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Hamil Harris is an award-winning journalist who worked at the Washington Post from 1992 to 2016. During his tenure he wrote hundreds of stories about the people, government and faith communities in the Greater Washington Area. Hamil has chronicled the Million Man March, the Clinton White House, the September 11 attack, the sniper attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the campaign of President Barack Obama and many other people and events.

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After the funeral service for her father, community leader Joseph Bowser, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, her mother Joan Bowser and other family members exit St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, behind the casket. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Joe Bowser: A Community Leader Who Loved the City Beyond the Monuments

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From left: First Baptist Church of Highland Park's Pastor Henry P. Davis and First Baptist Church of Glenarden's Pastor John K. Jenkins have collaborated to open Prince George’s Christian Academy. (Courtesy of Prince George's Christian Academy)
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First Baptist Church of Highland Park Prioritizes Engaging Local Youth

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Minister Deon Booker (right) and his wife Sophia Booker pose in front of Suitland Road Church of Christ. (Courtesy photo)
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Suitland Road Church of Christ Hosts Health Fair, Back-to-School Event, Vacation Bible School

Avatar photo by Hamil R. Harris August 7, 2024August 7, 2024
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Legendary Photographer Roy Lewis Honored by the National Association of Black Journalists at Chicago Convention

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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff gathered an interfaith group of leaders to address hate and talk about bringing peace and love to the nation and world. (Courtesy photo)
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Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Hosts White House Meeting of Interfaith Leaders

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Bishop Joel and Ylawnda Peebles Use Platform to Inspire Change, Strengthen Communities

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Breaking News: President Joe Biden Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election, Endorses Kamala Harris Party in 2024

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Bishop Joel Peebles, pastor of City of Praise Family Ministries and leader of the Global United Fellowship is hosting “The Gathering 2024,” a conference with various church leaders working to strengthen the Black community. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)
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The Gathering 2024 Brings Church Leaders Together to Strengthen, Unify the Black Community

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Tom Liebrand dressed as “Crocodile Dundee,” Isaiah Harris, who played Jesus, and Ken Roberts, who played “Bounce,” the kangaroo. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)
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Vacation Bible School Brings Australia to Hyattsville in Engaging Play

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Hundreds of people dressed packed into a Capitol Heights banquet hall on July 7 to celebrate the lives of a Bowie couple who died while on their pilgrimage to Mecca. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)
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Leaders Honor Bowie Couple Who Were Pillars of the Muslim, Local Sierra Leonean Community

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