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Hillary Clinton was cleared again in the FBI's of her private email server just two days before Election Day. /Courtesy of Rap-Up

National, News, Politics

FBI Clears Clinton Again in Email Probe

by Stacy M. Brown November 10, 2016October 30, 2020

Georgia Eaves, commander of the D.C. chapter of the National Association of Black American Veterans, greets Antoinette Scott, a former member of the D.C. National Guard who received a Purple Heart, during a prayer breakfast at the Springfield Baptist Church in Northwest on Nov. 6.

Community, News

Local Service Members Honored Ahead of Veterans Day

by Hamil R. Harris November 10, 2016October 30, 2020

Photo courtesy of Thinkstock

News

D.C. Council Bill Targets Texting Motorists

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 10, 2016October 30, 2020

Several hundred students at American University gathered Wednesday, Nov. 9 at a campus center

News

AU Students Burn U.S. Flag in Protest of Trump

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer November 9, 2016October 30, 2020

Dr. George W. Woods, Jr. speaks on the Gun Violence and Trauma Congressional Briefing panel held Monday, Nov. 1 in Northwest with Jack Cole (left), co-founder of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and Judge Glenda Hatchet. /Photo by Roy Lewis

Community, Featured, National, News

Concerns Escalate over Gun Violence, Police Training

by William J. Ford November 7, 2016October 30, 2020

The National Newspaper Publishers Association and Howard University hold a press conference at the National Press Club in northwest D.C. on Nov. 1 to release the results of the National Black Voter Poll. Photo by Roy Lewis

National, News, Politics

Black Voter Poll: 90 percent to Cast Ballot for Clinton

by NNPAFreddie November 3, 2016October 30, 2020

Dr. George W. Woods Jr. speaks at the Gun Violence and Trauma Congressional Briefing in northwest D.C. on Nov. 1. Photo by Roy Lewis

News

Concerns Escalate over Gun Violence, Police Training

by William J. Ford November 3, 2016October 30, 2020

Members of the community take part in the Vida Thrive marathon to thwart homelessness. /Courtesy of WUSA-TV

News

D.C. Group Takes Charge Over Homelessness

by Lauren M. Poteat November 3, 2016October 30, 2020

One of a mostly-black women's book club who were kicked off a Napa Valley Wine Train in August posted a photo on Facebook of the group after they were removed from the train for being too noisy.

News

Black Women Booted from Napa Valley Train File $11M Suit

by WI Webstaff October 11, 2016October 30, 2020

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (center) speaks on a panel about Alzheimer's disease in communities of color during the National Alzheimer's Summit in northwest D.C. on Sept. 28. PHOTO BY WILLIAM J. FORD

Health, News, Prince George's County

Baker: Black Community Must Confront, Combat Mental Health Issues

by William J. Ford October 6, 2016October 30, 2020