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**FILE** A Bath & Body Works location (Digitalegypt, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBusiness

‘Snowed In’ Candle Controversy: Bath & Body Works Apologizes After Claims of Klan Resemblance

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

Bath & Body Works has apologized and removed its holiday-themed “Snowed In” candle after it was criticized for resembling imagery associated with the Ku Klux Klan.

girl sitting on library floor reading a book
Posted inOpinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Championing the Freedom to Read

by Marian Wright Edelman October 2, 2024October 2, 2024
From left: Panelists Dr. Hasan Jeffries and House Leader Hakeem Jeffries talk with journalist, author and political analyst Tiffany Cross at the ASALH Black History Month Festival Luncheon on Feb. 24. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

House Dem Leader Jeffries and Brother Claim the Spotlight at ASALH’s 98th Annual Black History Month Festival Luncheon

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown February 28, 2024February 29, 2024
**FILE** Media arts mogul Cathy Hughes launched her barrier-breaking work in D.C. as the owner and operator of the largest Black-owned broadcast company in the nation. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack History Month

Cathy Hughes: Media Arts Entrepreneur, ‘Truth-Teller,’ Barrier-Breaker, Living Legend

Avatar photo by Jada Ingleton February 28, 2024February 29, 2024
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Dick Gregory: An Accessible D.C. Comedy Legend and Activist

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins February 28, 2024February 29, 2024
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by WI Web Staff February 28, 2024February 28, 2024
Legendary media mogul Cathy Hughes greets the crowd during The Hilltop's centennial celebration on Feb. 3. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack History Month

Mimi’s Musings: Black Entrepreneurs Ensure Ownership of African American Stories, Black Comedians Keep Audiences Laughing Despite Pain

Micha Green photo by Micha Green February 28, 2024February 28, 2024
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United Bank Celebrates Black History Month with Spotlight on Amy Goumbala

by WI Web Staff February 28, 2024February 28, 2024
Patricia Turner Walters, with a Harriet Tubman painting by Jessica Marie Hopkins, a Howard University alumna, is in the exhibition “Genesis: The African American Experience in Art,” cur- rently at the Howard University Gallery of Art. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)
Posted inOpinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Black History Month — Celebrating the Arts

by Marian Wright Edelman February 28, 2024February 28, 2024
Celebrating 30 years, Step Afrika! has been a leader in exposing the District, nation and world to the power and beauty of stepping as a means of sharing Black narratives and culture and spreading joy. Step Afrika! performed with D.C. native Christylez Bacon as part of President Joe Biden’s 2023 Juneteenth Concert. (WI file photo)
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30 Years of Step Afrika: Bringing the Art of Stepping to the Masses, Honoring its Roots

Micha Green photo by Micha Green February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

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