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People gather at the Disney booth in the exhibit hall during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Vendors Sell Their Wares at CBCF Annual Conference

by James Wright Jr. September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

**FILE** Ward 8 Council member Trayon White is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for mayor on June 21. (WI photo)

Collins Council Report: The Return from Summer Recess

by Sam P.K. Collins September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

**FILE** Ward 7 State Board of Education Representative Eboni-Rose Thompson launched her reelection bid this summer. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 7 State Board Candidates Debate Effective Advocacy Strategy

by Sam P.K. Collins September 17, 2024September 26, 2024

After nearly four years of fighting for recompense, rallying (as pictured here in May 2023) and contentious mortgage relief negotiations, most, if not all, of the owners of condemned condominiums on Talbert Street in Southeast have received mortgage relief. However, there is still work to be done to ensure beleaguered homeowners can afford to settle elsewhere in the District. (WI File Photo)

Even with Mortgage Relief, Questions about Housing Affordability Persist for Talbert Street Condo Owners

by Sam P.K. Collins September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

**FILE** Changing his affiliation from Democrat to the D.C. Statehood Green Party, grassroots activist Kymone Freeman is working to unseat D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton in the November general election. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Third-Party Candidates, Supporters Assert Presence During Historic Election Season

by Sam P.K. Collins September 16, 2024September 17, 2024

**FILE** Tito Jackson (Gabriel González, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Tito Jackson, Founding Member of Iconic Jackson 5, Dies at 70

by Stacy M. Brown September 16, 2024September 16, 2024

D.C. Council member Trayon White, leaving federal court on Sept. 12, entered a “not guilty” plea on a federal bribery charge as nearly 60 supporters watched. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

As Write-In Campaigns Get Underway, D.C. Council’s Trayon White Fights for His Freedom

by Sam P.K. Collins September 12, 2024September 12, 2024

Frankie Beverly, Legendary Soul Singer, Dead at 77

by Stacy M. Brown September 11, 2024September 12, 2024

Trash outside of an apartment building in Southeast D.C. (D.R. Barnes/The Washington Informer)

Trash in D.C.: The Impact on Mental Health and the Need for Action

by Shevry Lassiter September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

MPD Releases Full Body Camera Footage from Justin Robinson Shooting

by Sam P.K. Collins September 10, 2024September 10, 2024