Washington Informer
Students Benefit from Experience Corps Volunteers Decades ago when Irv Wilson attended grammar school in Virginia, reading trumped other lessons. While arithmetic also took a lead, reading stood out as essential in communicating thoughts and ideas and…
Voters in Ward 5 handed Kenyan McDuffie a decisive victory Tuesday in a special election to replace former D.C. Councilmember Harry L. Thomas, Jr. McDuffie, 37, captured 44.5 percent of the vote and fended off a host of challengers…
With unemployment among blacks having soared in recent years, students at Cardozo Senior High School's TransTech Academy in Northwest are opting for careers centered around science, technology, engineering and math [STEM] where jobs remain plentiful. During Cardozo's 3rd Annual…
(Part One of a Two-Part Series) Charlie Mayfield hasn't had a place to call home for more than eight years. A District resident on a fixed income, he said he had been waiting on the D.C. Housing Authority…
Jauhar Abraham, a co-founder of the anti-gang organization, Peaceoholics, has made it clear that he intends to run for the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat in the November 6, general election. Abraham, 44, will launch a write-in campaign for…
Belizean Ambassador Nestor Mendez, his wife Elvira and son Anwar stood in front of the embassy greeting awed guests who came to experience a sample of Belizean hospitality. The visitors who trooped onto the embassy grounds on Saturday, May…
More than 80 protesters showed up Tuesday at the downtown offices of Pepco in Northwest Washington to voice their opposition to the utility company's proposed rate hike. The protesters threw cake all over the front entrance of the offices.…
FraserNet, The Empowerment Experiment and Black Business Advocates Unite to Promote "Cash Mobs" in 7 Major Cities NEW YORK CITY-Nationally recognized entrepreneur George Fraser, CEO of FraserNet and Maggie Anderson, CEO of The Empowerment Experiment, and Black business…
Duo Will Receive Master's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling BOWIE, MD — "I pulled her along to get her bachelor's degree and she pulled me along to get my master's degree," said Nora Fields of her and her daughter's upcoming…
Junior Welterweight Champion Fails Drug Test The rematch between world welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and challenger Amir Khan has been canceled. On Wednesday night (May 9) the Nevada State Athletic Commission declined to issue Peterson a license to…
BALTIMORE - A Republican campaign consultant was convicted Friday of conspiracy for 2010 robocalls that prosecutors said were aimed at keeping black voters from the polls during Maryland's gubernatorial election. Julius Henson was acquitted of three other charges, including influencing…
Student-Inspired Website Makes History Accessible School Without Walls student Kristin Ellis remembers being in class, looking through a hefty history book and seeing a paltry six pages in the entire tome detailing African-American history. She, like other student colleagues,…
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