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U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards, a Democrat who represents the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives, last month sat down with the staff of The Washington Informer to discuss what she has done in Congress, her…
At Large D.C. Councilmember Vincent Orange in exchange with witnesses during examination of local small businesses contracting (Courtesy photo).It's 6 p.m. and while the D.C. Superior Court is mostly out of session for the day, there is a crowd of…
More than 200,000 African-American and Hispanic Borrowers who Qualified for Loans were Charged Higher Fees or Placed into Subprime Loans WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has filed its largest residential fair lending settlement in history to resolve allegations that…
Mayor Vincent C. Gray has denounced the House of Representatives' decision to avert a shutdown by passing a budget bill that violates the District's autonomy. The bill that passed the House late last week and is poised to pass the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mayor Vincent C. Gray has lauded the District's efforts on early-childhood education. The District of Columbia was one of 37 applicants – including 35 other states and Puerto Rico – that competed for the White House's Race…
For more than 60 years, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation has answered the call of duty by delivering a message of hope and happiness in the form of new toys for children during the Christmas holiday season. With many…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mayor Vincent C. Gray, D.C. Councilmembers, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Director Terry Bellamy, representatives from the Federal Highway Administration and community leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the completion of the new 11th Street…
FAMU President James Ammons/Courtesy PhotoTALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott has said he wants the president of Florida A&M University suspended amid multiple investigations spurred by the death of a drum major in a suspected case of hazing. Scott,…
Deborah Goldring pulled herself out of poverty and earned a middle-class life - until the Great Recession./AP PhotoWASHINGTON, D.C. — Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty…
Achievement Prep Academy Public Charter School’s Head of School Shantelle Wright (left) greets D.C. Public Charter School Board Chair Brian W. Jones and members Darren Woodruff and Emily Bloomfield./Photo by Victor HoltSome officials associated with the District's public charter schools…
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) Director Lisa Mallory announced Monday the second phase of the mayor's One City-One Hire initiative during a news conference at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in…
Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes is the 2012 recipient of the Olender Foundation's Generous Heart Award. Jack H. Olender, an institution in the city's legal circles, presented her with the award at a ceremony and dinner held on Dec.…
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