We’ve been covering him on DCist for over a year now, but it looks like Frank Warren’s PostSecret project is taking off in a big way. His book is #20 on Amazon.com Books and his exhibit at the old Staples in Georgetown is going over well according to Lenny over at DC Art News: I […]
Liberal Christians: Yes, They Exist
Last summer I blogged about how CBS and NBC had censored an ad that was part of the United Church of Christ’s “God Is Still Speaking” ad campaign. The ad, which did run on many cable networks, portrays the UCC as an inclusive church open to all people. I subsequently discovered the church had issued […]
Checking Out The Failures of Integration
I just finished Sheryll Cashin’s book The Failures of Integration: How Race and Class are Undermining the American Dream. Although I won’t attempt a proper book review I will offer a few thoughts. A longtime resident of Washington, D.C. (Cashin clerked for U.S. Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall, served in the Clinton White House, and […]
Upcoming Has Groups
I just added a group for Bloggers in the Washington, D.C. area on Upcoming.
FEMA Protest Today
A coalition called the Hip Hop Caucus is organizing a protest of FEMA today at 11 a.m. to draw attention to the agency’s inadequate response to provide housing to hurricane survivors. The group, which seeks to “provide a comprehensive agenda for the Hip-Hop community both domestically and abroad” is holding a protest of FEMA in […]
Another Museum on the Mall?
I just blogged over at DCist about the new Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture that is currently in the planning stages. In addition to what I am sure will be plenty of controversy about the museum’s content, I anticipate a showdown between museum supporters and the uptight planning wonks in the city […]
Tenants See Arson in Shaw Fire
The people behind an activist community cafe in my neighborhood, Café Mawonaj, have written an open letter that implies a recent fire there was arson, the police stood by while the store was looted, and the DC Fire Department isn’t doing much in the way of investigating the incident. To top it off: The night […]