By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFROkmcneir@afro.com Go-Go Awareness Week kicked off Nov. 17 with a press conference held at the Go-Go Museum & Café in Southeast Washington, D.C. And while legends, including Rare Essence, E.U., Trouble Funk and “the godfather of go-go,” Chuck Brown, were essential in the evolution of the regional music style into […]
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Go-Go Museum and Café in D.C. gets opening date
The Go-Go Museum and Café is set to open on November 18 with a ribbon cutting ceremony, marking a significant moment in the history of go-go music and providing a cultural landmark for people to learn about and appreciate the official music of Washington, D.C.
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&Pizza yields to public pressure, removes ‘Marion Berry Knots’ from menu
&pizza pulled its controversial “Marion Berry Knots” dessert from its menu following intense criticism and threats of a boycott, after it was criticized as racist and disrespectful to the legacy of former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.
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Go-go Museum set to open in historic Anacostia neighborhood next year
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor afields@afro.com Self-proclaimed “guardians of go-go” are working to enshrine the legends and lifestyle of a musical genre birthed in Southeast D.C. Ronald L. Moten and Natalie Hopkinson, Ph.D., are co-founders of “Don’t Mute D.C.,” an organization created in 2019 with a goal of spearheading protective clauses that prevent gentrification […]