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The WI Interviews Dorothy Fauntroy – Washington Informer
The Washington Informer’s D. Kevin McNeir interviews Dorothy Fauntroy, wife to Walter Fauntroy.>> Washington Informer...
read moreCongresswoman Wilson Stands Firm Against Trump
Donald Trump has once again become embroiled in a political feud — this time with Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) who recently had to skip voting in Washington after she received several threats, described by a spokesperson as “running the gamut from racist and rude to...
read more‘Wakanda Forever’: Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Adieu’ to the World
Only those closest to the charismatic, gifted thespian Chadwick Boseman, knew the full extent of the details surrounding his four-year battle with colon cancer which recently resulted in his death at the age of 43.But as a number of confirmed accounts reveal, he never...
read morePeaceful March on Washington Followed by Racially Divisive Protests
Mayor Fears 'Race War' as Outside Agitators Fuel Nationwide FiresCrowds gathered in the District on Friday with the Lincoln Memorial at their backs and many of the participants wearing masks and practicing social distancing — cognizant of the ongoing coronavirus...
read moreSon of Marcus Garvey Reflects on Father’s Life, Legacy
As the annual observance of Black Press Week continues in the District, one of the always-anticipated events, the Black Press Archives and Gallery of Distinguished Black Publishers Enshrinement Ceremony, will honor two individuals whose forefathers played...
read moreBoko Haram Survivor Pleads, ‘Do Not Forget Us’
It’s probably impossible to imagine having one’s daughter, still in braces and perhaps having just entered that awkward period of puberty, snatched away without warning — gone in an instance and with little hopes of every seeing her again. But that’s what...
read moreSuspect Arrested in Case of Three Black Church Fires in Louisiana
A man arrested in connection with recent Louisiana Black church fires has been confirmed as the son of a law enforcement official, reports say. And while the nation’s president and vice-president went to social media to lament the ravaging of the historic...
read moreD.C. Council to Vote on Sports Betting Bill
D.C. could grow a few steps closer toward joining eight states that have already legalized sports betting when the city council votes Tuesday — a move that even more states have been predicted to make after the Supreme Court struck down previous federal law that...
read moreBlack Press Strategizes at Miami Conference
A group of just over 100 men and women, all devoted to promoting the positive contributions and aspects of the Black press, attended the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Mid-Winter Conference last week in Miami, where the main topic was finding ways to...
read moreAt Last: President Obama Dedicates New Black History Museum on the National Mall
The idea of erecting a museum that would highlight the contributions of African Americans first received public attention more than a century ago after Black veterans of the Civil War proposed the idea. But the real push occurred when Georgia Congressman John Lewis...
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