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Kristi Maiselman (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLifestyle

Women in D.C. Art Leading the Pack

by Andrew S. Jacobson March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

In honor of International Women’s Month, here are some of the artists’ curators to check out in March and beyond.

Michel Martin (left), co-host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” talks with Debra Lee, retired chairman and CEO of BET Networks, about her memoir “I Am Debra Lee.” The program took place recently at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution)
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Debra Lee Reveals How She Found Her Superpower

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
Carrie Compere as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the cast of the musical “Shout Sister Shout!,” at Ford’s Theatre until May 13 (Photo by André Chung)
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Ford’s Theatre Presents the Magnificence of Rosetta Tharpe

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
Illustration from "This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration," the book by Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson (Courtesy of James Ransome)
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Another Jacqueline Woodson Book Comes to Audiences With Music

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
Eugene Rogers, artistic director of The Washington Chorus, is preparing for the "Free At Last" concert on April 4 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. (Courtesy of The Washington Chorus)
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The Washington Chorus Celebrates Dr. King in D.C. Premiere Performance

Micha Green photo by Micha Green March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
Young actors Tatum Primus (as Jennifer Hudson), John Madden (as Jay-Z) and Kennedi Grimes (as Beyoncé) at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage with a projected image of Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé in the background (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Youth Actors Bring Icons to Life in ‘Blacks in Wax’

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. March 22, 2023March 22, 2023
Dorothy Boggess is 105 years old and a member of Xi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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AKA Chapter Celebrates Century of Service with a Prayer Breakfast

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. March 22, 2023March 22, 2023
Jet President Daylon Goff (Courtesy photo)
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Resetting Jet Magazine, Where Everyone Can Be ‘Beauty of the Week’

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown March 22, 2023March 22, 2023
Public Enemy founder Chuck D (Kim Metso via Wikimedia Commons)
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Chuck D’s New Culture Media App Brings the Noise for Users

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown March 22, 2023March 22, 2023
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D.C.-Area Filmmakers Show Sensitive Portrayal of Black Life

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