2026

D.C. Fashion Week’s 45th Season Kicks Off With Emerging Designers Showcase

Leave a Comment / Arts & Culture, Featured / Isabella Smith

DC Fashion Week is celebrating 45 seasons, kicking off a weekend of fashion, connection and artistic expression with the Emerging Designers Showcase. The National Housing Center transformed its first floor into a runway for local and international designers to showcase their spring and summer collections on September 26. The Emerging Designers Showcase was not just

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Day One – Inside The Event

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Step inside Day 1 of DC Fashion Week with The DC Voice. From runway looks to the energy in the room, our video captures opening day beyond the street scene. Filmed by @rakeemdadream_media for The DC Voice. Watch the inside-event video on YouTube and explore our 2026 Fashion Week coverage.

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Book Review: We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For

Leave a Comment / Book Review, Featured / The DCV Book Club

We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For by Eddie Glaude Jr., begins with a story about five Black men who made it to heaven and were instructed to wait for Gabriel to provide instructions on how to use their wings. However, one angel decides to take matters into his own hands and starts flying.

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National Sickle Cell Awareness Month

Leave a Comment / Featured, Health & Fitness / June Coxson

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, designated by Congress to help focus attention on the need for research and treatment of sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects about 100,000 people in the United States; more than 90% are non-Hispanic Black or African American, and an estimated 3%–9% are Hispanic or Latino. The

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2026 H Street Festival: Where Food, Art, Culture and Community Come Together

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Having spent a significant portion of my youth just one block from H Street, it holds a special place in my memory. It has changed a lot since then, but in many ways, it still holds that sense of community. That community looks a lot different from the one I remember as a kid growing

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Book Review: Crypto Essentials

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Scott Jenkins’ Cryptocurrency series takes the reader from a basic understanding of cryptocurrency to the technical infrastructure behind it, then to trading and investing, and ultimately to long-term success and wealth building. Each book builds on the previous one. Understanding Cryptocurrency Starts with Understanding Money One of the keys to understanding cryptocurrency in Book One

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Washington, D.C. Reforms: What Happened, What Went Wrong, How to Move Forward

Leave a Comment / Education, Featured, Opinion / Liam Little

In D.C. Public Schools (DCPS), four-year high school graduation rates rose from 53 percent in 2011 to 64 percent in 2015. AP participation rates increased from 17 percent in 2011 to 24 percent in 2015. DCPS enrollment increased by 3,462 students from the 2011–12 school year to the 2015–16 school year. These reforms were a

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