Washington Informer Lifestyle: Culture, Wellness & DMV Living

GRAMMYs Continue to Advocate for Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence and Other Digital Replicas

by Brenda C. Siler April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

“Loving v. Virginia” tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose fight for love led the landmark Supreme Court decision that struck down laws prohibiting interracial marriage. (Courtesy of the Estate of Grey Villet)

Virginia Opera Premieres Important Historic Tale with ‘Loving v. Virginia’

by Micha Green April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Attendees at a Trap Poetry event in November 2024. On Saturday, April 19, Matt Capone will host another Trap Poetry showcase, where guests will hear from spoken word artists in a lounge setting where poetry can be felt and heard. (Courtesy photo)

Things to Do DMV

Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, April 17-20

by Tait Manning April 16, 2025April 17, 2025

Maame Boakye and Nina Oduro are co-founders of the Black Women in Food Summit, which will take place in D.C. from April 25-26. (Courtesy of Adedayo Kosok, The Art Hype)

Summit Offers More Than the Ingredients for Success in the Food Industry

by Brenda C. Siler April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

This Adam Pendleton piece on display at the Hirshhorn offers a haunting alteration of archival imagery, where a bold black triangle interrupts visibility and identity, challenging narratives of representation and presence in Black portraiture and history. (Courtesy of Andy Romer)

Adam Pendleton’s ‘Love, Queen’ at the Hirshhorn: A Fresh Language of Abstraction

by Andrew S. Jacobson April 16, 2025April 18, 2025

top view photo of gardening tools

Health Nonprofit to Host Gardening Workshop for DMV Youth

by Richard D. Elliott April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

Arrested Development tells the audience to raise their fists during their performance at Jazz and Blossoms in Franklin Park in Northwest D.C. on Sunday, April 6. (Tait Manning/The Washington Informer)

The 3rd Annual Jazz and Blossoms Jam Spreads of Joy Through Music

by Tait Manning April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

Performers dance at the 2019 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. This year’s parade is on Saturday, April 12 and will bring together top marching bands, extravagant floats and celebrity performances. (Courtesy photo)

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Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, April 10-13

by Tait Manning April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

Michael Trotter Jr., and Tanya Trotter (formerly Tanya Blount) take the gospel-country scene by storm with the Feb. 14 release of The War and Treaty’s fourth studio album, “Plus One,” a journey of resilience, love and empowerment examined through raw vocals and cross genre blends of country, gospel, rock and blues. (Courtesy of The War and Treaty via Instagram)

War and Treaty Brings Innovative Sound, Cultural Roots to Howard Theater on April 11

by Jada Ingleton April 7, 2025April 8, 2025

President Donald J. Trump’s new executive order, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” alludes to the National Museum of African American History and Culture as part of “a widespread effort to rewrite our nation’s history.” (Courtesy photo)

Patrons Visit a Smithsonian Museum Under Siege

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

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