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The exhibition draws connections between Chinatown’s architecture, community activism, art, and the everyday lives of Asian Americans in the nation’s
Even in the face of gentrification, the local jazz scene is a source of joy and hope for D.C. residents.
In go-go culture—like in most music and public life—men have dominated the mic and the instruments.
This January, Westminster Presbyterian Church’s “Jazz Night in DC” concert series celebrated its twenty-fourth anniversary.
Artist and folklorist Ashley Minner (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) began her tenure as an assistant curator this fall.
Owner Charvis Campbell chose the name Home Rule Records—HR for short—inspired by the lack of autonomy of D.C.’s residents.
Forty years ago, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival presented a landmark event in the history of Deaf Culture.
Though Hazel Dickens is best known for her powerful labor songs, she was one of those working people she sang about.
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