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Special Report: Why D.C. needs affordable housing--and how we can get there

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Affordable housing is not a benefit just for the very poor; it's something that can tie a city together. D.C. has some progressive housing policies, but it's clear the need is greater.

#accessartdc asks the tough questions

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Elevation DC and the DCCAH's event on arts access Wednesday was designed to get people talking about the city they wanted to see.

Asheru�emcee, DC native, educator�uses hip-hop for change

Emily Rabbitt Tuesday, February 17, 2015

“Hip-hop is all grown up now. KRS-One is 50. I’m forty....[But] hip-hop is an approach, a world view, and hip-hop-heads are in academia, in corporate life.”

A hunger for arts east of the river

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, January 27, 2015

A number of arts organizations—many of them less than a decade old—are slowly turning Wards 7 and 8 from “art deserts” to art destinations. But the change of pace is slower than many would like.