“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” –Frederick Douglass It’s the month of February, a very special month for African American people— Black History month. What first started off as a week to celebrate the American people, belonging to the lineage of the African Diaspora, became a month-long celebration. This is the […]
If you are a writer, you almost never write. You experience things, things that are sad, happy, weird, funny and just plain real. However, if you are like me, you almost never open your laptop to write these experiences down. It often goes like this; you feel a spark of inspiration, you rush to your
Raising Dion is a superhero science fiction series on Netflix created by Carol Barbee based on the 2015 comic book series and short film by Dennis Liu. The series, executively produced by Michael B. Jordan who also has a recurring role in the film as the protagonist’s deceased father, follows single mother Nicole Reese, played
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When the trailers for \”Harriet\” first emerged, the consensus was that we have seen enough slave movies. Specifically, the exploitation of Black tragedy for profit has gotten boring. Which is a relatable narrative As a Black person. We continue to be forced to face our mortality head-on. On the news and in the entertainment that
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Close your eyes and you could have been in any number of jazz venues in the DMV. Open your eys and you were in the middle of one of the most serene places in DC listening to some of the finest jazz anywhere….and it was all free! Meadows, an accomplished \”jazz composer, pianist, music director,
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Chuck Brown Memorial Park, on 20th and Franklin Streets N.E., was packed Saturday for the 5th Annual Chuck Brown Day. It was hot. It was humid. It rained. But everybody stayed to the end and nobody was disappointed as go-go made its case to become the official music of the District of Columbia. Mayor Muriel
Last month The DC Voice shared the sites from the 2nd Annual Pan African Festival in Ward 5. We were a little remiss by not sharing the sounds from that festival. Sounds that ranges from the pouring of libation, steel drums, speeches, and rap. Take a listen….
Back to All Events Ally Theatre Company\’s The War Boys Friday, August 9, 2019 8:00 PM 20:00 Saturday, August 31, 2019 8:00 PM 20:00 Joe\’s Movement Emporium 3309 Bunker Hill Road Mount Rainier United States (map) Google Calendar ICS August 9 – 31, 2019 COMMUNITY PREVIEW: Friday, August 9th at 8 pm Performances Thursday, Friday, […]
Visit Alice\’s Jazz and Cultural Society Website for more details. Date Event Price/Time Sun. Aug. 4 Saxophonist Grant Langford $10 (6-9pm) Sun. Aug. 11 Bassist Cheyney Thomas $10 (6-9pm) Sun. Aug. 18 Bassist Steve Novosel $10 (6-9pm) Sun. Aug. 25 Origem $10 (6-9pm) Alice’s Jazz and Cultural Society, 2813 12th St NE, Washington, DC (Metro:
July 13, 2019 The colors were brilliant. The mood was festive. The food was good, and the entrepreneurial pride was overflowing. The 2nd Annual DC Pan African Festival was a marvelous display of colors and spirit on a hot Saturday in Ward 5. The festival took place with Brookland Manor as the backdrop on 1325
