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We Salute America’s Veterans Daylight Savings Time Ends: Clocks “fall back” on Sunday, Nov. 7 Vol. 57, No. 3 • November 4 - 10, 2021
In the Shadows of the Chapel Howard Students’ Protest Supported by Prayers of Civil Rights Icons Dr. Shantella Sherman, Lindiwe Vilakazi WI Staff and Contributing Writers
5 The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. flanked by student protesters, tours the encampment outside the Armour J. Blackburn University Center, Sunday, October 31. (Shantella Y. Sherman/The Washington Informer)
Are the Armed Forces Still a Viable Career Option for Blacks? The Answer May Depend on Who’s Being Asked the Question Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer While more than 61,000 Americans had been killed in the Vietnam War by 1974, Georgia Eaves, a mother of three from the District, chose to enlist in the United States Army. At the time, an Army recruiter promised Eaves a chance to become a pilot and a better government check, leading Eaves to follow a friend into a recruitment center where she signed on the dotted line.
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Joyous hymns from Rankin Chapel’s outdoor services competed with a blustering wind across the Howard University courtyard, Sunday, Oct. 31. Meanwhile, the tranquility of an “easy Sunday morning” met the constant anxious clamoring of curious visitors, eager to take in the sight of an encampment in the shadows of the chapel. The protest site outside Blackburn with approximately 30 tents and sleeping bags – many of which had been soaked by a rainstorm the night before – became ground zero for an
impromptu “war room” when the Rev. William J. Barber II and the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. exited the services to meet with and encourage student protestors. Young activists seized the Armour J. Blackburn University Center building, October 12, seeking a meeting with Howard President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick and a resolution to issues that include what they describe as mold-ridden dormitories and a lack of voting rights for students. “I’ve been coming here every year to the chapel. And I’ve been in your spot as a student leader. You all have to set your narrative because you’re going to be here and need to be
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Glenn Youngkin Claims Victory in Virginia Race for Governor Republicans Poised to Make a Clean Sweep in Commonwealth William J. Ford and Natalie C. Hockaday WI Staff Writers Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe spoke to supporters on Election Day for less than five minutes, unwilling to concede the race for governor. “We’re going to continue to count the vote . . . “ he said Tuesday, Nov. 2 inside the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner ballroom.
ELECTION Page 24 3 Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe speaks with supporters for less than five minutes Nov. 2. He later conceded the race. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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