By Micha Green AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While D.C. has always had a special place in its heart for Go-Go, as the homegrown sound, 2019 has most definitely been a year for Go-Go and its resurgence on both a local and national scale. Between the upset and frustration over gentrification, Go-Go and D.C.’s cultural […]
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Kennedy Center Highlights Hip Hop ‘For the Culture’
By Micha Green Washington, D.C. editor mgreen@afro.com Since 2016 the Kennedy Center has been officially doing it- in the words of Trap music trio Migos– “for the culture,”- Hip Hop Culture that is. Urban Dictionary defines, ‘doing it for the culture as, “usually a statement requesting that someone carry out a specific action for benefit of […]
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20 Years Later ‘Rent’ Resonates With D.C. Audiences
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor This reporter must start by saying, “Rent,” is my favorite musical. I had to remind myself before entering the National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., that I could not sing along during the show-which ended up being really, really hard. I came in hoping that the National Theatre’s “Rent […]
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Honoring the District’s Creative Community
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On Wednesday, Nov. 6, Union Market’s Dock 5, in Northeast, turned into a watering hole for Washington, D.C.’s artistic, creative, entrepreneurial and political communities to come together, celebrate and network at the 34th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards. With show-stopping performances from local artists, hosting from some of D.C.’s favorite […]
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AFRO Exclusive: ‘Harriet’ Depicts a True, Black Superhero, Stars Weigh In
By Micha Green AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com This reporter has seen award-winning director Kaci Lemmons’ “Harriet,” starring Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. twice at two different premiers- the first time because it was necessary in order to interview the cast, and the second was because the film was spectacular. First of all, Tony-award […]
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Remembering Congress’ Longest Serving Black Freedom Fighter
John Conyers Jr., Civil rights icon, outspoken leader, father, husband and the longest serving African American to serve in Congress, whose career ended in 2017 due to sexual harassment allegations, has died. The former Michigan Congressman, who determinedly represented the people of Detroit, died at home in his beloved city; he was 90. Former U.S. […]
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Celebrating 25 Years of Providing Opportunities for D.C. Youth
By Micha Green AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In 1994, First Lady Cora Masters Barry thought it would be a good idea to provide opportunities for students in D.C. to have further recreational and educational facilities- that epiphany turned into the Recreation Wish List Committee (RWLC), which spawned into the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center […]
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Remembering A Baltimore Hero
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington D.C. Editor Father, husband, beloved Baltimorean and Maryland’s Seventh Congressional District Democratic Representative, Elijah Cummings, died in the early morning of Oct. 17, due to complications from long-standing health challenges, according to his office. He was 68. From a sharecropper’s son to chairman of the U.S. House Committee that investigated […]
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Scholars Receive Funds in Norton’s Name
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Before Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) gave D.C.’s vote-less voice amplified sound, she taught law courses full time at Georgetown University. From her history in teaching, the 2nd Annual Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Legacy Fund Scholarship Luncheon on Oct. 6, used to raise money for law students, was a […]
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Theatre Review: Celebrating Milestones, Keeping the Music Alive
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Once audiences at Studio’s Doubt: A Parable can get past the strong, and at times, seemingly exaggerated accents, and loud noises from outside the theatre, they’re transported from present day Washington, D.C. to 1964 Bronx, N.Y. at St. Nicholas Church and School. With a show that has already received rave […]
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Ford’s ‘Fences’ Reminds Audiences of Hard Truths
By Micha Green, AFRO Washignton, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Are fences used to keep people in or keep other factors out? Audiences are left begging this question throughout the Ford’s Theatre production of Fences by August Wilson and directed by Timothy Douglas. In one of the most popular and widely known of Wilson’s 10 decades play cycle, the Ford’s […]
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Celebrating Milestones, Keeping the Music Alive
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Twenty years ago Jason Moran’s jazz trio, The Bandwagon wowed audiences with their unique sound and artistic mash-ups, and for eight years the Kennedy Center’s jazz programming has been under his tutelage. With such a seasoned career in jazz, Moran, 44, took a moment to reflect on his music, […]