Dr. Petty, a history professor at the College of William and Mary, discusses growing up middle class and the private school Go-Go circuit, and what role it played in shaping her identity as a Black woman and a Native Washingtonian. She explores’ Go-Go political, cultural and class dimensions within the predominantly Black city.

Dr. Petty, a history professor at the College of William and Mary, discusses growing up middle class and the private school Go-Go circuit, and what role it played in shaping her identity as a Black woman and a Native Washingtonian. She explores’ Go-Go political, cultural and class dimensions within the predominantly Black city.

Ms. Hill, a founding member and Lead Talker in the all-female Go-Go band Be’La Dona, discusses growing up in the District of Columbia and Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and being mentored by music teachers and Go-Go stars including Chuck Brown and James Funk, learning to play the drums and the art of being a lead talker whose job it is to read and move the crowd.

Ms. Hill, a founding member and Lead Talker in the all-female Go-Go band Be’La Dona, discusses growing up in the District of Columbia and Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and being mentored by music teachers and Go-Go stars including Chuck Brown and James Funk, learning to play the drums and the art of being a lead talker whose job it is to read and move the crowd.