Howard University’s first fine arts graduate, Alma Thomas, walked the streets of Washington, D.C. in the late 1890s. At the time, her residence and its surrounding neighborhood were inhabited by upper ...

WASHINGTON — The DC Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve amendments to the current Comprehensive Plan adding that the change made lead to a more “equitable and fair DC." “We need economic ...

There’s an opinion among some residents of Washington, DC that the city is a colony of the United States. It has no voting representation in Congress, the nation’s national legislature, and its ...

Joining a new wave of thoughtful films about gentrification is Residue, the feature debut from director Merawi Gerima (son of legendary LA Rebellion auteur Haile Gerima). Highly autobiographical, it ...

WASHINGTON — Today’s Most DC Thing comes to us from the intersection of Go-Go music, and protests, two of the threads that help make up the fabric of D.C. living. Music has always been a mainstay of ...

WASHINGTON — Many African-Americans in the nation’s capital are being left out of job sectors that are forecast to grow in coming years, according to a new Georgetown University study. The report, ...

SHEEL PATEL/THE HOYA Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture Dwandalyn Reece (right), Georgetown University Distinguished ...

In his first feature film “Residue” art imitates life for writer, director and D.C. native Merawi Gerima. The movie centers around, Jay, an aspiring filmmaker who returns to the District to write a ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Revisiting Our Black Mosaic Symposium The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for ...