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Celebrating 58 Years - Vol. 58, No. 50 • September 28 - October 4, 2023
Washington National Cathedral Unveils Racial Justice Stained Glass Windows
Windows by Kerry James Marshall and Poetry by Elizabeth Alexander Replaces Monuments Honoring Confederate Generals By Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer
5One of the two new racial-justice stained glass windows at the Washington National Cathedral. (Courtesy Photo/ Washington National Cathedral) 4Artist Kerry James Marshall (left) poses with his sisters. (Hamil R. Harris/ The Washington Informer)
The Washington National Cathedral was filled with people and purpose as leaders of the Episcopal Church unveiled two stained glass windows, created by world-renowned artist Kerry James Marshall, on Saturday, Sept. 23. The reimagined windows, titled “Now and Forever,” marked a new chapter in the Cathedral’s historical
Annual Legislative Conference Concludes with Power Remarks from Biden and Harris By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference concluded with resounding calls to action by Black lawmakers and their unwavering commitment to uphold democratic values and advance the rights
of Black Americans. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris paid tribute to the dedication of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) in their pursuit of progress and equality. “I chose to run because silence is complicit, and I would not be silent,” Biden said in an impassioned address at the Phoenix Awards, hoping to underscore the urgency of the moment. “Democracy was at stake in
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legacy of art and architecture that replaced previous stone tablets that paid tribute to Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. “The church in general, across all faiths and this National Cathedral in particular, exists as a symbolic representation of humankind’s aspirations toward perfection, and a desire to keep the promise of redemption
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Excitement and Contention, on House Floor and in the Streets, around RFK Campus Lease By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
5 A President Joe Biden greets the crowd with Vice President Kamala Harris cheering him on at the 2023 Phoenix Awards on Sept. 23, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, as part of the CongressionalBlack Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. (Robert R. Roberts/ The Washington Informer)
As a House committee advances a bill for the District’s new 99-year lease for RFK campus, the debate about how to develop the 174-acre federal landmark rages on with some community members vehemently opposed to the prospect of a new football stadium. While D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has aggressively marketed RFK Stadium as the ideal home for the Washington Commanders, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Ebony Payne said that, other than a few nostalgic elders, many of her constituents aren’t excited about the return of
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