On a Tuesday evening, as rush hour began to die down, Solid State Books opened its doors for the community to gather around a live poetry reading and conversation about fatherhood. Their H Street location, home to a coffee shop serving up canned cold brew and glasses of rosé, was warmly lit and sprawling with […]
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Some books are just for fun, others teach you something new, and a few actually change how you see the world. Treating Violence: An Emergency Room Doctor Takes on a Deadly American Epidemic is one of those rare books. Dr. Rob Gore, an emergency room physician, blends his own story, real-life medical experiences, and sharp
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This year’s 51st annual Capital Pride festival in Washington, D.C. was held last weekend from June 20-21st. The festival featured musical performances from Maren Morris, Leikeli47, Lisa Lisa, DJ Harrison, Myki Meeks, and Tracy Young – all LGBTQ+ performers, celebrating with the crowd free of cost across three stages. Last year, the Capital Pride festival
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Gogo music is D.C.; the funky drums, call and response, and high energy performances have been culturally embedded into Chocolate City for over three decades. For those who don’t know, Gogo is a music genre coined in the mid 1970s by musicians like D.C. native, Chuck Brown. The sound is often identified through lively bells,
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This July 4th, fireworks erupted over the National Mall as Americans gathered to celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The marble monuments glowed beneath red, white, and blue lights. Tourists stood before the Capitol, the White House, and the Supreme Court, institutions that have become global symbols of representative government.
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On Monday June 29, Mayor Muriel Bowser held the District’s annual July 4th Public Safety Update, outlining road closures, security measures and preparations for the nation’s semi quincentennial Independence Day celebration amid an expected heat wave. The Salute to America Celebration and Fireworks is scheduled to begin around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4 on
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A new trend commonly referred to as “teen takeovers” has drawn increasing attention across Washington, D.C. This trend is not a dance or TikTok challenge. In fact, it has the potential to end in arrest. In these gatherings, large groups of young people organize through social media, meeting in public spaces throughout the city. While
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What is beauty? How do we, as a culture, define what’s beautiful? How does the dominant culture impact beauty standards? Toni Morrison explores these questions of beauty in her haunting and timeless novel, The Bluest Eye. In it, the prolific writer and Howard alum draws tells the story of a young Black girl named Pecola
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Recently, I read an essay written by Emily S. Lin and Marshall Ganz about democracy in the age of AI that drew upon the intersection of emerging technologies and existentialism in literature. In capturing that reckoning, the authors crafted the essential question: “As the makers of AI, how will we keep AI from unmaking us?” Innovation
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On Thursday, June 11, ANC 2G hosted its monthly community meeting to discuss community concerns and hear updates from city officials. A top concern among community members and commissioners was the June 7 early morning shooting at the 1300 block of 6th Street NW. Shootings and Homicide Prior to the June 7 incident, another shooting occurred
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