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Community activists

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 126 Collections and/or Records:

Nancy Shia Spanish transcript, 2022-09-30

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc049_06_tra_spa.pdf
Abstract Photographer and activist Nancy Shia reflects on her background and pathway to activism through photography in Adams Morgan and D.C. more broadly. She speaks about her early years in the community, the diversity, and changing characteristics of the neighborhood over time. She also discusses specific protests and campaigns to preserve public space in Adams Morgan and ensure access to housing for diverse groups of community members. Nancy also served two terms on the Advisory Neighborhood...
Dates: 2022-09-30
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 49: The Legacy of Anti-Racist Banking in Adams Morgan / Sub-Series 3: Transcripts

Natalie Hopkinson Go-Go Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 211
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of research materials including notes and field recordings, photographs, clippings from periodicals, and ephemera documenting go-go music and culture in the Washington, DC metropolitan area gathered by Hopkinson. The collection also includes material written and published by Hopkinson.

Dates: 1986 - 2021
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Nettie Hailes interview, 2020-09-07

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc029_04.wav
Abstract Ms. Nettie Hailes reflects on her life, the influences of Dr. Dorothy I. Height, President Emerita of National Council of Negro Women, and the legacy of Mary McLeod Bethune, Founder of National Council of Negro Women. She acknowledges the strong support that she received during her term in office and eagerly supports the leadership of youth and those who would follow. She is optimistic about the future and the collective strength of the section and organization. She appeals for youth to step...
Dates: 2020-09-07
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 29: The Washington Section, National Council of Negro Women Monument or Movement: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Paulette Jefferies interview, 2022-10-20

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc040_06_v.mp4
Abstract

This is an interview with current Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative (E/BFSC) employee Paulette Jefferies, who currently serves in the role of Senior Family Support Worker. Ms. Jefferies details her work as a case manager where she has assisted countless families obtain permanent housing.

Dates: 2022-10-20
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 40: A Grassroots Response to a Child Welfare Crisis / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Poopoo Earls interview, 2021-10-13

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc029_04.wav
Abstract

Ms. Earls discusses growing up in D.C., mostly in Shaw, her early sense of herself as different and coming into her gender and sexuality, the importance of dancing and performance to her from an early age, her struggle with addiction and time in prison, go-go and hand dancing, being in the National Museum of African American History, remembering everyone who has passed and her thankfulness for living to such an age.

Dates: 2021-10-13
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 30: Transgender Histories of D.C. / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Raymond Coates interview, 2021-08-19

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc033_06.wav
Abstract

This is an interview with a former Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative (E/BFSC) employee. Raymond Coates was involved in the early development of the Collaborative movement, specifically the North Capitol Collaborative. Raymond describes the evolution of his involvement with the Collaboratives to eventually include his time with E/BFSC.

Dates: 2021-08-19
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 33: A Grassroots Response to a Child Welfare Crisis / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

Rename Woodrow Wilson High School, 2021

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Identifier: dcpl_web0018_0001
Dates: 2021
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / Activism in Washington, D.C. web archive

Renee Flood Wright English index, 2022-07-11

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc044_04_ind_eng.pdf
Abstract Renee Flood Wright recounts her experiences as a Black woman born and raised in D.C. who transitioned from living in a house in Mount Pleasant to living in an apartment building on Newton Street. She shares her struggles and lessons learned from twenty years of serving as a leading force at Urban Village and never quitting. She discusses how she finally saw her perseverance and dedication come to fruition by raising activist kids and building generational wealth in an unusual affordable...
Dates: 2022-07-11
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 44: Newton Street/The Cooperative at 1477 and Black Women Warriors / Sub-Series 2: Indexes

Renee Flood Wright English transcript, 2022-07-11

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc044_04_tra_eng.pdf
Abstract Renee Flood Wright recounts her experiences as a Black woman born and raised in D.C. who transitioned from living in a house in Mount Pleasant to living in an apartment building on Newton Street. She shares her struggles and lessons learned from twenty years of serving as a leading force at Urban Village and never quitting. She discusses how she finally saw her perseverance and dedication come to fruition by raising activist kids and building generational wealth in an unusual affordable...
Dates: 2022-07-11
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 44: Newton Street/The Cooperative at 1477 and Black Women Warriors / Sub-Series 3: Transcripts

Renee Flood Wright interview, 2022-07-11

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc044_04.mp4
Abstract Renee Flood Wright recounts her experiences as a Black woman born and raised in D.C. who transitioned from living in a house in Mount Pleasant to living in an apartment building on Newton Street. She shares her struggles and lessons learned from twenty years of serving as a leading force at Urban Village and never quitting. She discusses how she finally saw her perseverance and dedication come to fruition by raising activist kids and building generational wealth in an unusual affordable...
Dates: 2022-07-11
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 44: Newton Street/The Cooperative at 1477 and Black Women Warriors / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

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