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    Work Life

    “A Towering Task” to Promote World Peace and Friendship
    March 1, 2021 | James Deutsch

    The film chronicles the history of the agency, from its idealistic origins during the Cold War through multiple political shifts, controversies, and dramatic events in world affairs.

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    Religion & Spirituality, Traditional Knowledge

    Ginseng, Hoodoo, and the Magic of Upholding African American Earth-Based Traditions
    February 23, 2021 | Asia Smith

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    Community

    Beyond January 6, 2021: What Future for a Festival in the Shadow of the Capitol?
    February 9, 2021 | Sabrina Lynn Motley

    I admit that I asked myself more than once: “What is the point?”

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  • Closeup of rice dish with bits of bacon, crabmeat, and green onions.

    Foodways

    Gullah Geechee Recipe: Carolina Crab Rice
    January 21, 2021 | Amethyst Ganaway

    Crab rice is one of the most underrated, well-kept, and well-loved recipes from out of the Lowcountry.

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  • Two women dance synchronized at a DJ booth.

    Community, Music

    I’m in the Band ✕ D.C.: The Social Power of Music, Episode 2: Anthology of Booty
    December 10, 2020 | Allison Wolfe

    DJs Ebony Dumas, Kristy Chavez-Fernandez, and Darby Hickey discuss the experiences that shaped their lives and brought them together.

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    Music

    The Royal Pocket Tour: Hearing Go-Go’s Ancestral Beat
    November 19, 2020 | Sojin Kim

    Like a heartbeat, like a deep memory, Ronald Moten has been hearing the drum for a long time.

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  • A dance troupe performs in a city street, wearing matching yellow and green uniforms. Five are knelt in a semi-circular around a sixth performer, maybe five feet in the air doing the splits. All hold small rainbow-colored umbrellas.

    Dance, Social Justice

    Frevo: A Reflection on Dances of Resistance during Times of Protest
    September 29, 2020 | Kate Spanos

    The first time I saw frevo, I was struck by its joy.

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  • Close-up on a plate of fried pupusas, with shredded pickled vegetables on top and a small dish of red sauce on the side.

    Foodways, Immigration & Migration

    Salvadoran Recipes: Pupusas de Chicharrón and Curtido
    September 24, 2020 | Kathy Phung

    I once drove eight hours roundtrip to Washington, D.C., in single day just to get pupusas.

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  • An open notebook with plain white pages, filled with scribbled notes in two shades of blue. A list of single words in the center are crossed off like a checklist.

    Language, Poetry

    Opening Up the Creative Process: The pARTicipate Poems
    August 31, 2020 | Rebecca Fenton

    Undaunted by the outpouring of ideas from the audience, these artists embraced the unpredictable, unpolished nature of the interactive format.

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    Community, Social Justice

    ADA Past, Present, and Future, through the Lens of the Coronavirus
    July 28, 2020 | Rebecca Cokley

    The coronavirus is showing us what a massive expansion of the disability community could look like.

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