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Print May 2026
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20,000
Email subscribers, with a pass-along rate of 4 readers per issue.
Distribution
Wards 5, 7 & 8
Churches, bus stops, post offices, community centers, clinics, coffee shops, barbershops, beauty salons, IHOP and other restaurants.
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−20%
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9.75 in x 10 in
$1,000
Half Page (Vert.)
5.25 in x 10 in
$600
Half Page (Horiz.)
9.75 in x 4.5 in
$600
Quarter Page (Vert.)
5.25 in x 5 in
$350
Quarter Page (Horiz.)
5 in x 4.5 in
$350
1/8 Page
3.25 in x 4 in
$200
Business Card
3.25 in x 2 in
$100
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Where to find us
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Anacostia Library
W81800 Good Hope Road SE
Allen Chapel AME Church
W82498 Alabama Ave, SE
Andrews Federal Credit Union
W81556 Alabama Ave, SE
The Arc / Parkland Community Center
W81901 Mississippi Ave, SE
Bar
W8Sycamore & Oak, SE
The Big Chair Coffee Shop
W82102 MLK Jr. Ave, SE
Brighter Day Ministries DC
W8421 Alabama Ave, SE
Busboys & Poets
W82004 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, SE
Campbell A.M.E. Church
W82568 MLK, Jr. Ave, SE
Cedar Hill Medical Center
W82228 MLK Jr. Ave, SE
Cedar Tree Academy
W8701 Howard Road, SE
Chase Bank
W82200 MLK, Jr. Ave, SE · 2728 Marion Barry Ave, SE
Christ Ministries
W830 Atlantic Street, SE
Clara Apartments
W82323 MLK Ave
Community College Preparatory Academy
W818th & U St, SE
Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center
W83215 MLK Jr. Ave, SE
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
W83845 South Capitol St. SW
CVS
W72724 Good Hope Road, SE
DCity Smokehouse
W81301 Marion Barry Ave SE
DHS Congress Heights Service Center
W84001 South Capitol St, SW
East Washington Heights Baptist Church
W72220 Branch Ave. SE
Emmanuel Baptist Church
W82409 Ainger Pl., SE
Excel Care Pharmacy
W83923-A South Capitol St, SW
Fort Carroll Market
W83705 MLK Jr. Ave, SE
Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
W5610 Rhode Island Ave. NE
Go-Go Museum
W81920 MLK, Jr. Ave, SE
Giant
W81535 Alabama Ave, SE
Industrial Bank
W81800 Good Hope Road, SE · 1800 MLK, Jr. Ave, SE
Israel Baptist
W51251 Saratoga Ave. NE
Johnson Memorial Baptist Church
W7800 Ridge Rd. SE
Kingdom Care Senior Village
W8814 Alabama Ave, SE
Macedonia Baptist Church
W82625 Stanton Rd. SE
Marion Barry Market
W72317 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
W82616 MLK Ave. SE
Park Southern Ave Apartments
W8800 Southern Ave, SE
Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library
W81547 Alabama Ave, SE
Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church
W73000 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
P.R. Harris School
W84600 Livingston Road, SE
R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center
W82730 MLK, Jr. Ave, SE
The Roundtree Residences
W82515 Alabama Ave, SE
Safeway
W82845 Alabama Avenue, SE
Soufside Creative
W8Sycamore & Oak, 1110 Oak Dr., SE
Southeast Tennis Learning Center
W8701 Mississippi Ave, SE
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
W81100 Alabama Ave, SE
St. John C.M.E. Church
W82801 Stanton Road, SE
St. Matthews Baptist Church
W61105 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Starbucks
W82228 MLK, Jr. Ave, SE · 2800 Alabama Ave, SE
Union Temple
W71225 W St, SE
UPO / Petey Greene Community Center
W82907 MLK, Jr. Ave, SE
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