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Posted inBusiness

U.S. Black Chambers Inc. to Host National Conference, 15th Anniversary Celebration

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

The U.S. Black Chambers Inc. is hosting its National Conference and 15th Anniversary Celebration at the Waldorf Astoria DC from July 17-20, featuring speakers such as the Rev. Al Sharpton, Stacey Abrams, Kevin Johnson, the Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant, and Ed Gordon.

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Posted inPress Room

NAN Gathering Plans to Bring Drug Discount Concerns to Federal Reps

by National Action Network May 6, 2024May 6, 2024
**FILE** The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inFinancial Literacy

Gallup Finds Black Generational Divide on Affirmative Action

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer April 3, 2024April 4, 2024
From left: Eboni Riley of NAN, Martin Luther King III, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Rev. Al Sharpton, president and founder of NAN, pose during the annual MLK Day Awards Breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inFaith

National Action Network Hosts Annual King Day Awards Breakfast

Avatar photo by Hamil R. Harris January 16, 2024January 16, 2024
Sister Nia X, president of the National Action Network’s D.C. metropolitan region chapter, counted among a bevy of speakers who graced the podium during the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington awards program on the evening of Aug. 25 at St. Luke Catholic Church in Southeast D.C. (Photo courtesy of Harold Goodridge)
Posted inMarch on Washington 2023

March on Washington Commemoration Brings Preservation of History into Greater Focus

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins August 28, 2023August 28, 2023
Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network hosts the annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 16. (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Experience, Health

Civil Rights Groups Escalate Fight Against High Costs of Prescription Drugs

by WI Guest Author December 1, 2020December 21, 2021
The Rev. Al Sharpton leads the Commitment March to fight for criminal justice reform on August 28 with some of the families who have lost loved ones to police brutality. The march, under the rallying call "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks," coincided with the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inMarc Morial, Op-Ed, Opinion

MORIAL: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks

by WI Guest Author September 9, 2020December 21, 2021
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Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Black Households Earned 61 Cents for Every Dollar of White Median Incomes

by WI Guest Author September 3, 2020December 21, 2021
The Rev. Mark Thompson, a D.C. native, emceed the 57th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Residents Protest Police Brutality at National March

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. September 2, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inBlack Experience, Video, Videos

2020 March on Washington recap in photos

by WI Webstaff August 29, 2020December 21, 2021

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