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Kenyan President William Ruto and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at their meeting in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy of the Department of Defense)

WINAfrica, World

Kenyan Scholars Study at U.S. Military Academies and HBCUs

by Ashleigh FieldsJune 5, 2024June 5, 2024

Actresses display faces and facets of critically acclaimed poet June Jordan. (Courtesy of Theater Alliance)

Arts, Lifestyle

Review of Theater Alliance’s ‘Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience’

by Ashleigh FieldsJune 3, 2024June 3, 2024

Katrina Polk owns Dynamic Solutions for the Aging, a program she created to help seniors adjust to a new way of living. (Courtesy photo)

The Path to Full Freedom: Katrina Polk’s Journey to A Presidential Pardon From Biden

by Ashleigh FieldsMay 29, 2024May 29, 2024

**FILE** Joe Biden (Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)

Election 2024, Politics

Presidential Candidates Pull Out of Historic HBCU Debate, First Lady Jill Biden Weighs In

by Ashleigh FieldsMay 29, 2024May 30, 2024

Kenyan first lady Rachel Ruto, Kenyan President William Ruto, U.S. President Joseph Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 23. (Shedrick Pelt @sdotpdotmedia/The Washington Informer)

Politics, WINAfrica, World

Kenyan State Visit Pronounces Black Pride for African Americans

by Ashleigh FieldsMay 28, 2024May 28, 2024

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the high court, smiles after finishing her first Capital Challenge. (Courtesy of ACLI)

Politicians and Journalists Run in ACLI Capital Challenge

by Ashleigh FieldsMay 20, 2024May 21, 2024

Lusenie Turay's piece "Regal Musing," inspired by his Sierra-Leonian heritage, will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year. (Courtesy of Rep. Steny Hoyer)

Arts, Lifestyle

Prince George’s Student Wins Fifth District Congressional Art Competition

by Ashleigh FieldsMay 17, 2024May 20, 2024

Jennifer Klein of the White House Gender Policy Council speaks with Julie Burns, founder of Room to Grow, alongside Uma Thurman, Destin Davis and Akilah King in the Indian Treaty Room. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)

White House Mother’s Day Celebrations Welcome Howard Family

by Ashleigh FieldsMay 14, 2024May 15, 2024

**FILE** A'ja Wilson (Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

A’ja Wilson Announces 2025 Shoe Deal with Nike

by Ashleigh FieldsMay 14, 2024May 14, 2024

**FILE** Halle Berry (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Halle Berry Visits Capitol Hill to Fight for Women’s Health

by Ashleigh FieldsMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024