COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
B23-0733 - COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, 2020-04
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Identifier: dcpl_web0006_06
Dates:
2020-04
Coronavirus - Government of the District of Columbia, 2020-
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Identifier: dcpl_web0006_08
Dates:
2020-
D.C. Coronavirus Cases: New Cases, Deaths, and Hospitalizations, 2020-
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Identifier: dcpl_web0006_01
Dates:
2020-
Deborah Riley interview, 2020-06-04
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc021
Scope and Contents
Director Emerita of Dance Place Deborah Riley reflects on her life and leading Dance Place, the organizing host of DanceAfrica, DC. Riley talks about her career as a professional choreographer, performer, and teacher and how her love for dance fuels all she does. Riley describes the magic of DanceAfrica, DC and its importance to the community. Riley also discusses her legacy and what she hopes to see continue in the dance field post COVID-19 as Dance Place celebrates its 40-year history as a...
Dates:
2020-06-04
Denise Rollins interview, 2020-05-22
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc021
Scope and Contents
Denise Rollins, current Chair of the Board of Directors at Dance Place, reflects on her life and relationship to the DC African dance community. Rollins speaks about her professional trajectory that began in public policy, which led her to spend a number of years working for the African American Institute and eventually USAID. Rollins recalls the early years of Dance Place and DanceAfrica, DC and how each remains important to her life today as Dance Place celebrates its 40-year anniversary...
Dates:
2020-05-22
Duane Sylvestre interview, 2020-12-10
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc026_02.wav
Abstract
This is an individual interview of Duane Sylvestre in which he discusses his experiences as an bar professional, reflecting his Trinidadian heritage in his approach to mixology, the visibility of Black bartenders in the industry, and how the service industry has changed as a result of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests.
Dates:
2020-12-10
Graylin Presbury interview, 2020-08-17
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc028_03.wav
Abstract
President of both the Fairlawn Citizen Association and the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations, Graylin Presbury, describes the Covid19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on Black residents of low-income and elders in particular. He recounts various adventures as a volunteer for the Student Conservation Association and the majestic wild spaces he witnessed. He also regales harrowing experiences in which both he and his Father (on separate occasions) were arrested due to racial...
Dates:
2020-08-17
Karla Jacobsen Squier interview, 2020-07-31
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc023
Scope and Contents
Karla Jacobsen Squier discusses her childhood in Washington, D.C. during World War II, her early life and career in fashion, her later career in Republican politics in New Jersey, her current life and COVID, her Christian faith, and memories of the Jacobsen family.
Dates:
2020-07-31