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Amy Goumbala

United Bank Celebrates Black History Month with Spotlight on Amy Goumbala

by WI Web Staff February 28, 2024February 28, 2024

Patricia Turner Walters, with a Harriet Tubman painting by Jessica Marie Hopkins, a Howard University alumna, is in the exhibition “Genesis: The African American Experience in Art,” cur- rently at the Howard University Gallery of Art. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Black History Month — Celebrating the Arts

by Marian Wright Edelman February 28, 2024February 28, 2024

Celebrating 30 years, Step Afrika! has been a leader in exposing the District, nation and world to the power and beauty of stepping as a means of sharing Black narratives and culture and spreading joy. Step Afrika! performed with D.C. native Christylez Bacon as part of President Joe Biden’s 2023 Juneteenth Concert. (WI file photo)

Black History Month

30 Years of Step Afrika: Bringing the Art of Stepping to the Masses, Honoring its Roots

by Micha Green February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

Scurlock Photography Studio's photo of Berniece Hammond’s Northeast Dance Academy class showcases dance as a key aspect of African American artistic expression in the District in the early- to mid-20th century. (Courtesy of Black Dance DMV/Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History)

Black History Month

African Americans’ Historic Contributions to Theater and Dance

by Jada Ingleton and Micha Green February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

Robert Hooks, celebrated actor and political activist, returned to his hometown for an anniversary tribute honoring him for establishing the DC Black Repertory Company 47 years ago. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black History Month

D.C. Black Repertory Company: A Trailblazer in Black Theater and Arts for the District and Beyond

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

Carter G. Woodson

MALVEAUX: The Foundations of Black History Month

by Julianne Malveaux February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

**FILE** Whitney Houston (Asterio Tecson via Wikimedia Commons)

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by WI Web Staff February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

As a theater-maker, co-founder of Duke Ellington School of the Arts and longtime professor at Howard University, Mike Malone was a trailblazer to D.C.’s Black arts scene. (Courtesy photo)

Black History Month

Reflections on Mike Malone: An Innovator with a Mission to Educate, Empower Black Youth Through the Arts

by Micha Green February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

In 1941 Doris Jones and Claire Haywood started a dance school that has trained many Black dancers, choreographers and artists. Jones-Haywood continues to offer dance classes to this day. (Courtesy photo)

Black History Month

Jones-Haywood’s Offers Dance Training, Life Lessons

by Micha Green February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

Washington Gas Celebrates Black History Month

by Washington Gas February 21, 2024February 22, 2024