As another cherry blossom season transpires, a brief reflection seems timely. We celebrate the phenomenon in spectacular fashion with the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Taking place in our front yard, the Festival has been recognized as one of the top three in the world. Each year it attracts over 1.5 […]
A Different Take on Our History…
From my living room window I can see the 7th Street landing on the waterfront. It’s deserted this morning, but if I close my eyes I can imagine what it was like when young Afro-American women sailed up from Virginia to Washington more than 100 years ago. For these country-bred […]
D.C. Considers New Boundaries for Public Schools
(photo credit: Felicia Couts) For the first time in over 40 years, Washington, D.C. is planning a major policy overhaul of the system that currently dictates where families have the right to send their children to public school. On Wednesday, April 2, the Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC) convened a […]
Voices of Now Festival
The Voices of Now Festival is a four-day event showcasing original plays writtenand performed by more than 100 young artists from the DC area. All performances take place in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle in the Mead Center, 1101 6th St. SW. The 2014 Voices of Now Festival Schedule […]
21st Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program at Lincoln Theater
Those touched by the Holocaust – survivors, rescuers, liberators, resisters, or witnesses – remind us of what can happen if prejudice, hate, and intolerance against any individual or group of people are not challenged by each one of us. The Federal Inter-Agency Committee on the Holocaust Remembrance will hold its 21st Annual […]
Randall Recreation Center March Report
During this month, Sasha Bruce Youthwork worked to improve signage, provide new programs and events, and improve Randall’s presence in the surrounding community. We added additional program signage on the I & South Capitol Street sides of Randall as well as lawn signs spaced down I Street. The newest program […]
Visions from the Forests at National Museum of African Art
Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone is the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art’s gift to the public in celebrating its 50th year anniversary. Perhaps no art form brings together the creative efforts of so many diverse skills as the traditional African mask. Sculptors, performers, musicians, […]