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Theatre Wins Big at Cappies Awards
The Cappies of the National Capital Area announce 2017-2018 Winners Mclean, VA, June 11, 2018 – The Cappies recognize and celebrate high school theatre and journalism. The 402 student critics from 60 member schools in the National Capitol Area Cappies…
Ellington Statement on OSSE Investigation Report
Click here for letter from CEO Tia Powell Harris. Click here for letter from DCPS Interim Chancellor Amanda Alexander.
Peggy Cooper Cafritz – The art world remembers the force of nature who we lost too soon
Members of the art world remember philanthropist, activist, and collector, Peggy Cooper Carfitz, two months after her sudden passing Never let it be said that one person can’t change the world. African-American philanthropist, activist, and collector Peggy Cooper Cafritz (1947–2018)…
Ellington Alum Meshell Ndegeocello on Fugazi, Go-Go, and Growing Up in DC
Meshell Ndegeocello on Fugazi, Go-Go, and Growing Up in DC The Duke Ellington grad recalls life in her hometown. Meshell Ndegeocello grew up just outside Washington, and the unclassifiable musician’s new album, Ventriloquism, has its roots in the city. After her…
Duke Ellington H.S. Carries on Legacy of Peggy Cooper Cafritz
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Students, faculty and alumni at Duke Ellington School of the Arts performed a collection of show-stopping numbers April 7 in honor of deceased co-founder Peggy Cooper Cafritz. “Because You Were …We Are” celebrated…
Ellington Alum on NBC’s The Voice
The Voice 2018 Blind Audition – Rayshun LaMarr: “Don’t Stop Believin’” The Voice 2018 Battle – Rayshun LaMarr vs. Tish Haynes Keys: “Sweet Thing” The Voice Season 14 (NBC) Team Adam Rayshun Lamarr
Ellington Alum Went From Making Music to Making Moves in Black Panther
How a Local Percussionist Went From Making Music to Making Moves in Black Panther Southeast D.C.-born drummer Jabari Exum became a consultant on one of the biggest films in history. By KAYLA RANDALL MAR 16, 2018 5 PM Ever since…
Ellington Alumni Ben Williams Named First DC Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence
Ben Williams Named First DC Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) is proud to announce the engagement of Grammy Award-winning bassist-composer-recording artist Ben Williams as our first-ever DCJF Artist-in-Residence. During his residency, Williams will perform his protest & uplift…
Peggy Cooper Cafritz’s collection of African American art rises from the ashes
When you are a passionate collector and, more importantly, an undying supporter of young artists of African descent, three years isn’t a long time. D.C. collector Peggy Cooper Cafritz was willing to wait that long to buy a painting by…
Visual Arts Alumni Arcmanoro Niles Featured in New York Times
What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week By Will Heinrich, Martha Schwendener and Roberta Smith – Jan. 31, 2018 Arcmanoro Niles Through Feb. 25. Rachel Uffner, 170 Suffolk Street, Manhattan; 212-274-0064, racheluffner.com. Arcmanoro Niles’s “Stipulation of Love,” 2017.CreditRachel Uffner Gallery Arcmanoro Niles comes from…
