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**FILE** Ward 7 Council member Vincent C. Gray, speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of 34Fifty Apartments. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Amid Concerns About Health and Election Endorsement, D.C. Council’s Vincent Gray Accepts Honorary Degree from GWU

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 21, 2024May 21, 2024

**FILE** Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray has endorsed candidate Wendell Felder as his successor. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Community, Election 2024

Vincent Gray Endorses Wendell Felder in Ward 7 Council Race

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 17, 2024May 17, 2024

Black Swan Academy staff serve evening meals to young students, waiting for the "We All Rise When Black Youth Thrive" Rally on Freedom Plaza on May 13 at the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

The Youth of Black Swan Academy Unite Around Budget Demands

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 15, 2024May 28, 2024

**FILE** A former intern with the Washington Teachers’ Union stands outside of the John A. Wilson Building in 2022. WTU and DCPS are again at odds as a new contract has yet to be finalized, which could result in teachers not receiving salary increases. (WI photo)

WTU Rails Against ‘Delay Tactics’ in Collective Bargaining

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 13, 2024May 13, 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

**FILE** As the son of Nigerian immigrants, Oye Owoleya, the shadow representative of the District, said he is happy D.C. is implementing noncitizen voting. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Community, Election 2024

Noncitizen Voting Is Set for D.C.

by James Wright Jr.May 1, 2024May 9, 2024

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BRUGMANN/HISTED: There is a Local News Crisis in the District, The Council Can Help Fix It

by WI Web EditorApril 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Community, Election 2024

Council Member Lewis George Faces Two Challengers in Reelection Bid

by Sam P.K. CollinsMarch 27, 2024April 24, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Council member Zachary Parker is one of the local legislators working to address chronic absenteeism through his bill, the Showing Up for Students Amendment Act. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

A Slew of Legislation on the Way to Tackle Truancy

by Sam P.K. CollinsMarch 27, 2024March 27, 2024

**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)

MOSS/BURFORD: D.C. Crime Bill Fails to Address Root Causes of Violence and Incarceration

by WI Web EditorMarch 26, 2024March 26, 2024