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The importance of organic foods and healthy eating

3 days ago | washingtoninformer.com | Lyndia Grant

Photo by Gofiwa Kgang on Pexels.com What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — 1 Corinthians 6:19 KJVThis week, I’m reminding all of us how we must pay closer attention to what we eat. Though it costs a bit more, shop for organic foods as often as you can, and stay out of these fried chicken, fast-food restaurants.
Inflationary impact of targeting undocumented immigrants

3 days ago | washingtoninformer.com | Julianne Malveaux

**FILE** People protest against ICE in September 2022 on the National Day of Action. On June 10, community organizers and advocacy groups across Washington, D.C., are joining together for an emergency protest on Tuesday evening in response to a wave of federal immigration enforcement actions. (Robert R.
D.C. Pride Celebrates Resilience and Community - The Washington Informer

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | Jada Ingleton

Explore the history of the LGBTQ+ movement in D.C., highlighting key figures and their contributions to the evolution of queer culture in the region.
6-19-2025 Informer Edition

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | Shevry Lassiter

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D.C. Juneteenth Celebrations to Center Unity and Economic Development

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | Sam Collins

Juneteenth festivities are taking place this year amid congressional infringement on District budget autonomy and concerns about the lengths to which the D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will go to appease President Donald J. Trump. That’s why, for longtime District resident Thomas M.
Sheila Bunn: Ward 8 Council Candidate with Local Roots

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | Sam Collins

NOTE: This is the second of three (or four— depending on whether former D.C. Councilmember Trayon White accepts our invitation for an interview) candidate profiles to be released before the July 15 special election for the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat. Earlier this year, while in the throes of a campaign for the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat, Sheila Bunn visited Congress, where she and several other District residents organized against Republicans’ decimation of D.C.’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
Celebrating Juneteenth: Freedom and Equality in America

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | Marian Wright Edelman

**FILE** A Juneteenth festival in Milwaukee in 2019 (Milwaukee VA Medical Center via Wikimedia Commons) In 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill that had been passed by unanimous consent in the Senate and 415-14 in the House to establish Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a federal holiday.
THE RELIGION CORNER: Skills That Stand Out — Bennett's Summer Boot Camp for Teens

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | Lyndia Grant

This week, the founder/CEO of the Bennett Career Institute, Chet Bennett, is asking the question: “What are you going to do with your kids during the summer this year?”Take a look at what he is telling Facebook listeners. He said, “The Summer Teens Boot Camp for kids ages 12-17 is open for registration.
A Sweet Union Delivers Peach Cobbler and More to Takoma

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | Brenda Siler

Eboni Wilson (pictured) and her husband Kevin Wilson co-own the new Peach Cobbler Factory in Ward 4, in Washington, D.C.’s Takoma neighborhood. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer) Good peach cobbler can be hard to find. That is no longer the case in the District of Columbia with the opening of Peach Cobbler Factory in the Northwest D.C., owned by husband and wife duo Kevin and Eboni Wilson.
Racism and sexism: The power dynamics in Trump's administration

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | E. Faye Williams

**FILE** Donald Trump (Courtesy of the White House) There is something in this country about not being a white male gets you blamed for being a racist if you complain about them! I know before I write, I will be accused of being a racist because that is the way racists roll! They have the power. They are antagonistic toward people like me because they don’t know the meaning of racism.