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Hurricane Beryl’s Path of Black Destruction

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and others watch on July 2, 1964. (Cecil Stoughton/White House Press Office via Wikimedia Commons)

60th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act: Reflecting on Progress and Persistent Challenges

by Stacy M. Brown July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

Celebrating 60 Years of Progress: The Civil Rights Act Anniversary

by WI Web Staff July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

Daccarri Ivy and her nephew attend the Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers Assembly in Washington, D.C. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)

Poor People’s Campaign Moral March on Washington Draws National Crowd

by Ashleigh Fields July 2, 2024July 3, 2024

**FILE** U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared firearm violence a public health crisis. (WI photo)

Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis Amid D.C. Efforts to Combat Rising Fatalities

by Stacy M. Brown July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

**FILE** The Supreme Court overruled the 1984 Chevron ruling, a move that could lead to skyrocketing phone bills, soaring healthcare costs, and dismantling regulations on safe food and consumer protections that have been in place for decades. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron: Major Blow to Consumer Protections and Regulatory Power

by Stacy M. Brown June 28, 2024June 28, 2024

After a federal court of appeals ruling that suspended Fearless Fund’s grant program for Black women business owners, reactions have been swift and polarized, with the organization founder Arian Simone (pictured) calling the decision "devastating." (Courtesy photo)

Federal Court Ruling Against Fearless Fund’s Diversity Program Sparks Outcry

by Stacy M. Brown June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

**FILE** The shipping channel into Baltimore was fully reopened on June 10. It had been closed since the Key Bridge collapse on March 26. (WI photo)

Baltimore Shipping Channel Finally Cleared After Bridge Collapse

by Richard D. Elliott June 16, 2024June 16, 2024

**FILE** From left: Hughes Van Ellis, a since-deceased survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, Ike Howard and Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and author of "Don't Let Them Bury My Story,” pose at the 2023 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. Van Ellis was Fletcher’s brother and Howard is her grandson. (WI photo)

Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors’ Lawsuit

by Stacy M. Brown June 12, 2024June 17, 2024

Gospel performer Kirk Franklin dances with Vice President Kamala Harris during the National Celebration of Juneteenth on the South Lawn of the White House on June 10. (Courtesy of the White House)

Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Juneteenth with Concert and New Initiatives to Honor Black History

by Stacy M. Brown and Ashleigh Fields June 12, 2024June 13, 2024