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Youth working in the media lab at the Teen Center

A pesar del toque de queda y las ‘miradas vigilantes’, la cultura juvenil de D.C. se adapta y perdura

*Read in English. Ser una persona joven en D.C. a menudo significa navegando una ciudad llena de rica cultura, pero......
Dance class rehearsal with students learning a partner dance from teacher Gianna Bartolini

Director de Paso Nuevo habla sobre el programa de teatro juvenil GALA

*Read in English. Durante más de tres décadas, el Programa Juvenil de Paso Nuevo ha trabajado con adolescentes latines en......
Cyn Flores y Sean Divine de Still Tired

Artistas latines de la escena musical alternativa y emo

*Read in English. En la década de 1980, la música emo surgió como un género con raíces en las escenas......
Doa Oa working on a mural in Kosovo

La misión del muralista Doa Oa es restaurar la visibilidad de la belleza de la naturaleza

*Read in English. Cada vez que veo un mural, inevitablemente tengo que dedicar un momento a admirar el arte del......
D.C. youth participate in a mural restoration in Mount Pleasant

Despite curfews and ‘watchful eyes,’ D.C. youth culture adapts and endures

*Leer en español. Being a young person in D.C. often means navigating through a land full of rich culture, but......
Artist Jainson Cedillo

Baltimore artist Jainson Cedillo paints identity, culture and self-acceptance

Baltimore-based artist Jainson Cedillo, 23, says fully embracing his identity through his artwork has been an evolution. Once mainly producing......
Orquesta Manplesa at an outdoor concert

Orquesta Manplesa’s salsa para la gente

*Read in English. No es coincidencia que la orquesta de salsa más nueva de D.C., Orquesta Manplesa, comparta su nombre......
Felipe Ortiz's mural at Northeastern University

Eastie Rising: for muralist Felipe Ortiz, street art is a way to bridge differences and build community

Felipe Ortiz, a classically trained artist and street muralist, finds inspiration when painting on the street, particularly in his own......
Paso Nuevo students dancing in the Summer Showcase performance

Paso Nuevo director speaks on the GALA youth theater program

*Leer en español. For more than three decades, the Paso Nuevo Youth Program has worked with Latine teens in Washington,......
Director Klaudia Reynicke gives directions while filming a scene in "Reinas"

Reseña de la película: ‘Reinas,’ una historia sobre la separación y la reconexión

*Read in English. La película “Reinas” está situada en Lima, Perú, en la década de los 90, cuando el país......
Student asks a question during one of her college classes

Asking questions: Is grad school for you?

Miriam Santana, a doctoral candidate at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, did not think college was for her......
Mestre Morcego’s daughter, Instrutora Maré, plays capoeira with another student of the academy

Long-time hub of D.C.’s capoeira scene gains a name

From the doorway of a nonprofit organization on the northern end of Rhode Island Avenue NE, music, laughter and joy......