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Vol. 57, No. 4 • November 11 - 17, 2021
House Passes Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Biden to Approve Legislation Soon in Formal Signing Ceremony Stacy M. Brown and D. Kevin McNeir WI Senior Writer and WI Senior Editor
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A woman pays tribute with a salute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery on Tuesday, Nov. 9. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Emotions Run High in Moving Tributes to the Enigmatic ‘Officer and Gentleman’
Comedian Surprises Patrons, Staff at Chase Bank in Southeast Celebrated comedian and actor Kevin Hart made a surprise visit at a local bank where he stressed the importance of African Americans becoming more financially literate as a means of living a better life and achieving their goals. Hart spoke at the Chase Bank branch at the Skyland Town Cen-
ter in Southeast on Nov. 3 before a group of 40 people. During an hourlong discussion moderated by Alfonso Guzman, the regional director for the Chase, Hart said becoming financially solvent took time and a lot of learning on his part.
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Americans Gather for a Heartfelt, Final Salute to General Colin L. Powell
Kevin Hart Advises Blacks to Become More Financially Literate James Wright WI Staff Writer
At long last, Congress has finally passed the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and President Joe Biden said he will sign the bill with lawmakers present at a formal ceremony whose date will be announced soon. The White House called the measure, formally known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness.
“For far too long, Washington policymakers have celebrated ‘infrastructure week’ without ever agreeing to build infrastructure,” The White House said in a statement. “The President promised to work across the aisle to deliver results and rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. After the President put forward his plan to do exactly that and then negotiated a deal with Members of Congress from both parties, this historic legislation is moving to his desk for signature.” After Congress repeatedly failed to reach a consensus on the president’s
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5 Michael Powell, son of former U.S. secretary of state and retired four-star general, Colin L. Powell, delivers a tribute to his father during the senior Powell’s funeral on Nov. 5 at the Washington National Cathedral. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
The nation and world paused at high noon on Friday, Nov. 5 for the homegoing service of an American statesman, politician, soldier and devoted patriarch, General Colin L. Powell, who died from complications due to COVID-19, Oct. 18 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda.
Powell, 84, who died Oct. 18 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, embodied the spirited quest for the “American dream,” becoming the nation’s first Black national security adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state during a career which spanned nearly 40 years. His funeral service, held at the Washington National Cathedral in
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