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Posted inBlack History

‘Harriet’ Brings Iconic Figure Back to Life

by Eve M. Ferguson October 30, 2019December 21, 2021

Her time has come. While many thought the definitive tribute to historical heroine Harriet Tubman would be having her replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, it is, in fact, Kasi Lemmons’ powerful and poignant portrait of the woman they called “Moses” in her latest film, simply called “Harriet.”

One of the pieces in Luis Peralta Del Valle's solo show (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLifestyle

Luis Peralta Del Valle’s Solo Show Instills Love, Hope and Art

by Eve M. Ferguson October 23, 2019December 21, 2021
Los Carpinteros, the Cuban art collective, reunites for “Cuba Va!” at The Phillips Collection. (Photo by Lili Iravani)
Posted inLifestyle

‘Cuba Va!’ Marks First Museum Reunion of Los Carpinteros

by Eve M. Ferguson October 16, 2019December 21, 2021
Multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi joins Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens on "There Is No Other." (Karen Cox/The Kennedy Center)
Posted inLifestyle

Rhiannon Giddens’ New Album Traces African, Arabic Roots

by Eve M. Ferguson October 9, 2019December 21, 2021
Scott Pelley (left) interviews Lonnie Bunch III. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLifestyle

Smithsonian Secretary Brings Book Talk to Museum He Founded

by Eve M. Ferguson October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
Sean Yisrael (left) and Gregory Lawrence (right), owners of Markell-Bani Fine Wines and Sparkling Beverages, was just one of the featured presenters at the fourth annual Black Owned Wine and Spirits Festival sponsored by Chanel Turner (center), owner of FOU-DRE Vodka, at Dock 5 in northeast D.C. on Sept. 28. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inBlack Experience, Lifestyle

Wine and Spirits Festival Showcases Minority Entrepreneurs

by Eve M. Ferguson October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
Ankara, the popular fabric most identified with African culture, took center stage at Afropolitan DC's Sept. 6 kickoff to African Heritage Month on the "Ankara Runway." (Photo by Lili Iravani)
Posted inCommunity

African Heritage Month Spotlights Fashion, Food

by Eve M. Ferguson September 25, 2019December 21, 2021
Sarah Marshall (left) and Tiffany M. Thompson star in "Doubt: A Parable," playing at the Studio Theatre through Oct. 6. (Teresa Wood/Studio Theatre)
Posted inLifestyle

‘Doubt: A Parable’ Opens Studio Theatre’s New Season

by Eve M. Ferguson September 18, 2019December 21, 2021
"Advocate" is one of the films to be screened at the upcoming March on Washington Film Festival, beginning Sept. 22.
Posted inLifestyle

Film Festival Focuses on Women in Civil Rights Movement

by Eve M. Ferguson September 18, 2019December 21, 2021
Baltimore resident Linda Goss, founder of the National Black Storytellers' Association, is one of the National Heritage Fellows for 2019.
Posted inLifestyle

Baltimore Storyteller Among 2019 Class of NEA National Heritage Fellows

by Eve M. Ferguson September 11, 2019December 21, 2021

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