Langston Hughes “I, Too” nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...

As artists like Amy Sherald, Marta Minujín, and Faith Ringgold remind us, the monument is far from a neutral symbol of so-called American values. hyperallergic.com/p/f4e445e6-6...

This is the white supremacist group Patriot Front and we condemn in the strongest possible terms their ideology and presence in our communities. We advise DC neighbors to protect the most vulnerable people around you today. We reaffirm DC’s values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

An excellent example of how (national) identity can be forged through aspects of dwelling together (in this case a commitment to shared values) rather than “ties of heritage or blood” (i.e. ancestry)

National Camera Day from the archives 📷

Photography and the secret of Frederick Douglass' power www.cbsnews.com/video/photog...

Dismantling our #nationalparks part of Trump America as he redirects taxpayer money to his personal projects. 📷 Assateague Island National Seashore

If you’re not reading the substack of @pkrugman.bsky.social you are missing out on vital information.

The exhibition commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of the nation and of the American experiment, doing it in a way that shows a beautiful America with gorgeous vistas but also reveals a side that viewers might be less comfortable seeing monroegallery.com/news/press/s...

Tell 19 Governors to recall their troops out of the capital. Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/nati...

In NYC during World Cup events, visit “For the Win: Objects of Sports Excellence” curated by DC’s Vikki Tobak. @amnh.org The exhibit is part of museum programming that celebrates science, history and the global culture behind sports.

When in DC check out Gail Rebhan’s work that utilizes the language of the US census to explore race, disability and identity throughout American history. #america250 hyperallergic.com/10-art-shows...

“Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light,” a new documentary directed by Paul Wagner, presents the artist as a “perpetual voyager, generously highlighting her lesser-known work and combating myths about her relationship with Alfred Stieglitz,” says writer Debra Brehmer.

An extraordinary evening at the Center for Art and Advocacy, Artist talk with Beverly Price around the themes of her show, “A Language We Share: Beverly Price and Gordon Parks” Cheryl Finley + Leslie Parks Bailey + Beverly Price

Today is DC’s Primary Election Day. Excited to vote for @janeese4dc.bsky.social #freedc

POLLS ARE OPEN IN D.C.! They’ll stay open until 8 p.m.; if you’re in line as they close, you’ll still get to vote. You can also use ballot drop boxes today, but know that your ballot may not be counted tonight. All vote center locations are here: dcboe.org/voters/find-...

By the way Jane and fellow performers are putting on a show so you don't have to watch the grisly crisis of masculinity on the White House lawn.

Future historian department: -Front page of today's NYT reports creation of world's first trillionaire. -Lead op-ed of same NYT is about worst-ever Ebola outbreak, which *this VERY SAME trillionaire* enabled, with his "chainsaw" destruction of US public health in the world. The book writes itself

Coming to the Kennedy Center this fall

MSN has a livestream with a better shot www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...

"It’s vulgar, it’s violent, it’s commercial, it’s grandiose, it’s tacky, and it dishonors a place once thought worthy of care and respect. In other words, it’s Donald Trump." The UFC event and more in today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:

“Kennedy Center shuttle signage healing!” www.popville.com/2026/06/kenn...

This is a real thing Donald J Trump said yesterday. Now we are putting it up on hundreds of billboards across the country. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

“All good work has magic in it.” #DuaneMichals Met my hero at Santa Fe Workshops. RIP

Duane Michals, Photographer With Stories to Tell, Dies at 94 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/a...

Having spent the weekend in DC, let me assure you that no matter how much you think you hate what he’s done to our capital, you should hate it more. Giant banners of his mugshot, tacky gold paint on the statues, a fucking UFC cage on the White House lawn and armed troops everywhere. (spits)

“We’re here for you all along the way.” #justincase @ppfa.org

Bouie is on point, as usual. Except that the Dems are utterly incapable of doing this.

A new Washington Post poll has @janeese4dc.bsky.social ahead of @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social in the D.C. mayoral race by 11 points, and also ahead when ranked-choice voting is factored in. Respondents view her as better in affordability and education, while McDuffie is leading on public safety.

Goodnight Sir Goodnight chair Goodnight democracy everywhere

Another amazing review for “Beverly Price and Gordon Parks: A Language We share” at the Center for Art and Advocacy

Commander in thief … and predator on our system

Check out this review of DC photographer Beverly Price in conversation with Gordon Parks at the Center for Art and Advocacy 🔥

Our documentary team is awe-inspiring! #WhereIDoMyTime #artsinprison

“What he’s doing is ugly—siccing federal agents on civilians, applauding when families are separated. This happened because Miller, one of the most powerful men in the country, decided it would be a good use of time to go on Twitter and hurl an untrue transphobic attack against James Talarico."

Serious question. Has the Democratic Party pledged to rebuild NPR? And PBS? And the NEH? And the NEA? And the NSF? And the CDC? And the NIH? And USAID? And, and, and... Is there an office within the party that's tracking the destruction & coming up with ways to undo the damage? If not, why not?

Happy 85th birthday #BobDylan

Trump hasn't shot anyone in the middle of 5th Avenue - yet - but ordering his tin soldiers to blow up human beings from Nigeria to the Caribbean is all a video game to him To the impoverished fisherman and farmers getting obliterated, it's no game My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

City Cast D.C. also polled the D.C. delegate race and found Robert White with a comfortable lead over Brooke Pinto.

Today’s vibe www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycj-...

A presidency so corrupt that it makes the previous record holder - Richard Nixon and all the president’s men look like jaywalkers. @willbunch.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

New York Times investigation reveals what literally everyone else has known for years.

“Peaceable Kingdom” @jacksonartcenter.bsky.social May 17 | Please visit noon to 4pm

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Buy this book! 🔥 Photography by @duquannsweeney.bsky.social with an introduction by @johnedwinmason.bsky.social

Congressional maps are a life or death matter #environmentalracism @willbunch.bsky.social share.inquirer.com/brPIFX

The rejection of science, like so much of the US political landscape, has a lot to do with the influence of the fossil fuel industry. @pkrugman.bsky.social #climatechange

Thanks for reminding us that Mother’s Day is rooted in activism @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-9-2026

Dynamic duos Beverly Price and Gordon Parks share a language and sensibility at Brooklyn’s Center for Art and Advocacy www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/a...

So much appreciation to grassroots volunteers archiving critical government data before it’s no longer available #datarescuers