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Susan Galbraith (left) as Susannah and Roz White as Pearl in "Black Pearl Sings." (Courtesy of Thom Goertel)

‘Black Pearl Sings’ Revives Precious Musical History

by Eve M. Ferguson April 24, 2019December 21, 2021

Anita Dunn (left), who served as White House communications director for the Obama administration and is now managing director at SKDKnickerbocker, interviews colleague and former Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett about her book "Finding My Voice" at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue on April 8. (Bruce Guthrie for Sixth & I)

Former Obama Adviser Jarrett Reflects on a Wonderful Life

by Brenda C. Siler April 24, 2019December 21, 2021

Marvin Gaye

Pride & Joy: A Musical Love Story of Marvin and Anna Gordy Gaye

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor April 24, 2019December 21, 2021

**FILE** Jon Batiste performs onstage during Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2019 Gala - The Birth of Jazz: From Bolden to Armstrong at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 17, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln Center)

D Kevin McNeir, Lifestyle

DC JazzFest Returns for Another Year, Celebrates 15th Anniversary

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor April 24, 2019December 21, 2021

Morehouse College's courtyard entrance (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Education, Lifestyle

Morehouse College to Begin Accepting Transgender Students

by WI Guest Author April 23, 2019December 21, 2021

**FILE** President Donald Trump listens to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai speak during an announcement about 5G network deployment in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in D.C. on April 12, 2019. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Lifestyle, Stacy M. Brown

Lawsuit Cites Appalling Lack of Diversity in Radio and TV Ownership

by WI Guest Author April 19, 2019December 21, 2021

The art project WRAPture combines D.C.'s Anacostia community and Katakhali Village in Bangladesh to fabricate, assemble and drape saris across five buildings in historic Anacostia. (Courtesy of Anacostia Bid)

Art Project Unites Communities of Color, Addresses Climate Change

by WI Guest Author April 17, 2019December 21, 2021

Abdullah Ibrahim gives young pianist Jose Andre Montano advice on his performance during a jazz master class at Howard University in D.C. on April 16. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Entertainment, Lifestyle

NEA Honors Newest Class of Jazz Masters

by Brenda C. Siler April 17, 2019December 21, 2021

D.C. chess phenom Zahir Muhammad speaks to a group of students in February before they participate in the Black History Month chess tournament at the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage in northwest D.C. (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Chess Prodigy Returns to National Tournament

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 17, 2019December 21, 2021

Musician Couple Tells Story of the Great Migration Through Song

by Eve M. Ferguson April 17, 2019December 21, 2021