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Five Dubs PodcastE109: Celebrating 60 years at the Washington InformerRebecca Snyder sits down with Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of The Washington Informer, to celebrate the newspaper’s incredible 60-year legacy. Denise shares stories about the paper’s history, its impact on the community and the vision that has guided it for six decades. Join us as we honor this milestone and the power of community journalism!2025-04-0242 min
Emunah (Hebrew for faith, belief)VOTE: Wrapup with a final plea to millennialsMillennial Dominic Lyons talks with Emunah co-hosts Charisse and Tamara about the obligation millennials have to vote. See show notes from August 16, 2024.
This focus on youth wraps up Emunah's special voting episodes.
We encourage you to listen to Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes on the Sept. 20th episode.
Cara McClure, a Birmingham, AL community activist, shares various ways her grassroots organization Faith and Works encourage voting and improving neighborhoods. Her episode was on Sept. 27, 2024.
Former U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards reveals her wide breath of knowledge and experience in her...2024-10-2524 min
Get Out There and Get Known PodcastEpisode 160: Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes, The Washington Informer: 60 Years StrongFounded by Dr. Calvin Rolark on Oct. 16, 1964, The Washington Informer celebrates 60 years of news publishing across platforms.
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Get Out There and Get Known Video PodcastEpisode 160: Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes, The Washington Informer: 60 Years StrongFounded by Dr. Calvin Rolark on Oct. 16, 1964, The Washington Informer celebrates 60 years of news publishing across platforms.
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Emunah (Hebrew for faith, belief)VOTE: Voting says "I count," says former U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards.Having former Democratic U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards speak to Emunah listeners about the importance of voting is a God-ordained coup for co-hosts Tamara and Charisse.
Her wide breath of knowledge and experience are evident in her answers to questions about the biggest challenges people face as they head to the polls and the reasons why Americans should have confidence in the election process.
“I think that voting is not just a responsibility, it’s an
obligation of citizenship,” Edwards says. “It’s a bottomline obligation.”
Edwards represented Maryland’s 4th District for
five terms in...2024-10-0420 min
Emunah (Hebrew for faith, belief)VOTE: "Democracy is the issue," says Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark BarnesIn this SPECIAL VOTING episode, co-hosts Tamara and
Charisse talk with the second-generation publisher of The Washington Informer, Denise Rolark Barnes, about the importance of this election year and reasons why all eligible Americans must commit to casting their ballot in November.
The Washington Informer, known as a watchdog for District of Columbia residents, turns 60 years old on October 16. The newspaper was created by Barnes’ father, Calvin Rolark in 1964 and she took over the helm of
the business after his death in 1994.
“Every election is important because too many people
fought for the right for all k...2024-09-2022 min
Five Dubs PodcastE31: MDDC Internship ProgramJoin Rebecca as she talks with Shifra Dayak, Andy Schotz, Rick Hutzell, and Denise Rolark Barnes - about Shifra's experience with MDDC's Reese Cleghorn Internship Program where Shifra worked as a reporting intern at the Frederick News-Post for the summer.2023-09-1332 minGet Out There and Get Known PodcastEpisode 107: Don’t Just Read the Paper, BE the Paper with Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher of The Washington InformerListen in for: how Denise inherited the newspaper from her father, its founding publisher, and the newspaper she launched with her son — yes, that’s 3 generations of Black Media! We also cover why it’s important to share your story plus the best places to share it, 5 ways to support the Black Press (4 of them are free) … and more!
Continue Reading2022-11-3036 minGet Out There and Get Known Video PodcastEpisode 107: Don’t Just Read the Paper, BE the Paper with Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher of The Washington InformerListen in for: how Denise inherited the newspaper from her father, its founding publisher, and the newspaper she launched with her son — yes, that’s 3 generations of Black Media! We also cover why it’s important to share your story plus the best places to share it, 5 ways to support the Black Press (4 of them are free) … and more!
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Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark ThompsonThe Power of the March: MLK and a Legacy of Activism, Part 2PART TWO of a two-part series featuring an incredible panel discussion, moderated by Mark Thompson, titled “The Power of the March: MLK and a Legacy of Activism.” The second half of the panel brings us the rhymes of Professor Lyrical, the history of protests and organized labor, and an analysis on the power of protests today. Featuring: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton; Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher of The Washington Informer and chairman of Washington Informer Charities; Dr. Eric Arnesen, GWU Professor of Modern American Labor History; Professor Lyrical, Associate Professor at the University of the District of Columbia
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Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark ThompsonThe Power of the March: MLK and a Legacy of Activism, Part 1PART ONE of a two-part series featuring an incredible panel discussion, moderated by Mark Thompson, titled “The Power of the March: MLK and a Legacy of Activism” This powerful panel explores the importance and effectiveness of marching and organizing, marked with personal stories, historical revelations, and a discussion on how to tell and report on important stories from within communities of color in a way that the mainstream media does not. Featuring: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton; Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher of The Washington Informer and chairman of Washington Informer Charities; Dr. Eric Arnesen, GW Professor of Modern American Labor History; Prof...2020-02-0748 min
The Woman Behind The BusinessA Legacy & Newspaper PublishingDenise Rolark Barnes is the Publisher of the Washington Informer Newspaper based in Washington, DC.
Founded in 1964, by her dad Dr. Calvin Rolark, the mission that existed over 50-years ago..still holds true today...highlighting positive images of African Americans.
This Women's History Month, Rolark - Barnes also received the prestigious "The Woman Behind The Business" Paragon Award for her exemplary contribution to media and her community.
To learn more about The Woman Behind The Business - Please visit us online at wbbtalk.com2018-03-091h 00
Inside MediaThe African American PressAfro-American Newspapers publisher John J. Oliver and Washington Informer publisher Denise Rolark Barnes talk about the state of the African American press.2014-05-1737 min