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**FILE** Johnetta B. Cole (Demetrious Kinney)

National Council of Negro Women Names New Leader After Johnnetta B. Cole Steps Down

by Brenda C. Siler February 10, 2022February 10, 2022

Paintings from "Family Reunion: Portraits by Timothy J. Clark" is a part of the exhibition at the reopened Howard University Gallery of Art. Showing the Clark installation is Lisa Farrington, Ph.D., director of the gallery and associate professor of Fine Arts at Howard. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Howard University Gallery Reopens

by Brenda C. Siler February 9, 2022February 10, 2022

Emmy-nominated choreographer, actress, director and producer for “Syncopated Ladies” is native Washingtonian Chloe Arnold (left). Her sister, Maud Arnold, also from the District, is a co-producer and dancer. Washington Performing Arts presents the tap dance ensemble at the Lincoln Theatre on February 20. (Photo courtesy Lee Gumbs Photography, courtesy of SILLAR Management)

‘Syncopated Ladies’ Make a Statement Through Tap

by Brenda C. Siler February 9, 2022February 16, 2022

Bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride presents his civil rights suite, “The Movement Revisited,” at the Kennedy Center on Feb. 4. A seven-time Grammy winner, McBride puts to music the words of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Mu- hammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama. (Courtesy photo)

Jazz Great Christian McBride Honors Civil Rights Legends

by Brenda C. Siler February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Woolly Mammoth Announces Fellowship from Miranda Foundation

by Brenda C. Siler January 28, 2022January 28, 2022

Toyota’s BZ4X electric car was unveiled at an electric vehicle briefing held during the Washington, D.C. Auto Show. The show will be at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center until Jan. 30. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Electronic Vehicles Among the Highlights at 2022 Washington, D.C. Auto Show

by Brenda C. Siler January 26, 2022February 2, 2022

Naomi Waltengus, a resident of the Riggs Park, is a current Talent on Tap Scholarship recipient. They are at Craft Beer Cellars at 301 H Street in northeast Washington, picking beers produced in the D.C. area for certification assignments. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Women of Color Discover New Career Opportunities

by Brenda C. Siler January 19, 2022January 22, 2022

From left: Legendary jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis will bring his namesake quartet to The Barn at Wolf Trap for two shows on Jan.26-27. Pictured with Marsalis are drummer Justin Faulkner, bassist Eric Revis and pianist Joey Calderazzo. (Courtesy photo)

Jazz Legend Branford Marsalis to Display Versatility in Two D.C.-Area Performances

by Brenda C. Siler January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

City Winery participates in 2022 Winter Restaurant Week, Jan. 17-23. Risotto balls are on the menu at this restaurant in the Ivy City neighborhood in D.C. (Courtesy photo)

Food

Metro D.C. Restaurant Week Returns as Pandemic Continues

by Brenda C. Siler January 12, 2022January 20, 2022

Storyteller Mariama White-Hammond is in the film "For the Greater Good." She protested the development of a pipeline in the West Roxbury section of Boston. The film airs on Jan. 17 to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the series "Stories from the Stage," airing on the World Channel through WETA-TV. (Courtesy photo)

Film Series by Storytellers of Culture Returns to PBS

by Brenda C. Siler January 12, 2022January 14, 2022