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Musician and singer Billy Stewart had a profound impact on rhythm and blues in the 1950s and 1960s.

Black History Month, Entertainment, Lifestyle

D.C. Native Billy Stewart Influenced ‘Soul’ Music in the ’50s and ’60s

by James Wright Jr.February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Winter Hiring Event

by James Wright Jr.February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (right) watches as Ted Leonsis announces plans to build a sports arena at St. Elizabeths campus in Ward 8 during a 2015 press conference. (Courtesy photo)

Leonsis on Ward 8’s ESA

by James Wright Jr.February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

CAAB 5-Peats National Honor

by James Wright Jr.February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

**FILE** Courtesy of dslbd.dc.gov

D.C. DSLBD Launches All Things Green

by James Wright Jr.February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

Several shelves are bare at the CVS in Columbia Heights. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

CVS Columbia Heights Closure Generates Unease

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 1, 2024

**FILE** Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

GWUL to Honor Gov. Wes Moore

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 2, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Pro-Business Programs

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 2, 2024

Politicians, business leaders and celebrities gather for the Nov. 15 groundbreaking of the Go-Go Museum, including Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, museum founder Ron Moten, D.C. OCTFME Director LaToya Foster, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Council members Trayon White and Kenyan McDuffie, and director Spike Lee. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Go-Go Museum & Café Gala

by James Wright Jr.January 31, 2024February 2, 2024

Armstrong Williams

Armstrong Williams Becomes Part-Owner of Baltimore Sun

by James Wright Jr.January 24, 2024January 25, 2024