The Washington Informer is a weekly newspaper published in Washington, D.C. The Informer is female-owned and is targeted at the African-American population of the D.C. metropolitan area.[1][2] The publisher is Denise Rolark Barnes, whose father, Calvin W. Rolark (1927–1994),[3][4] founded the paper in 1964.[5]

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The Washington Informer
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Calvin W. Rolark
PublisherDenise Rolark Barnes
EditorMicha Green
Photo editorShevry Lassiter
Staff writersAustin R. Cooper, Jr., Brenda Siler, James Wright, Jr., Kayla Benjamin, Sam P.K. Collins, Stacy Brown, Lindiwe Vilakazi, Richard Elliott
FoundedOctober 16, 1964; 60 years ago (October 16, 1964)
HeadquartersWashington, DC
Circulation50,000
ISSN0741-9414
OCLC number60630464
WebsiteWashington Informer
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At the 2011 Second Annual Ethnic Media Awards competition, the Informer received first-place honors for feature writing and local news.[6]

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Contributors to the publication include notable writers, political activists and editors such as:

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