Beyond Borders: Confronting the Harsh Realities of Immigration Detention and Deportation in the United States
• April 11, 2024

Join us for a conversation between César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, author of Migrating to Prisons and Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien” and Adina Appelbaum, Program Director, […]

Beyond Borders: Confronting the Harsh Realities of Immigration Detention and Deportation in the United States
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Join us for a conversation between César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, author of Migrating to Prisons and Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien” and Adina Appelbaum, Program Director, […]

Beyond Borders: Confronting the Harsh Realities of Immigration Detention and Deportation in the United States
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Join us for a conversation between César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, author of Migrating to Prisons and Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien” and Adina Appelbaum, Program Director, […]

‘Ragtime,’ an American Masterpiece: A Must See
• November 30, 2023

“Ragtime the Musical” — it’s been called “an American Masterpiece.” It’s not hard to shout out that moniker. “Ragtime” has everything. Unforgettable music and lyrics, drama, dance, heroes both of the […]

News Analysis: House Budget Riders Could Impact D.C. Funding, Voting Laws
• July 17, 2023

For months D.C. officials have been roiled by proposals from the U.S. Congress to restrict and tighten up some of the District’s crime arrest and detention policies. President Biden actually […]

Exclusive Interview on the Migrant Crisis: Woman Walks From Ecuador to Texas
• August 29, 2022

Recently, I asked the president of a large Democratic women’s organization in Washington, D.C., if they had been helping any of the more than 6,000 migrants who had been bussed […]

‘El Muro/The Wall’ Dance at National Portrait Gallery (photos)
• May 21, 2022

On three successive evenings in mid-May, the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (DTSBDC) premiered the latest in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. ‘El Muro’ […]

Celebrating Latino Culture in D.C. at the ‘Parade of Nations’ (photos)
• September 13, 2021

Fiesta DC, now in its 49th year, is the annual Latino Festival in Washington D.C. One of the festival’s highlights, the “Parade of Nations,” featuring traditional costumes and entertainment from […]

Hundreds Rally on May Day to Protest Immigration Policy (photos)
• May 2, 2021

The peaceful march started at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House and culminated with a rally on the National Mall.

Pajamas Line the National Mall Asking “Where are the Children?” (photos)
• June 10, 2019

Asking “Where are the Children?”, activists placed over a thousand pairs of childrens’ pajamas on clotheslines along the National Mall in Washington D.C. on International Children’s Day, June 9, to […]