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**FILE** Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during a campaign rally inside Manassas Park Community Center in Manassas Park, Virginia, on Oct. 30. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

WILLIAMS: Revisionism Won’t Work!

by WI Web EditorFebruary 22, 2023February 26, 2023

The Rt. Rev. Richard Allen, the first Bishop of the A.M.E. church, is one of the many faith leaders who have contributed to Black resistance. (Courtesy photo)

Black History, Faith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion

Faith as Black Resistance

by Hamil R. HarrisFebruary 22, 2023February 23, 2023

15 Songs of Black Power and Protest

by Micha GreenFebruary 22, 2023February 23, 2023

D.C. Council member Anita Bonds (right), shown here with Lisa Fager, executive director of the Black Georgetown Foundation, introduced a D.C. Council resolution honoring Mount Zion-Female Union Band Society Cemetery in early February. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black History, Community

D.C. Council Recognizes Black History Site in Georgetown

by Sam P.K. CollinsFebruary 20, 2023February 20, 2023

Cecilia Marshall (second from left), Justice Thurgood Marshall (right) and their two sons (Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage)

Black History, Education

U.Md. to Name New School Building After Thurgood Marshall

by James Wright Jr.February 20, 2023February 20, 2023

Langston Tingling-Clemmons, affectionately called Mr. TC, is an 8th and 9th grade U.S. history teacher at Jefferson Academy. He graduated from Bucknell University with a bachelor's degree in history and Spanish. He also has a master’s degree from Lehigh University in education. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

D.C. Educators Continue Efforts to Update Social Studies Standards

by Sam P.K. CollinsFebruary 9, 2023March 1, 2023

The officers and members of the first fully African American fire company in Washington, D.C., stand for a commemorative portrait outside their fire station in 1919.

The Hornet’s Nest: Washington, D.C.’s First African American Fire Station

by WI Web EditorFebruary 8, 2023February 9, 2023

a person using a notepad

Black Experience, Black History

The Power of the Black Doctor

by Austin R. Cooper Jr.February 8, 2023February 10, 2023

Courtesy of medicine.howard.edu

Black History, Health

Historic African American Achievements in Health: A Few Key Moments

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Cecilia Marshall (second from left), Justice Thurgood Marshall (right) and their two sons (Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage)

House Votes to Replace Bust of Dred Scott Author with One of Thurgood Marshall at U.S. Capitol

by James Wright Jr.December 19, 2022December 19, 2022