RECIPIENT OF THE DC BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION 2023 LEGACY AWARD
Vol 60 No 50
20th H Street Festival Highlights Black Businesses, D.C. Pride
Serving Our Community in the DMV
September 25 - October 1, 2025
Capture the Moment Page 45
D.C. Chamber of Commerce Hosts 2025 State of the District Local Leaders Optimistic Despite Unsteady National Economy
Annual Block Party ‘Rejuvenates’ Thousands with Path for Economic Mobility
By James Wright WI Staff Writer
By James Wright and Jada Ingleton WI Staff Writer and WI Content Editor With the National Guard still patrolling throughout the District, local leadership and D.C. pride shone bright this weekend, as hundreds of thousands of people flooded Northeast to celebrate community and resilience at H Street Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20. Featuring a block expansion, new businesses, and 20 years seniority, Saturday’s celebration highlight- 5 People dance, shop and enjoy the day in Northeast, D.C. at the 2025 H Street Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20, featuring 250 vendors and an estimated 160,000 attendees.
H STREET Page 40 (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Amid Federal Intrusion, Field of Norton Challengers Expands
Despite the wariness of the Trump administration and the shaky national economic status, during the D.C. Chamber of Commerce’s State of the District & Region Conference on Sept. 22, District business and political leaders were upbeat about the future of the city’s economy and the various sectors in it. Chinyere Hubbard, the president and CEO of the chamber, said the purpose of the conference— held at Georgetown University Capitol Campus in Northwest before an audience of 200 people— was “to bring
LOCAL LEADERS Page 11
‘Made for this Moment’: ALC 2025 to Inspire Vision for Black Progress, Political Mobilization
D.C. Organizers Call for More Action in Response to Trump Administration
D.C. Councilmember Robert White Declares Candidacy, While Kymone Freeman, Jacque Patterson, Deirdre Brown, and Gordon Chaffin Make Their Case
By Sam P.K. Collins and Mya Trujillo WI Staff Writer and WI Contributing Writer
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer Since the release of The Washington Informer profile about Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), the chorus of voices against her re-election bid has gotten louder, with two of the 5 Several people are encouraging Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton to delegate’s office alumni— Donna Brazile and not run for reelection in 2026, including D.C. Councilmember Robert White (far right), who is seeking to fill her seat. (WI File
CHALLENGERS Page 40 Photo/Ja’Mon Jackson)
D.C. resident Chioma Iwuoha said that, other than one event about reparations, she’s not participating in activities taking place during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF)’s 54th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). Instead, she’s opting to spend time
CBCF Page 41
5 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation President Nicole Austin-Hillery at the 2025 Congressional Black Caucus swearing in ceremony in January. Austin-Hillery says this year’s theme, ‘Made for This Moment: Power, Policy, and Progress,’ speaks to the urgency of the time and the responsibility Americans have during this time. (WI File Photo/ Robert R. Roberts)
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