Uncategorized Archives - The Washington Informer https://www.washingtoninformer.com/category/uncategorized/ Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:33:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-Site-Icon-32x32.png Uncategorized Archives - The Washington Informer https://www.washingtoninformer.com/category/uncategorized/ 32 32 121622320 WILLIAMS: Is Misleading Different from Lying? https://www.washingtoninformer.com/jd-vance-lies-about-haitian-immigrants/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/jd-vance-lies-about-haitian-immigrants/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1215421 J.D. Vance (left) was selected to join Donald Trump's presidential campaign as his running mate. (Courtesy of @DrSchwertner via X)

J.D. Vance has admitted to intentionally fabricating a story about Haitian immigrants, while other Republican candidates have been accused of lying and misleading the public, raising questions about the integrity of the candidates running for office.

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Trump Is Losing It https://www.washingtoninformer.com/trump-losing-momentum-kamala-harris/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/trump-losing-momentum-kamala-harris/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:48:36 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1212604

Donald Trump is struggling to beat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, as his campaign strategy has failed and his poll numbers are declining, while Harris is gaining momentum and voters are registering in droves.

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Washington Commanders Rookie Quarterback Jayden Daniels Shines In NFL Debut https://www.washingtoninformer.com/rookie-quarterback-jayden-daniels-commanders/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/rookie-quarterback-jayden-daniels-commanders/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:33:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1212259 Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels during Commanders training camp (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels impressed the Washington Commanders and fans in his preseason debut against the New York Jets, completing two of three passes for 45 yards and scoring his first NFL touchdown.

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Ward 5 Leaders Remember Joseph L. Bowser https://www.washingtoninformer.com/ward-5-leaders-remember-joseph-l-bowser/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/ward-5-leaders-remember-joseph-l-bowser/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:48:32 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1211743

By the time he served in an advisory role with the North Michigan Park community, Joseph L. Bowser had several years of experience as North Michigan Park Civic Association president and 10-term advisory neighborhood commissioner under his belt. 

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Growing Community is Going for Kids! https://www.washingtoninformer.com/anacostia-community-museum-growing-community/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/anacostia-community-museum-growing-community/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1210707 Growing Community is the longest running program at the Anacostia Community Museum. Launching this summer will be a free youth focused program in August. Photos courtesy the Anacostia Community Museum.

The Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum is hosting a Summer Youth Gardening Program for students in grades 3-5, as well as the FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand, which is open every Saturday (weather permitting) from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. until November 23.

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JEALOUS: The 900-Page Guide to Snuffing Out American Democracy https://www.washingtoninformer.com/project-2025-blueprint-autocracy/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/project-2025-blueprint-autocracy/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1210464 **FILE** Cover of the 2025 "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise" (Courtesy of The Heritage Foundation via Wikimedia Commons)

The Heritage Foundation has created a 900-page guidebook for ending American democracy and turning it into an autocracy, which has been endorsed by over 100 far-right organizations.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Files Impeachment Articles Against Supreme Court Justices https://www.washingtoninformer.com/ocasio-cortez-introduces-impeachment/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/ocasio-cortez-introduces-impeachment/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:51:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1210201 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) listens to testimony by Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump, before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Last year Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, unlawful excessive campaign contributions and lying to Congress as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, alleging corruption and failure to disclose gifts and conflicts of interest.

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VIEWPOINTS https://www.washingtoninformer.com/black-music-month-favorite-rap-album/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/black-music-month-favorite-rap-album/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1209301 Jay-Z

Fans of Black Music Month have shared their favorite rap albums, including "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill", "Forest Hills Drive" by J. Cole, "The Black Album" by Jay-Z, "Me Against the World" by Tupac, "Born Sinner" by J. Cole, "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" by DMX, and "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G.

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Lawmakers Unite to Combat Far-Right Project 2025 Initiative https://www.washingtoninformer.com/project-2025-task-force-stop/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/project-2025-task-force-stop/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:06:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1208663 **FILE** Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley is one of the congressional leaders who has joined the Stop Project 2025 Task Force. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Rep. Jared Huffman has formed the Stop Project 2025 Task Force to combat the far-right Project 2025 initiative, which seeks to grant former President Donald Trump "supreme" powers and infringe on basic liberties and democratic institutions.

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With a Trump Win, Republican Judges Will Rule the Courts — and Our Lives https://www.washingtoninformer.com/trump-judges-impact-black-america/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/trump-judges-impact-black-america/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=1208591

If Trump is elected in the 2024 presidential election, he could appoint up to three new right-wing Supreme Court justices and hundreds of lower court federal judges, which would make it virtually impossible to implement a progressive agenda for the next two to three decades.

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