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Anderson, Grant Sworn onto ABC Board - The Washington Informer
Nov 15, 2023 · The other member is former Deputy Fire Chief James Short Jr., a resident of Ward 7 whose term ends in May 2024. The service term for Anderson and Grant ends on May 7, 2027. The ABC Board is an independent body that meets to adjudicate, administer, and enforce alcohol and medical cannabis laws in the District. Board members are appointed by the ...
The Rise and Fall of an American Essential — The Pay Phone
Mar 31, 2021 · A 2017 report in The Atlantic said a “particularly intense lobby for a pay phone ban emerged in Chicago in 1992. Concerned about a rise in drug trafficking, communities urged lawmakers to get rid of pay phones across the city. Fast-forward — from 2000 to 2006, the number of cellphones in the U.S. rose from 90.6 million to 217.4 million.
CBCF's Annual Legislative Conference: A Day of Healing with …
Sep 12, 2023 · From Prayer Breakfast to ‘Day of Healing,’ Annual CBC Tackles Challenges with Faith. WIN Daily Start your weekdays right with the most recent stories from the Washington Informer website. Once a day Monday-Friday. JPMorganChase Money Talk Presented with JPMorganChase, this financial education series is dedicated to bridging the racial ...
Biden-Harris administration's historic investment in HBCUs …
May 16, 2024 · The Biden-Harris administration has announced a historic milestone in federal funding and investments for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), surpassing a monumental $16 billion mark from Fiscal Years (FY) 2021 …
Gospel Icons Celebrate Richard Smallwood's 75th Birthday in …
Dec 1, 2023 · CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled the names of Robert Person and Jared Sawyers. Generations of gospel icons offered an unforgettable musical tribute to legendary artist Richard Smallwood for his 75th birthday at First Baptist Church of Highland Park Thursday night.
News Archives - The Washington Informer
Jul 21, 2023 · In First Debate, Trump Overwhelms Biden With Bluster and Lies. by Keith Boykin, Word In Black June 28, 2024. In the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump lied and rambled nonstop without correction, while President Joe Biden was unable to keep up with Trump’s falsehoods, resulting in a disservice to the public.
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‘I, Sniper’: Terror Delivered from the Trunk of a Car
May 11, 2021 · In October of 2002, 10 people died and three others were critically wounded by John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Hidden in a makeshift sniper’s nest in the trunk of a Caprice Classic, the duo co-authored a bloody rampage that shook the Washington, D.C., area. People were afraid to buy groceries or pump gas because parking lots and gas ...
Kayla Benjamin, Author at The Washington Informer
Jun 5, 2024 · Kayla Benjamin writes about environmental justice and climate change in the DMV. Previously, she has worked at Washingtonian Magazine covering a little bit of everything—the arts, travel, real estate and politics—going on in the District. Kayla graduated from American University in December 2021, having studied journalism and political science.