Lafayette Barnes, Author at The Washington Informer https://www.washingtoninformer.com/author/lafayette-barnes/ Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer Wed, 22 Dec 2021 01:23:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-Site-Icon-32x32.png Lafayette Barnes, Author at The Washington Informer https://www.washingtoninformer.com/author/lafayette-barnes/ 32 32 121622320 WI BRIDGE: Letter from the Editor https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-bridge-letter-from-the-editor-6/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-bridge-letter-from-the-editor-6/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:00:58 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=157437 Lafayette Barnes IV (Photo by Foster K. White)

This month we've seen another round of tests of America's propensity to twisted justice.

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WI Bridge: Letter From the Editor https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-bridge-letter-from-the-editor-5/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-bridge-letter-from-the-editor-5/#respond Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:00:44 +0000 https://washingtoninformer-live.newspackstaging.com/?p=155676 Lafayette Barnes IV (Photography via Foster K. White)

It's the season for change.

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Darling Nikki: A Cultural Powerhouse https://www.washingtoninformer.com/darling-nikki-a-cultural-powerhouse/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/darling-nikki-a-cultural-powerhouse/#respond Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:00:31 +0000 https://washingtoninformer-live.newspackstaging.com/?p=155675

It's a collective project including content creation, music production, and good 'ol partying that won't break your budget.

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WI BRIDGE: Letter from the Editor https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-bridge-letter-from-the-editor-4/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-bridge-letter-from-the-editor-4/#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:00:47 +0000 https://washingtoninformer-live.newspackstaging.com/?p=153845 Lafayette Barnes IV (Photo via Foster K. White)

As we transition into fall, I'd like to take the time to let you know you've made it a long way.

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DMV Men of Media Create Visibility for Local Talent https://www.washingtoninformer.com/dmv-men-of-media-create-visibility-for-local-talent/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/dmv-men-of-media-create-visibility-for-local-talent/#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:00:03 +0000 https://washingtoninformer-live.newspackstaging.com/?p=153857

In the spirit of collaboration, eight DMV-based platforms created a coalition to achieve greater visibility for local talent.

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WI Bridge: Letter From the Editor https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-bridge-letter-from-the-editor-3/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-bridge-letter-from-the-editor-3/#respond Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:00:55 +0000 https://washingtoninformer-live.newspackstaging.com/?p=151143

We're all about creating community amongst creatives and entrepreneurs in the DMV.

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WI Bridge: Letter From the Editor https://www.washingtoninformer.com/letter-from-the-editor-4/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/letter-from-the-editor-4/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:00:21 +0000 https://washingtoninformer-live.newspackstaging.com/?p=148966

As society learns how to adapt to our new normal we see a lot of changes happening around us. Not only are we losing our loved ones during this period but our culture is beginning to become a part of the collateral damage.

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Statehood https://www.washingtoninformer.com/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-statehood/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-statehood/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:04:25 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=112477

The coronavirus pandemic has brought a largely local conversation to the forefront of public discourse: should D.C. become the country’s 51st state? And perhaps even on a granular level: why does it even matter? Prior to the genesis of the novel coronavirus, D.C. had been advocating for statehood for decades, with its first attempt in […]

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New Decade Marks New Opportunities for Ethiopia-D.C. Relations https://www.washingtoninformer.com/new-decade-marks-new-opportunities-for-ethiopia-d-c-relations/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/new-decade-marks-new-opportunities-for-ethiopia-d-c-relations/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:00:17 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=106212 Mayors Bowser and Benti exchange the renewed Sister City Agreements that they signed at the Addis Ababa Municipality Building on November 11 and witnessed by over 100 officials including U.S. Ambassador Michael Raynor and Ethiopian Ambassador Fitsum Arega.

The year 2020 marks a new decade and golden opportunity for District of Columbia business and government leaders to build stronger diplomatic and trade relations between Ethiopia and Washington, D.C.

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Why Some Fathers Are Being Left Out Of Paid Family Leave https://www.washingtoninformer.com/why-some-fathers-are-being-left-out-of-paid-family-leave/ https://www.washingtoninformer.com/why-some-fathers-are-being-left-out-of-paid-family-leave/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2019 22:32:52 +0000 https://www.washingtoninformer.com/?p=104343

Paid family leave is the headline of yet another white-picket-fence conversation that has failed to include the voices of black, brown, and non-binary families. Unsurprisingly, the United States is the only industrialized nation without a mandatory paid family leave policy, and under the current Family and Medical Leave Act (FLMA), employees can only take up […]

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