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Apr 02, 2021

Latino Residents In Prince George’s County’s Hardest Hit Area Get Vaccinated At CASA

The clinic’s head nurse says providing vaccines to this community is coming “full circle” with the pandemic.

Jul 27, 2020

House Passes Bill To Create Smithsonian American Latino Museum

If the bill makes its way into law, the Smithsonian would start looking for a place for the museum on the National Mall.

May 05, 2020

Latino And African American Activists Say It’s ‘Way Too Early’ To Reopen Virginia

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.”

Jan 08, 2013

Latino Inauguration Event Scheduled for Kennedy Center Definitely Won’t Be Awkward

Well, it would seem that the Kennedy Center is not entirely unaware of the criticism that it is demographically inert.

Sep 21, 2012

Kennedy Center President to Latino Organization: ‘Go F*ck Yourself’

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.

Nov 16, 2011

Arts and Industries Building Could Become Latino Museum

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…

 
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