The clinic’s head nurse says providing vaccines to this community is coming “full circle” with the pandemic.
If the bill makes its way into law, the Smithsonian would start looking for a place for the museum on the National Mall.
As cases of COVID-19 rise among Virginia’s Latino and African American population, activists say Northam’s plan to partially reopen the economy next week puts them at risk. One NAACP leader says, “We’re sacrificing black and brown people to see if we can stimulate the economy.”
Well, it would seem that the Kennedy Center is not entirely unaware of the criticism that it is demographically inert.
After the Kennedy Center Honors were called out for their history of overlooking Latino artists, Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser reportedly told the head of a major Latino political organization to “go fuck yourself.”
Jul 24, 2012
Fiesta D.C. Decamps to Pennsylvania Avenue
Fiesta D.C., the city’s long-running Latino parade and street festival, is leaving its most recent home in Mt. Pleasant and opting instead for a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue for its September 23 celebrations.
Mar 15, 2012
All These New Latino Residents Don’t Bode Well for Our Santorum-Endorsed Plan for Statehood
The news that the District’s Latino population keeps growing isn’t new, but now you can better visualize how the city’s shifting fortunes have affected where Latinos tend to live.
The Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Bulding on the National Mall may soon have a new use: the location for the Smithsonian American Latino Museum.
Dec 06, 2007
Arts Agenda
This week the big news is the appointment (PDF) of Dorothy Kosinski as the new Director of The Phillips Collection. She’s currently the Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Dallas Musuem of Art, and comes with an impressive résumé that include extensive curating, acquisitions, and teaching experience. Kosinski will officially take over next spring, to replace retiring Director Jay Gates, just in time to take the reins on a five-year strategy the…
Nov 16, 2007
MLS Cup 2007 Preview
Our beloved D.C. United may have crashed and burned (again) in the MLS playoffs this season, but life goes on. Also, the playoffs go on — right in our backyard, in fact. Many moons ago, Washington was picked to host the 2007 MLS Cup this Sunday at noon, at RFK. Time to put aside your grieving and check out the game. Tickets start at $30, maybe even less on Craigslist. When else are you going…