The Wright Dancers from Richard Wright Public Charter High School for Journalism and and Media Arts performed April 14 at the Pearl Initiative’s annual remembrance ceremony. Courtesy of Barby Halstead-Worrell. By Wilma Goldstein On Sunday, April 14, The Pearl Initiative held its fourth annual commemoration to “Remember the Pearl.” The […]
Lest We Forget: Celebrating 175 Years of the Pearl Escape of 1848
by Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D. The Pearl Initiative celebrates the 175th anniversary of the Pearl Escape on Saturday, April 15 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 16, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. at Westminster Church and the Southwest Waterfront at the Wharf in Washington, DC. This […]