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Tag: Lafayette Barnes

ADACI and its partners participate in the drumming ceremony and program commemorating the "enslaved ancestors" from the South who crossed the Anacostia River to seek freedom in Washington, D.C. Rear from left: Senghor Baye, Antwanye Ford, Eurica Huggins, Sadik Paul Lancaster, Okomfo Afua Kyerewa, Nana Malaya Rucker, Laini Mataka, Lafayette Barnes, C.R. Gibbs; Shango Kwame (left foreground) and Joseph Soh Ngwa (right foreground). (Courtesy of Zama Cook)
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ADACI Holds 3rd Annual ‘Freedom’s Crossing’ D.C. Emancipation Day Ceremony

by WI Web EditorApril 23, 2024April 29, 2024

ADACI hosted its third Annual D.C. Emancipation Day “Freedom’s Crossing” ceremony to commemorate the sacrifices of hundreds of enslaved Africans who came to D.C. in search of freedom following the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation on April 16, 1862.

Guests fill the Carlyle Room in Northwest D.C. for The Washington Informer’s Smart Marketing event on Feb. 29. Desmond "DB Bantino" Barnes, served as the event's emcee. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Community Resonance: The Washington Informer’s Digital Transition Celebrated in ‘Smart Marketing’ Workshop

by Stacy M. BrownFebruary 29, 2024March 4, 2024
From left: Rev. Dr. Jonathan L. Weaver, Margaret Mensah-Williams, Dr. Cassandra Gould of Faith Leadership Strategies listen to the reading of the obituary by Margaret Mensah-Williams, Ambassador at the Embassy of the Republic of Namibia to the U.S. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Dignitaries Gather in D.C. to Celebrate the Life of Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia

by WI Web EditorFebruary 14, 2024February 15, 2024
The Rolarks' daughter Denise Rolark Barnes (center), along with (from left) their grandsons Lafayette and Desmond Barnes, nephew Stan Rolark and son-in-law Lafayette Barnes Sr., hold the ceremonial street sign on Foxhall Place SE. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Informer Co-Founders Honored with Honorary Street Renaming

by James Wright Jr.May 24, 2023May 25, 2023
Lafayette Barnes, president of Zulu Global Enterprise, provided funding for a bronze plaque honoring Freedom's Crossing in Anacostia. (DR Barnes/The Washington Informer)
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Bronze Plaque Honors Former Slaves Seeking Freedom in Anacostia

by Denise Rolark BarnesJune 22, 2022June 22, 2022
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Show Me Love – Lafayette and Denise Rolark Barnes

by Aja BeckhamFebruary 9, 2022February 21, 2022
Posted inWI Bridge

Darling Nikki: A Cultural Powerhouse

by Lafayette BarnesOctober 27, 2021December 21, 2021
Dominick "Dom" Adams (right), co-owner and founder of Somewhere (Photo by Jordan Barnes)
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Getting Somewhere with Dominick Adams

by Lafayette BarnesSeptember 25, 2019December 21, 2021
Photo by Jordan Barnes (IG: @offgarde)
Posted inWI Bridge

D.C.’s Top Shops

by Lafayette BarnesSeptember 25, 2019December 21, 2021
Courtesy of rockcreeksocialclub.com
Posted inWI Bridge

The List: Going-Out Guide

by WI Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2018October 31, 2020

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