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Join us for a live conversation between Kennedy Center Social Practice Resident Dr. Elizabeth Rule (Chickasaw Nation) and award-winning author Vanessa Lillie (Cherokee Nation) on the pressing issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Join renowned multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes as he presents ongoing work from The Healing Project and shares unheard excerpts from the project’s interview-based sound work.

Explore The Healing Project Exhibit. The Healing Project is an arts organization based in New York City, originally conceived as a project in 2014 by composer, multidisciplinary artist, and activist Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes. The Healing Project creates artistic works, collective healing spaces, and advocacy initiatives in partnership with individuals impacted by structural violence to build a world based around healing rather than punishment.

What do you envision for the future of AI in the arts? On August 1, Social Practice Resident Tahir Hemphill will host playtest: Practicum, asking the community to shape the future of AI together with Black and Brown AI creatives, and highlighting the potential and challenges of AI technologies. Patrons will engage in a “speed dating”-style talkback to discuss, question, and critique the ideas presented.

Journey down-down baby, down memory lane as we dive into the cultural traditions of Black girl playground games. We invite performers and of all kinds and community members of all ages, genders, ethnicities to bring your daughters, mothers, grandmothers to share the games you know. Be prepared to move to the rhythm, stomp with the beat, and lift your voice! This workshop is free.

Join us at the Kennedy Center for a screening of Social Practice Resident Angelina Spicer’s comedy special, The Waldorf Hysteria. Featuring a post-screening panel with Angelina Spicer and other maternal health advocates.

As part of the development process for her newest work "Kristina Wong,  #FoodBankInfluencer"-- Pulitzer Prize Finalist Kristina Wong will be at The REACH’s Studio J dreaming up the cool new future of emergency food distribution with visitors.  We will test drive wild possibilities for what a food bank could be with your help! 

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2nd year Social Practice Resident, Helen Zughaib, opens her new exhibit Crossing Borders in the Hall of Nations on World Refugee Day, June 20, 2023. Helen's new installation exhibits wooden tiles with patterns and colors inspired by many different countries and memorializes the people who have lost their lives and homes due to displacement, migration, and war. The exhibit will be open to the public from June 20 - August 15, 2023.

Join us at the Kennedy Center for an Indigenous Washington, D.C. community celebration featuring native dancers, singers, and an indigenous DJ! Dr. Elizabeth Rule will also launch her new book Indigenous DC: Native Peoples and the Nation’s Capital. Books will be available for purchase and the author will be available for signing.