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Author Archives: Sidney Thomas

Before Gentrification by Tanya Maria Golash-Boza
Posted inArts

Sociologist Tanya Maria Golash-Boza on the Gentrification of D.C.

by Sidney Thomas October 20th, 2023October 20th, 2023

Tanya Maria Golash–Boza’s fascinating new book, Before Gentrification: The Creation of DC’s Racial Wealth Gap, offers an unflinching critique of the urban disinvestment policies that have destroyed both lives and […]

Many Deaths of Laila Starr
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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr and More Best Bets for July 20–26

by Serena Zets, Sidney Thomas, Will Lennon and Louis Jacobson July 20th, 2023July 20th, 2023
Don Letts
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Don Letts, Big Boi, and More Best Bets for May 25–June 1

by Steve Kiviat, Sidney Thomas, Dave Nyczepir and Louis Jacobson May 25th, 2023May 25th, 2023
Cinema Hearts
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National Hip-Hop Museum, Cinema Hearts, and More Best Bets for March 9–15

by Hannah Docter-Loeb, Sarah Marloff, Sidney Thomas and Anupma Sahay March 9th, 2023March 10th, 2023
Black Indian
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Gone Too Soon: Hip-Hop Pioneer Black Indian Has Died at 45

by Sidney Thomas January 31st, 2023January 31st, 2023
Joel Ross
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Vibraphonist Joel Ross, Mulholland Drive, and More Best Bets for Jan. 5–11

by Alan Zilberman, Sidney Thomas, Michael J. West, Chris Klimek, Will Lennon and Louis Jacobson January 5th, 2023January 10th, 2023
Beau Young Prince
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Beau Young Prince at Songbyrd and More Best Bets for Dec. 1–7

by Colleen Kennedy, Sidney Thomas and Simone Goldstone December 1st, 2022December 6th, 2022
Día de los Muertos
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Día de los Muertos, Plains, and More Best Bets for Nov. 3-9

by Ella Feldman, Sidney Thomas, Mary Scott Manning, Sarah Wassel and Sarah Smith November 3rd, 2022November 8th, 2022
Divino Niño
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Divino Niño, Celebrating Dance and Tech, and More Best Bets for Sept. 29–Oct. 6

by Sidney Thomas, Dora Segall, Sarah Smith, Louis Jacobson and Simone Goldstone September 29th, 2022September 30th, 2022
Rapper Big Flock
Posted inArts

The History, Mystery, and Controversy Behind the “DMV Flow”

by Sidney Thomas September 9th, 2022September 9th, 2022

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