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Black Experience, NNPA History

Former NNPA Chairs Talk Past, Present, Future

by WI Guest AuthorJuly 19, 2019December 21, 2021

Denise Rolark Barnes (Courtesy of Washington Informer Charities)

National, Stacy M. Brown

Anniversary of 19th Amendment Spurs New Initiative for Black, White Women

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 10, 2019December 21, 2021

Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes (center) moderates a town hall-style forum on 5G access in D.C. at the THEARC in southeast D.C. on June 13, alongside panelists (from left) Clint Odom, senior vice president of policy and executive director of the National Urban League's Washington bureau, Maurita Coley Flippin, president and CEO of multicultural media for the Telecom and Internet Council, Nicol Turner Lee, fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center For Technology Innovation, and Delano Squires, director of Connect DC (ACTO). (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Community, Hamil R. Harris

Communities of Color Wary of D.C.’s 5G Plan

by Hamil R. HarrisJune 19, 2019December 21, 2021

The Washington Informer Charities President Denise Rolark Barnes (3rd from left) receives a grant from Humanities DC — formerly known as the Humanities Council of Washington, DC — at Uline Arena in northeast D.C. on May 15. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Humanities DC Awards Vision Grants to 13 Projects

by WI Guest AuthorMay 22, 2019December 21, 2021

In celebration of Women’s History Month and the 192ndanniversary of the Black Press, Hazel Trice Edney presented the 2019 Stateswomen for Justice luncheon and panel discussion at the National Press Club in Northwest on Friday, March 29. Trice Edney with panelists (L-R): Kezia Williams - CEO of the Black upstart, Dr. Lezli Baskerville - president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), Dr. E. Faye Williams - national chair, National Congress of Black Women, Hazel Trice Edney, Dr. Princess Asie Ocansey – Nekotech Center of Excellence, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Janice Mathis, executive director of the National Council of Negro Women, and Kim Sanders, president and CEO of the National Bankers Association. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Business

Edney’s Outstanding Black Women ‘Tell It Like It Is’

by James Wright Jr.April 3, 2019October 31, 2020

From left: Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolak Barnes moderates a discussion with Marine Corps Chaplain Willie Woods and Navy veteran Candance Willet. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Vets High on the Military Despite Barriers

by James Wright Jr.February 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Imam Dr. Talib M. Shareef, president of the Nation’s Mosque, Masjid Muhammad and two ladies peruse The Washington Informer’s Black Facts column, which is being used to connect students with Black history. (Courtesy of Emma P. Ward)

Education, Local

Elder Promotes ‘Black Facts’ During Mid-Winter Break

by Sam P.K. CollinsFebruary 20, 2019October 31, 2020

Video

VIDEO: ASALH Executive Director Talks Origin of Black History Month

by WI Guest AuthorFebruary 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Blake Myles Hopkins performs a mime routine at a King holiday prayer breakfast held at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church in southeast D.C. on Jan. 12. (Courtesy photo/Maurice G. Fitzgerald)

Youths Shine at MLK Prayer Breakfast

by James Wright Jr.January 16, 2019October 31, 2020

More than 150 organizations, bands and city officials participate in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade in southeast D.C. on Jan. 15. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Peace Walk, Parade to Carry on MLK Legacy

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 9, 2019October 31, 2020