UDC Money Woes Take Center Stage – Washington DC
The need for fiscal stability at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) has become so serious that officials are digging deeper into taxpayer coffers to make ends meet. Despite UDC President...
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Bowser Declares Run for Mayor
D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) announced that she’s tossing her hat into the ring as a candidate for the April 2014 Democratic Party primary for mayor. She promised to be a trustworthy...
View ArticleThousands to March Across D.C. Metro Area to Save Babies
Washington Redskins star Stephen Bowen and his family will join thousands at March for Babies in support of the March of Dimes work of helping moms have full-term pregnancies and babies begin healthy...
View ArticleCrowdsource Mapping Tracks Gunfire in D.C.
Howard University’s Journalism Department is working with local news organizations to record reports of gunfire in D.C. neighborhoods. Using crowdsourcing maps as the primary method of obtaining the...
View ArticleEducation That Goes Beyond School Walls
On an unseasonably warm first day of June, more than 30 children and teenagers strutted down a runway using a “green” theme for their fashion extravaganza in Southeast before an audience of family,...
View ArticleUniontown Bar & Grill Signals Changing Anacostia Community
One week after its soft opening, Ward 8 resident Anthony Tate savored the ambiance and camaraderie of Uniontown Bar & Grill. The mid-July debut returned the only traditional sit-down restaurant in...
View ArticleRedskins Name Controversy Heats Up Again
What’s in a name? For some in the Native American community and at least 50 Democratic senators, the Redskins’ moniker should be banned. It’s racist, they said, and many have even labeled the team’s...
View ArticleD.C. Teachers Union Head Blasts Gray, Henderson
Washington Teachers’ Union president Elizabeth Davis recently took time to talk with The Informer about Chancellor Kaya Henderson, Mayor Vincent Gray and city schools performance — and she didn’t hold...
View ArticleBill Cosby Breaks Silence, Calls on Black Press for Fairness Amid Scandal
Bill Cosby has finally broken his silence. The much-maligned comedic icon, embroiled in an ever-growing sexual abuse scandal that now includes supermodel Beverly Johnson, appealed to the...
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