Shevry Lassiter Archives - The Washington Informer

Shevry Lassiter Archives - The Washington Informer

Marion LaVern Davis

Community, Obituary

Remembering Marion LaVern Davis

by WI Web EditorMarch 6, 2024March 7, 2024

Marion LaVern Davis, a Ward 4 resident for over 65 years, passed away surrounded by family and friends on March 3 at the age of 83.

The RFK Stadium parking lot in southeast D.C. is turned into a church drive-in sanctuary as Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church holds Sunday service on Sept. 20. Socially distancing was the etiquette and church members waved flags, honked car horns and praise-danced around their cars. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Faith, Hamil R. Harris, Religion, Shevry Lassiter

Worship Becomes a Drive-In Experience

by WI Guest AuthorSeptember 23, 2020December 21, 2021

Morgan and Kathy Wootten (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Local Sports, Sports

Morgan Wootten Remembered as Basketball Coaching Legend

by WI Guest AuthorJanuary 29, 2020December 21, 2021

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard (center) receives the 2019 Maria Fisher Founder's Award from Herbie Hancock during the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition finals on Dec. 2. Also onstage is (from left) guitarist Lionel Loueke, actor Keith David, vocalist Lizz Wright, NEA jazz master Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson and former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Guitar at Forefront in Herbie Hancock Jazz Competition

by Shevry LassiterDecember 4, 2019December 21, 2021

Photo Galleries

2019 DC Spelling Bee (Photos by Roy Lewis and Shevry Lassiter)

by Shevry LassiterApril 4, 2019October 31, 2020

Boxing, Local Sports, Photo Galleries, Sports

Premier Boxing Champions Presents Lamont Peterson vs. Sergey Lipinets

by WI WebstaffMarch 23, 2019October 31, 2020

Tasha Cobbs Leonard performs at the Warner Theatre in D.C. on Nov. 15. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Entertainment, Shevry Lassiter

Gospel Concert Turns into a Praise Fest

by Shevry LassiterNovember 20, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is surrounded by children from Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in the city's Congress Heights neighborhood as she acts as an escort in the Safe Passage program on June 8. Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Community, Shevry Lassiter

D.C. Mayor Aims to Provide Safe Travels for Students

by Shevry LassiterJune 13, 2018October 31, 2020

Kevin and Schonay Jones with their daughter Olivia, who received a trip to South Africa from Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic during an 8th grade farewell ceremony in Silver Spring, Md., on June 8 (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Make-a-Wish Helps Girl’s Africa Dream Come True

by Shevry LassiterJune 13, 2018October 31, 2020

Jim and Deborah Guynn, owners of Distinctive Hair & Grooming for Men (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County, Shevry Lassiter

Upscale Barbershop Opens in Mitchellville

by Shevry LassiterJune 13, 2018October 31, 2020