My Career Choice: Dorea Schmidt – Arena Stage’s Sovereignty
Virginia-based actress Dorea Schmidt is a familiar stage presence to Washington, D.C. audiences, seen around town at Shakespeare [...]
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We Celebrate Our Women Around Town 2017
2017 is the ninth year that we have featured outstanding women on our website. We continue to be excited about telling the stories of women [...]
Theresa Cunningham – Inspired by the Spirit of Nina Simone
On Sunday, September 15, 1963, four members of the Ku Klux Klan planted more than a dozen sticks of dynamite under the 16th Street Baptist [...]
My Career Choice: Barrett Cobb – Walk Shepherdess, Walk: A Sing-Along Book
Barrett Cobb is a triple threat – an American painter, singer, and flutist. Her three talents come together in a concert on October [...]
My Career Choice: Murielle Borst-Tarrant – Don’t Feed the Indians
Murielle Borst-Tarrant, a member of the Kuna/Rappahannock Nations, is an author, playwright, director, producer, cultural artist, educator [...]
Neville Bean: Artisan
Underpinnings When Neville Bean was growing up, her grandmother often made her dresses. The little girl emulated “Mocky” (a mashup of [...]
Denise Howard’s The Essence of You Brings Her Doctor Style to a Wider Audience
When Denise Howard was 12 years-old, she was terrified to find a blood stain in the lining of her panties. Fearful that she was dying, she [...]
Jacqueline Correa and Sally Wingert Talk About a Battle Over Native Gardens
We’re hearing a lot of talk these days about walls. Karen Zacarías’ play, Native Gardens, takes that national issue and drops it [...]
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