Pre-Party Enjoyments
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| The Harpist |
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| The Tickets Bar's amazing servers |

The Photo Show

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Carol Schwartz and Ron Burke.
Go Carol ! A really new kind of mayor !
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The Photo Booth
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| Mayoral Candidate Carol Schwartz |
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| Influencer Eloise Greenfield |
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Influencer Donald Hense, Founder and Chairman of Friendship Public Charter School
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| Beverly Perry, of PEPCO |
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| Influencer Sylvia Cyrus |
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| Influencer Darrell Watson |
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| Jean-Pierre Jean-Marie |
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| Influencer Eleanor Stewart |
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| Stanley K Williams standing in for Influencer Sterling Tucker |
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| Influencer Bernie Demczuk and his red sox. |

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| Reverend Tony Lee |
Reverent Tony, Nancy and Bill Lee

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| Influencer Ron Clark, Founder of RAP, Inc. |
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| Influencer Ron and wife Angela Owens Clark |
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| Marie and Wendell Johns |
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| The inimitable, one and only, incomparable sports photographer John DeFreitas |
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| Yvonne Davis and Kevin Breckinridge |
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| John El-Badre |
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| Thomas Byrd |
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| Sandra Peres, Brandon Brown and Tiffany Long |
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| DC's hardest working Statehood activist and influencer, Anise Jenkins |
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| Andrea Sullivan |
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| Tim Pulliam |
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| Mabel and her lovely daughter Vinsha Neville |
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| Davis Kennedy and "a pretty girl" Linda Zottoli |
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| Davis Kennedy alone |
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| Influencer Roach Brown and his lovely wife Mertine |
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| Curtistene and Gregory Crawford |
THE PROGRAM
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| Denise Rolark Barnes makes her way to the stage. /Photo by Nancy Shia |
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| Ron Burke, Denise Rolark Barnes, Kevin McNeir and a young artist /Photo by Nancy Shia |
A gift from PEPCO /Photo by Nancy Shia
A big give from the American Association of Retired People. /Photo by Nancy Shia
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| WJLA Camera Woman is always there when it matters. /Photo by Nancy Shia |
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| Dr. Ben Chavis speaks on behalf of black newspapers. /Photo byNancy Shia |
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| Students from Richard Wright Public Charter School recite poetry. /Photo by NancyShia |
Denise Rolark Barnes addresses the gathering at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Washington Informer October 23rd. /Photo by Nancy Shia
Ben Chavis, Avis Lester Thomas, Desmond Rolark Barbes UnID'd, Harry Wingo, UnID'd
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| Influencer Sharon Farmer rocking and rolling her way to the stage at the Washington Informer's 50th anniversary celebration. /Photo by Nancy Shia |
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| The spirit of the 50 Influencers is irrepressible. /Photo by Nancy Shia |
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| RAP Inc. Founder Ron Clark |
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| Influencer Donald Hense, Founder and Chairman of Friendship Public Charter School |
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| Influencer Sharon Farmer |
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| Influencer Lori Kaplan, founder of the Latin American Youth Center |
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| Influencer Sylvia Cyrus |
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| Influencer Askia Muhammad |
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| Influencer Phil Pannell |
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| Reverend Tony Lee |
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| Influencer Roach Brown and Angela Owens Clark |

Influencer and Washington Informer Photographer Roy Lewis

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| All the Influencers together on stage. |
Go Denise ! 50 More Years ! I'll be there for the 75th !
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 Lafayette Barnes III and Mayor Vincent Gray at the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Washington Informer /Photo by Nancy Shia
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Lafayette Barnes III and Mayor Vincent Gray at the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Washington Informer /Photo by Nancy Shia
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| Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher of the Washington Informer, and Mayor Vincent Gray pretty well reflect the mood of the evening at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Washington Informer. /Photo by Nancy Shia |
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