Serenading the Red Line
Two distinguished African-Americans crooning a sweet harmony made popular by a late, Mexican-American teen (“We belong together“). Farragut North station.
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D.C. Caribbean Carnival No Longer In D.C.
After weeks of speculation as to whether D.C. Caribbean Carnival will take place because of financial woes, the show will go on. Well, sort of. The parade that typically marches down Georgia Avenue won’t be in D.C. this year. Organizers announced that the … Read More
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- Malcolm X or Meridian Hill Park: On Symbolism And Accuracy
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Scurlock and Sons: Beautiful Black D.C.
It feels appropriate to look at black and white pictures of Washington’s past, when it is so gray outside. Luckily, the Left for LeDroit blog is offering up a series of fascinating images, taken by esteemed African American photographer Addison … Read More
- Potter's House: All Races, All Classes, All Good
- Saint Martin of Luther Place: a Historic Congregation's New Mural
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Why Rock Bands are Playing D.C.'s Ethiopian Restaurants
On Sunday afternoon, Ethiopian music blared from speakers in the first floor dining room of 1920, a Habesha restaurant in the heart of Little Ethiopia. But the sound of a woman crooning in Amharic was overpowered by Bake Sale, a … Read More
- Go-Go Chuck Brown!
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