Vol. 55, No. 17 • February 6 - 12, 2020
Black History Month Section Pages 32-37
Black History Month Celebration Kicks Off at Civil War Museum
5 DC Black History Celebration Committee Director Chuck Hicks (left) presents the Black History Community Service Award to Sandra Butler Truesdale (right) with African American Civil War Museum founder Frank Smith and Aaron Holmes present at the event held at the museum in Northwest on February 1. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer @SamPKCollins
Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes speaks with the press following the team’s comeback victory against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, February 2 in Miami FL. (Photo Gregory Reed) For more photos go to Page 44.
Researchers Dive into Blacks’ Desires for 2020
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia
The ceremonial start of Black History Month pro-
vided local organizers, mavens of industry, politicians and others the opportunity to celebrate four prominent
CIVIL WAR Page 46
Donald Trump Delivers State of Union Under Impeachment Cloud
Several Democrats Boycott the President’s Address
Black people are not monolithic. That’s a primary conclusion from a multi-round research initiative conducted by District-based think tank Third Way and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. “The impetus for this effort was to help address the dearth of public opinion research on Black people in this country by digging underneath the surface to understand nuances based on attributes like age, education, gender, income and urbanity,” according to a news release touting the dual report, “A Nuanced Picture of What Black Americans Want in 2020.” “Rather than
BLACK AMERICA Page 42 5 Courtesy of the Leverage Network
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia The annual State of the Union Address counts typically as a time when both of the nation’s political parties come together in a joint session of the U.S. Congress to hear the president’s remarks
on the how well – or how poorly – the country currently fares and what he proposes going forward. But, there’s little if anything typical about the state of America in 2020. With Donald Trump only the second impeached presi-
STATE OF UNION Page 52
Celebrating 55 Years of Service / Serving More Than 50,000 Readers Throughout The Metropolitan Area