36 points in the game against the Las Vegas Aces on July 14, shoots a jumper, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. (Marcus Relacion/The Washington Informer)

Atkins Pours in Career-High, Mystics Still Defeated by Las Vegas Aces

by Ed HillJuly 17, 2024July 17, 2024

Positive Choices Football Camp celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala and its annual youth football clinic, offering players of all ages important skills, training and mentorship from college and professional athletes. (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)

Positive Choices Football Camp Celebrates 20 Years

by Ed HillJuly 10, 2024July 16, 2024

Khyree Jackson (Courtesy of @BowieDogFootball via Instagram)

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NFL Rookie and Maryland Native Khyree Jackson, 24, Among 3 Killed in Car Crash

by WI Web EditorJuly 8, 2024July 8, 2024

CJ Abrams winds up a throw to first during a Washington Nationals loss to the Cincinnati Reds 4-5 at Nationals Park on July 6. (Abdullah Konte, The Washington Informer)

Washington Nationals’ CJ Abrams Selected for 2024 MLB All-Star Game

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

Milan, Gigi and "Lil Baby" perform a routine at the Joseph Cole Recreation Center in Washington, D.C., on June 13. (Marcus Relacion/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Group Puts Double Dutch on the Map

by Ed HillJuly 2, 2024July 16, 2024

**FILE** Courtesy of Bullis Athletics via X

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Bullis Athletes Qualify for 2024 Olympics

by Ashleigh FieldsJuly 1, 2024July 1, 2024

After a long coaching career, James “Butch” McAdams began hosting a celebrated sports radio show “In and Out of Sports.” (Courtesy photo)

Remembering ‘The Coach’: James ‘Butch’ McAdams Leaves Behind Lasting Legacy

by Ed HillJune 26, 2024July 16, 2024

**FILE** Willie Mays (Michael Marconi, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

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Baseball Legend Willie Mays Dies at 93

by Stacy M. BrownJune 18, 2024June 19, 2024