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Odalyz on Her Style

Style helped me figure out who I really am. I want to help other people be more like how they are supposed to be.

Mark on the Dance of Days

The D.C. punk scene and its continuing influence around the world is an astonishing and inspirational story.

David and John on Coming into the City

I am definitely going to raise my kids in the suburbs. It is really safe there and nothing bad can pretty much happ...

Maxcine on the Michael Jackson House

I want D.C. and the world to know the true Michael Jackson.

Natalie on Loving Who We Are

Being in D.C. makes me appreciate Jamaica more.

Lonnie on Letting People See Your Greatness

I tell you, the graveyard is the richest place in the world. People take with them all kinds of things that they co...

Sid on the History of D.C. Hip-Hop

While small, D.C. has a rich hip-hop history.

Shahid on the Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency

Maybe you won’t listen to a talking head, or read a paper, but you’ll listen to perspective if there’s a beat...

Jen on Being Miss District of Columbia

Many states are very 'pageanty', but not D.C. The girls here are all really smart and professionally driven.

Maestro Berard on the D.C. Youth Orchestra

There are a number of studies which demonstrate that kids who grow up doing music really wind up excelling in life....

Carl and Seshat on Kids as Therapy

Our parenting skills straddle somewhere between the traditional and ‘how-about-we-do-this’ approach.

Wale on Sneakers and Hip-Hop

I'm just a guy who wears his feelings on his sleeve and I'm proud of it. I let my music reflect that.

Josh on the Little Pieces of the Puzzle

A lot of the time, people see me here and get intimidated, but I am not going to bite your head off. Don’t be afr...

Dr. Blues on the New Vegas Lounge

You name ‘em, they’ve been here.

Christylez on Rising Through Education

So, when you bring all these poor people together, you end up creating ghettos just like the ghettos in Nazi German...

Biz on Letting People Know about D.C. Hip-Hop

The whole fucking world will pick up on D.C. hip hop if things are promoted the right way.

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