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I LOVE YOU DC!!! Lessons in “soft”power in the battle for racial equity

By Natalie Hopkinson, Ph.D. Thanks to At-Large DC Council member Robert White for stepping up to the plate to introduce emergency legislation to rescue our nominations to the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH). Thanks to his courageous intervention against the actions of the powerful Council…

Natalie Hopkinson

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I LOVE YOU DC!!! Lessons in “soft”power in the battle for racial equity
I LOVE YOU DC!!! Lessons in “soft”power in the battle for racial equity
Natalie Hopkinson

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Jan 1, 2022

2021: THE YEAR OF SUPERPOWERS

After losing both my best friend and husband within six months, it felt like the universe was targeting me. I later learned that the sweetest thing we can hope for in life is to love and be loved. — The year 2021 brought new superpowers. As it turns out, I can fix a clogged sink, and order and replace a part for a dryer. I can confront a political bully, and win. I can survive parenting crises and milestones alone. …

Natalie Hopkinson

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2021: THE YEAR OF SUPERPOWERS
2021: THE YEAR OF SUPERPOWERS
Natalie Hopkinson

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Oct 29, 2021

THE COLOR OF ART: Mapping white privilege in the nation’s capital.

THE COLOR OF ART: Mapping white privilege in the nation’s capital. By Natalie Hopkinson, Ph.D. I am a scholar and writer, not a politician. So at some point I will write in detail about my most illuminating experiences serving the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities. For…

Arts And Culture

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THE COLOR OF ART: Mapping white privilege in the nation’s capital.
THE COLOR OF ART: Mapping white privilege in the nation’s capital.
Arts And Culture

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Sep 14, 2021

ART IS A BLACK THING

Commissioner Hopkinson remarks at CVS Presser 9/14/2021 I delivered the following remarks today at a press conference at the Go-Go City Mural Unveiling at the corner of Georgia and Florida Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. I’m Natalie Hopkinson. I’m Associate Professor at Howard University in the Department of Communication, Culture and…

Dontmutedc

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ART IS A BLACK THING
ART IS A BLACK THING
Dontmutedc

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Jun 18, 2021

A WHITE SUPREMACIST ‘MESS’

A WHITE SUPREMACIST ‘MESS’ No one living today created white supremacy, but today’s public officials must be held accountable for separate-and-unequal arts policies that tilt the scales in favor of the rich, white and powerful, while mostly locking out the Black and marginalized. I was hoping that with the outcome…

Dc Arts Commission

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A WHITE SUPREMACIST ‘MESS’
A WHITE SUPREMACIST ‘MESS’
Dc Arts Commission

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Dec 18, 2020

MY TERRIBLE TERRIFIC 2020

MY TERRIBLE TERRIFIC 2020 After a year of so much loss, I am thinking more and more about the short time we have on this earth, and the messages we are sending to the future. This year I said goodbye to Allison Ranelle Brown, a pioneering education civil rights lawyer…

Farewell 2020

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MY TERRIBLE TERRIFIC 2020
MY TERRIBLE TERRIFIC 2020
Farewell 2020

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May 10, 2019

Build Banneker — A Living Monument to Black Excellence

Build Banneker in Shaw as a Living Monument to Black Excellence May 10, 2019 From: John Settles Jr., Natalie Hopkinson, and Lee Granados Parents, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School To: Members of the Washington, D.C. City Council Re: Build Banneker — A Monument to Black Excellence Dear D.C. Council Members, …

Education

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Build Banneker — A Living Monument to Black Excellence
Build Banneker — A Living Monument to Black Excellence
Education

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A writer and scholar living in DC. www.nataliehopkinson.com

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