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Carl Carlton, R&B Singer Behind ‘Everlasting Love,’ Dies at 72

by Stacy M. Brown December 15, 2025December 19, 2025

James L. Wright Jr., longtime Washington Informer journalist and community leader

Remembering Washington Informer Writer James Wright: D.C. Area Mourns Loss of Veteran Journalist

by Micha Green and Hamil R. Harris December 2, 2025December 5, 2025

Remembering James Wright

by Micha Green December 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Viola Fletcher, Voice of Greenwood and Global Symbol of Resilience, Dies at 111

by Stacy M. Brown November 24, 2025November 24, 2025

Neo-Soul ‘Genius’ D’Angelo Dies at 51 from Pancreatic Cancer

by Laura Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

Rohulamin Quander, Retired Judge and Family Historian, Dies at 81

by James Wright Jr. August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

Political leaders are mourning the death of William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who has died. He was 94. (U.S. House of Representatives via Wikimedia Commons)

Bill Clay Sr., Congressional Black Caucus Founding Member and Missouri Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 94

by Stacy M. Brown July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Music industry professionals are remembering Sylvester Stewart, known to the world as Sly Stone, frontman of the groundbreaking band Sly and the Family Stone, after his death on June 9. (Courtesy of Sly Stone Music)

Sly Stone, Visionary Architect of Funk, Dies at 82

by Stacy M. Brown June 9, 2025June 12, 2025

Willie Edgar Clark, a barrier-breaking computer scientist, has died. He was 94. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

Willie Edgar Clark: Remembering His Life, Legacy and Love

by WI Web Staff May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

**FILE** President Bill Clinton talks with Director of the Office of Public Liaison Alexis Herman along the White House Colonnade on Feb. 22, 1995. (White House Photograph Office via Wikimedia Commons)

Alexis Herman Remembered as a True Trailblazer

by James Wright Jr. April 28, 2025December 10, 2025