DCentric » Tavis Smiley http://dcentric.wamu.org Race, Class, The District. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:20:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Copyright © WAMU DCentric Picks: MLK Day, ‘Remaking America’ and Free Art http://dcentric.wamu.org/2012/01/dcentric-picks-mlk-day-remaking-america-and-free-art/ http://dcentric.wamu.org/2012/01/dcentric-picks-mlk-day-remaking-america-and-free-art/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:01:56 +0000 Elahe Izadi http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=13420 Continue reading ]]>

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday.

History: Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day and this year will be the first time that King’s memorial on the National Mall will be open to the public. A number of events and activities, which can be reviewed here, are being held on the memorial’s grounds starting Friday and running through Wednesday.

Talk: It’s too late to reserve seats to attend Thursday’s “Remaking America,” a conversation hosted by Tavis Smiley at George Washington University and being broadcast live on C-SPAN. But if you have to miss it, you can check out the official after-event with Smiley and Cornel West at Busboys and Poets. It starts at 10 p.m. at the 14th and V streets NW location.

Art: We’ve recommended checking out the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Design’s “30 Americans” exhibit before, which displays heralded art by black American artists. The gallery normally charges $10 for entry, but is offering free admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday. The Corcoran is located at 500 17th St. NW.

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