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Collins Council Report: The Council Chambers Turn into a Courtroom during D.C. Councilmember Trayon White’s Expulsion Hearing
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Young People Kick Off Budget Season Deliberations Early at Annual Event
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By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
Though given another opportunity to respond to the findings of an investigation substantiating bribery allegations against him, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White (D) remained silent throughout much of a public hearing conducted to discuss his expulsion from the legislative body. However, White’s former attorney, Fred D. Cooke, Jr., sat next to the
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A COLLECTION OF YOUNG TRAILBLAZERS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT, FASHION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.
5 Trayon White wears a shirt that reads “The FBI Killed Fred Hampton” at the public hearing to discuss his expulsion from the D.C. Council following substantiated bribery allegations. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
With MPD Officer Pardons, President Trump Infringes on Local Affairs Local and National Leaders, Advocates Seek Justice for Karon Hylton-Brown
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Summer Youth Employment Program Launch Inspires Conversation about Finances and Public Budgeting
Mayor Bowser, DOES Director Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes Tout New Pathways to Finance Grant
By Stacy M. Brown and Sam P.K. Collins WI Senior Writer and WI Staff Writer President Donald Trump’s latest pardon reverses what several local advocates, just months ago, heralded as a critical milestone in their crusade for police accountability. On Wednesday, during his second full day in office, Trump pardoned Terence D. Sutton, Jr. and Anthony Zabavsky, two
With the D.C. Council to soon start a series of performance oversight and budget hearings, several dozen high school students recently engaged council members and other elected officials in conversation about their Fiscal Year 2026 budget priorities. Logan Thompson, a senior at School Without Walls (SWW) and member of Mikva Student Council, said that, even with significant declines in violent crime, 5Youth leader Logan Thompson during D.C. Girls Coalition’s she and her peers remain anxious 2025 Youth Town Hall on Jan. 22 at Trinity Washington about their wellbeing. She touted University. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer) the annual D.C. Girls Coalition Youth Town Hall as an opportunity to raise violence caused,” said Logan, who, in her capacity as president of SWW’s Black Student the issue of public safety. “The depth of this issue is important for Union, organizes her peers around school my community. Our primary goal is to…al- conditions and equity initiatives. leviate the loss and feelings of hurt that gun YOUNG PEOPLE Page 34
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer 5 Local leaders are upset after President Donald Trump pardoned Terence D. Sutton, Jr. and Anthony Zabavsky, two former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers convicted for their role in the unauthorized pursuit that led to the death of Karon Hylton-Brown. (Courtesy Photo)
As tens of thousands of young District residents gear up to register for this year’s Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP), they have at their disposal more options for college preparation and exploration of careers in
the financial sector. Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes, director of D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES), said the newly launched Pathways to Finance Grant builds upon her agency’s efforts over the years to encourage fiscal responsibility among the District’s youngest
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