There are few communities and cultures as distinctive as those of Black Washington, DC. It simply cannot be mistaken for any other enclave of Black experience. Nowhere else will you find so much pride being taken in go-go, half-smokes, and knowing which restaurant mixes the best mumbo sauce. Nowhere else can you reliably expect to […]
In March of this year, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14253, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The order, a successor to similar orders, positions itself as an attempt to reverse what it calls “a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history.” The “corrosive ideology” behind this effort apparently attempts
During President Donald Trump’s first four years in the White House, Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser had no qualms about voicing her and her constituents’ disapproval of him. As the overwhelmingly Democratic city’s most prominent representative, Bowser’s most notable act of resistance was the establishment of Black Lives Matter Plaza in the wake of 2020’s
When Stephen Ledbetter of Annandale, Virginia first set out to leave his mark on American museums, his main focus was combating what he called “overly woke retellings of history.” “Museums don’t tell the true history of this nation anymore,” claims Ledbetter, although he stops short of explaining when he believes this change began. “American history
For many American liberals, progressives, and leftists, there is no daylight between the Republican Party and racism. The Grand Old Party is commonly seen as a breeding ground for white supremacy, intolerance, and virulently racist ideology and policy. While I believe this to be somewhat of an oversimplification, it’s difficult not to see where these
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words,” wrote science-fiction author Philip K. Dick in 1978. “If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.” These words come from “How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later,”
April 30, 2025 When Treasurer Shirley Thompson-Wright (7F07) squared off against Secretary Kimory Kso Orendoff (7F07) at the ANC 7F Special Meeting it seemed like anything but the “One Commitment. Our Community.” ANC 7F slogan. In fact it had all the decorum of a street corner argument that often erupts into a fist fight or
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